DSK wrote:
Walt wrote:

When this happend to me, the water was liquid, but the air temp was
below freezing. So no "clunk", just a splash, followed immediately
by the sort of vocalization you might expect under the circumstances.

I have not had sheet freeze to the block, but have had spray freeze on
the sails and winches freeze in place.

It didn't freeze to the block, it just froze in the coiled position and
wouldn't run through the block due to the frozen bend.


I prefer frostbiting in a small boat like a JY-15 or Laser, in a nice warm
wetsuit.

I prefer my frostbiting in something a little drier, thank you. But I
have frostbited in a JY.


No iceboating, up your way?

You mean hard water sailing, in contrast to the soft water sailing we do
in the summer.

Ever hear of the DN class? I'm sure you're aware of the fact that it
stands for Detroit News, who sponsored the design competition that
resulted in the DN. Let's just say I'm in the armpit of the iceboating
world. (c:

Our club has an Arrow (basically a 2 person version of the DN), but I
haven't tried it yet. I'm afaid that I might like hard water sailing a
little too much, and it's a damn fickle sport - you need cold, but not
snow, which can be hard to come by.

//Walt