Some years they go fast — up to 60 mph — with a scant 6 inches separating drivers from the surface. Other years, they don’t go at all. In an odd way, both experiences are part of the allure of ice ...

CLAIBORNE COVE, Maryland – Michael Keene grabs the wooden tiller of his ice boat, begins to push it across the ice and then leaps in as if he's launching a bobsled. Wind fills the white sail and his ...

I remember the first time when, driving from New York to Vermont in winter, I saw a confusing sight on Lake Champlain. A few boats were gliding across the lake, white sails full of wind-despite the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK -- The wind whipped across the Navesink River, stinging whatever skin was left uncovered. The temperature hovered just ...

On a frozen stretch of Geneva Lake, ice boats skim across the surface when the wind cooperates. Instead of cutting through water, steel runners carve along the ice, and even a light breeze can send a ...

WESTPORT — During the summer sailboats are a common sight as they catch a breeze and bob in the blue waters of Lake Champlain. However, white triangles are less common during the winter, and there ...

RED HOOK — Richard Aldrich lives in the past. The 82-year-old is a 10th-generation descendant of New York’s once-prominent Livingston family — though from the looks of him, you couldn’t tell. On a ...

Ice boating is a bit of an elusive hobby on Long Island. January and February see the peak of the season -- as long as there's a few consecutive days of calm winds and a perfectly timed blast of ...