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Isabella yachts
Uses windsurfingsails with a simple-, easy to build-, cheap-, hard to break
iceboat.
What is a Isabella yacht?
Pictures and a section with Construction
tips. Read
the summery of last
season
Large yachts
Large, old yachts which are mostly sailing on St.Värtan in Stockholm
. New pictures 1999 from USA showing World
speed-record holder. and other yachts.
DN yachts
A old class; often home-built and an extreme construction; weak but fast
in light winds.
Specialy build for competicion.
Skate sailing
A important sport in Sweden and very tough
.
Other kinds of sailing on ice
Wingsailing, kitesailing, skisailing and all other kinds of sailing on
ice.
Here are some links to related sites.
Landsailing.Unbelievably
pictures!Smashing yachts!
and Sailing Around
Edmonton were you can link to sites for ice- and land sailing suppliers
in the States and Canada.
Internacional DN Ice Yacht Racing
Association
New England Ice Yacht Association
Swedish
Ice-sailing Association
Icesailing from Prince
Edward Island
Detroit News
The Falcon C- Skeeter
Iceboat - construction of Brad Hansen
Ice skate sailing in wings
T.Forsman's
Skate sailing page
Whiteplace
- official page of Worls Ice and Snow Sailing Association
Ice Flyer Home Page
Snowfer - snow/ice sail board
The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club
Windsurfing on ice at high speeds
with manuverability of a skateboard
Here
is the first finnish iceboat-site.
Here is a fast polish
iceboat-site about a very active DN-activity.
IJszeilvereniging
De Robben Holland / the Netherlands
Windsurfing on ice at high speeds
with manuverability of a skateboard
A
private Isabella site(USA)
FISLY,International Land and Sandyachting
Federation
Safety
Nothing is like sailing on ice. We know that! But the fun is still
greater when we are sailing together and this way of sailing is safer.
Here you can get an ice-reports
and information about where we are sailing here in Stockholm and a
report from our last sailings.
Large-, DN-, Isabella-yachts and Scatesailing.
Large yachtsLarge yachts
Look at a picture of such a yacht
.
Here in Sweden there are several kinds of large yachts; the X-yacht
and the XV-yacht are the most common ones but in Stockholm on St.Värtan
old gems from the beginning of this century are often seen sailing.
Here are new Clips from 8.2.2005
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Fast sailing
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Isabella
yachts
What is a Isabella
yacht?
We are sailing only to the KISS -rule (Keep It
Simple Stupid).
You can see a lot of different construction details on our webb Trim it is in swedish but you can understand the information easily
It is odd but here one of the worlds best illustrators, Paul Buckhöj, has made this wonderful pictures of the Isabella.
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Here you can get a larger picture of the Isabella
Isbox
and here of Isabella
Classic
Here are some pictures from the real world now:
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Summery
Season 2007-2008
We hade ice here on the Mälaren in middle Sweden just two days
around Christmas this season. But there was fine ice on lake Runn near
Falun in Dalarna. There was ice from the
beginning of December 07 to end of mars 08, almost 4 month. In Falun
there are also good accommodations. Me sailed there many times.
Season 2006-2007
Again a bad season. It was snowing when the water got frozen over.
That made the ice again dangerous and we could not sail many times.
Season 2005-2006
Justb a awful season. Bad and dangerous ices, two very experienced
skaters drowned. We could sail just afew times.
Season 2001-2002.
This time our season started record early. Already the 3.11.2002
I got a report on ices in the North and this ices spread south so one could
sail on lake Tämnaren just north of Uppsala. But when we got there
6.12.2002 there was too little wind.
On the 9.12 we got strong ice here in Strängnäs/Sörfjärden
lake Mälaren where I live but no wind so I was able to sail first
time 11.12.2002. After that time we hade strong ice here to 21.3.2003 when
all ice on this bay suddenly cracked all over. Snow made ice sailing impossible
here between New Years Eve and 2.2.2003, almost 36 days but we went sailing
100 Km southward on saltwater ices near the town Trosa. This season
we hade also many days with too little wind, 14 days, so I sailed not more
than 29 days. Bearing last year in mind when I managed to sail only 11
times, this season was good.
