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Ice Yachts are launching up by Athens and gliding across the frozen Hudson. This is so enchanting. I need to do this.
The Dutch brought this practice to Hudson River Valley in the 1600s. It wasn’t a sport it was a utilitarian activity where iceskates were put on hulled ships to allow transport during the winter.
In 1820s the form changed to be “cross” shaped with a tiller in the back.
These became in fact the fastest vehicles on earth at the time, regularly beating the trains racing up and down the shores of the Hudson. Even in modest breeze, these boats could reach speeds of 75 miles per hour.
Early ice yacht clubs spent most of their time racing trains.
Names of Yacht’s I’ve found
- aurora
- icicle (largest ever built)
- vixen
- kriss
- cyclone
- hawk (FDRs)
- jack frost
- genevieve
- allons
- beatrice
- bessie
- puff
- rainbow
- zip
- dn
- hound
- boreas
- mary ellen
- galatea
- floater
- greyhound
- whiff
