introspectiveH » ice yachting http://blog.ewherrmann.com examine your mind Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:41:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Ice Yachting in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey http://blog.ewherrmann.com/2009/02/15/ice-yachting-in-lake-hopatcong-new-jersey/ http://blog.ewherrmann.com/2009/02/15/ice-yachting-in-lake-hopatcong-new-jersey/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:22:06 +0000 ewH http://blog.ewherrmann.com/?p=79 Ice Yachting
A lot of people ask me if the the lake that I live on in New Jersey freezes in the winter. It does indeed freeze solid, and it's really cool to see the different winter activities on the lake. Some things you would expect, and some others that are a little less known. I have seen people ice skating, playing ice hockey, ice fishing, snowmobiling, ATV quad riding, and just playing around and having fun.

However, one of the coolest things that I have seen is Ice Yachting. Picture a sail boat on oversized ice skate blades. These things really fly and the sound they make as they whoosh around completes the experience. They were out today, so I took this short video of them in action. I was pretty far way, so you can't hear the sounds of the blades, but it's still awesome to see. Next step for me is to con someone to let me actually try it!

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