The weekend 29.1-2.2 three of us Isabella Ice Sailor from Stockholm
was invited to visit our friends Botniae Ice Sailor in Luleå hig
up in the North of Sweden. What a marvellous bunch of people they are!
We from the South would not even dream of sailing in such conditions as
they do. Storm, snow, bad ice and terrible cold did not bother them at
all. We did sail! And their concept of putting skis under the runners worked
excellent. Than we have their fantastic hospitality which seems to be a
naturel part of the society in that barren nature up there in the North.
We who are sailing ice-boat, know that this is grooviest of all occupation
and this knowlegd spreds widely not only because there are many more yachts
every year, but also because the media has opened their eyes.
Summary. 1998-99
Here I am summing up the reports I have got.From Finland, Germany and
the USA I have got reports. In Finland/ Esbo/ Helsinki the season started
19.12.1998 and lasted to medium March. In Germany there was really no season.
They were able to sail only twice and only short distances.From the USA
I have got reports on fine sailings even on Isabellas on wheels. Here in
Sweden the season started for the Isabellas 21.11.1998 on the lake
Fysingen 30km north Stockholm and ended on my behalf 30.3.1999 (
with a bath ) at Sorfjarden/Strangnäs 40km west Stockholm. Totaly
128 days, but we was not able to sail every day. The weather stopped that.
I was able to sail 20 times and stod still on the ice
because snow and too little wind 9 times. We sailed on 13 different
lakes, most of them within a hour car-transport from Stockholm. This was
a medium season and I will remember this season because one wonderful sailing
in
Strangnas and my two bathes.
Isabella Classic; more parts ready for use, less
work for the buyer,higher cost,
look at a large picture Isabella
Classic
Parts includet in the Isabella kit.
26 parts. 74bolts,nuts,washers can be delivered extra
Steering chock + stem-mountings Side chock (left-right) Mast-foot
Steering cross and foot-prop ( cross+uppar part with bolt+foot-prop) Seat
( seat+lower part) Seat back ( back+ lower part) Cross (upper part+lower
part+bolt) Strut-bord for-mountings Strut-board aft angle-mountings Side-mountings
(upper part with bolt+lower part) (left-right),Front-mounting, Brake
and Isabella Icebox ; less parts ready for use,
more work for the buyer, cheaper, look at a large picture Isabella
Isbox.
The difference between the models
are:
If you do not want to do woodwork choose the Isabella Classic.The
yacht will sink immediately when she is going through the ice.
The Isabella Icebox is will float, is more stiff and stable, is a better
sailing vessel. In the 11-parts kit there only just all steelparts you
need to build the yacht
Prices:
Here in Sweden
Isabella Classic 3400:- SEK
Isabella Icebox 3050:- SEK including bolts & nutts to assamble the parts!
To ship with Posten inkl. parts 3460:- SEK
Freight to Canada for example is 1575:-SEK for 20kg (2003)
Freight to the States 30kg
550 - 600 $ inkl. parts
Look at a picture
Isabella Classic
with the new rigging
Isabella Isbox.
with the new rigging.
This arrangement works better with the modern sails with cambers and
all
.
Pictures from 13.8.1996:
View of Isabella(122k)
with seat and in wind, this saison so rare.
The whole gang
(118k) who sailed 25 km in one tack on the lake Mälaren, Björkfjärden/Prästfjärden.
No wind at all we had often, but then our Isabellaladies
(95k)
went scating.
Here you get a close look at the yachts when Stymers
(124k) are sitting and amusing themselves waiting for the wind.
Pictures from 15.2.1997, all 120k.
Two Isabella Iceboxes
and one Isabella in the background.
We are diciding
where to sail.
