Sailors seek new thrills with ice sailing — "Big Fish" was built to a high specification to allow the owner to go to places that no other luxury yachts could - both in terms of range and ability to ...

Ed Schneider is a lifer in Taycheedah, Wisconsin. His playground is Lake Winnebago, and not only during the summer when the lake is nice and soft and the wind cranks at the bottom of the lake. Today, ...

This morning was meant for sailing. At least that's how John Stasieluk and Bill Reed felt about it. "It is spectacular out there," Stasieluk said shortly after climbing out of his ice boat on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ice yachts use sails and glide across frozen lakes and can reach speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62mph). Snowy conditions ...

The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world! Because ice sailing requires very specific weather conditions, global ...

On any given winter weekend, visitors who peer across the frozen harbors of the Chesapeake Bay might think they are seeing a mirage. Beyond the snowflakes and ice around the water's edge is a ...

MARSEILLE, France, July 29 (Reuters) - Searing temperatures are posing an extra challenge for Olympic sailors, with some donning ice vests to beat the heat. Daytime temperatures of around 30 Celsius, ...

CANYON FERRY RESERVOIR — Like fighter jets flying in formation, two E Skeeter ice boats race within yards of each other across Canyon Ferry Reservoir. The only sound is that of steel runners ...