The Wolf caught an ice session last week at Bellport. "Great conditions," he told The Peconic Puffin. Your editor has only ice-windsurfed once (two years ago at Cold Spring Pond) where he got to try out the Wolf's ice yacht, which features a large friendly deck, and brakes! (Details on the Wolf's ride and that session here.) Meanwhile how beautiful does the ice look at sunset below?
(These gorgeous photos are from a windsurfer named Jeff whom I don't believe I've ever met When you see gorgeous photos on this blog attributed to a Jeff we're usually talking about Peconic Jeff, but not today. Kudos to this Jeff!)
yes, INCREDIBLE picture
Posted by: george markopoulos | January 27, 2009 at 01:13 PM
The weird thing about ice sailing pictures is that you can't tell if someone is going 100 miles an hour or just standing there, because there's no spray or wake.
Posted by: James Douglass | January 27, 2009 at 02:34 PM
WOW that's a fantastic shot! Such an alien looking landscape too. Well done!!!
Posted by: Peconic Jeff | January 27, 2009 at 04:09 PM
We got some ice sailing in on cape cod this past weekend. There are a couple of freeskates here. A few of us have home made boards with a plywood deck and wide or modified skate board trucks. Riding the ice is great for fast jibes, duck jibes and laydown 360. I have seen some videos of airel flakas but not trying that.
Peter k.
Posted by: Peter Kimball | January 27, 2009 at 07:30 PM
Peter, how well do the homemade boards work? And what are you using for blades? It would be great if you posted some photos online of your homemade ice gear.
Posted by: the editor | January 27, 2009 at 10:18 PM
The home made boards work really well. The deck is not as big as a free skate. ABout 4' long and 12 =15" wide. A wide skate board truck is good. or you can also use a mountian board. Blades are 1/4"x2" steel about 10-12" long. We hand grind them to a v. The sand smooth with 320 of finer grit.
I can take a photo tonight and will post some where accessable.
Posted by: Peter Kimball | January 28, 2009 at 06:36 AM
I love it!
Posted by: Mac | January 28, 2009 at 04:23 PM
I posted some photos on iwindsurf eastern forum
Posted by: Peter Kimball | January 28, 2009 at 07:31 PM
Pete always was the winter daredevil..I cannot believe I used to sail with he and Gil and Jerry in the snow..
Posted by: Ann Phelan | January 30, 2009 at 04:12 PM
Mike, We will be out at Belport again this weekend. Hope to see you there. I posted up a Vid on my blog that Scot Y took there last Sunday.
Posted by: F Messina | January 31, 2009 at 08:17 AM