This is Olle who
is building Isabella Iceboxes when he is not sailing.
There was a hole
in the ice and we are warning the rest.
Every time we are
stopping there are many curious skaters around us.
Here is a close
look at a Isabella Icebox and the sheeting arrangement.
Pictures 17.3.1997.
Isabella iceboaters
who are preparing there new iceboats for the first race.
Rest on ice.
Iceboats on a
mirror.
Close look at
Isabella Iceboxis.
Pictures -98
Look what you can do with your Isabella!
The brothers Carlsson
Icebox with a plastik top.There is in fact ice under the water.
The other one
of Carlssons Icebox.The plastic top is fixt to the yacht only with velcro
closing.
Håkan Wohlgasts
dubbelseated Icebox.The seats are behinde each other.
close-up picture
of Håkans Icebox with a really tall iceboater.Notice the passenger-seat
behinde.
Here you see a
usual Isabella and in the background is Torbjörn Schulz´s dainty
Icebox with a top of canvas on a frame.
Pictures -99.
Here
is a old Isabella "still going strong".
Two
Isabella Iceboxes on the ice in Stockholm/Bromma.
A
gang of happy iceboaters parading before longsailing .Ice like a mirror,sunshine
and strong winds.Is there something better?
Close
look at two Isabella Iceboxes with covers.
Bilder 1999-2000
What is
this? A Isabella? Yes. This is one plastic Isabella whith
a tube-rigging. But is this KISS?
The Isabella can be as beautiful
as you want.
This is
real ice-sailing happiness on St. Värtan / Stockholm
Here is
a Isabella whith Laser-sail.
Here they do
not have time to wait for wind in the new Isabella.
Even small
children can sail a Isabella.
"I love my Isabella"
-mailed Michel Prenovost from the USA.
And here is
a real dubble seater from The States. Fred Shappert sailed even against
Debutante on lake Winnibago.
In Lulea,
in the north of Sweden they pu ski on the Isabella
Close
look at the ski.
Pictures 2000-2001
Lifting
Isabella on lake Mälaren.
The sun
is shining on the Isabella on Bråviken/Baltic.
New pictures 2002-2003
From
lake
Mälaren
Januari
2003
Here is a lift
nere Stallarholmen
And here is it a question of bathe
Construction tips
Isabella. Dubbel seater. Note the foldable seat-back, shaped stem, side chock and the ordinary stay mast with top and open ring.
Isabella. Dubbel seater Note the handlebar which can turn left-right.
Isabella. Note the mastlengthener, stay stretcher, sheet, strap around sideboard and footrest.
Isabella Isbox. Note the foldable seat-back, the foldable seat-back for the feets.
Isabella
Isbox. Note the help-mast against which the windsurfingmast is fastened
with straps, the plank, the tiller.
Iceboat history.
This is the "Debutante" holder of the world speed record. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. It was officially recorded in 1938 by a class "A" stern-steerer on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. It lists the record as 143 mph (229kmh) with a wind speed of 72 mph (115 kmh). It was set by a man named John D. Buckstaff who lived in Oshkosh at the time.
The "Deuce" will hold 4 people. It takes 3 to sail it, one run the jibsail, one the mainsail and one to work the rudder.
This yacht was built in the 1930's by Don Ward the founder of South Side Ice Yacht Club , Oshkosh Wis.
Is
this a DN? no, it is a Arrow-class front steerer.
Other kinds of sailing on ice
Here are links to Ice Flyer
which is also sailing with windsurfingsails.
snowsailing
with windsurfingsails and snowsailers
and
the fantastic skate sailing
in wings.
And here are the Ski
Sailer.
If you want to contact me who is responsible for this
site my e-mailadress is:
Because I get so much spam I have to write mymailadress
in this way
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have to write it correct wit a @
Bernd Stymer.
Call me or send a fax to:
Helgarö, Väla Gård
S-64592 Strängnäs
Tel/Fax +46 (0)152 80107
Mobil: 070-2484231
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