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We've been building and sailing ice boats for over 100 years in Madison, WI, USA. Get started ice boating by learning about the different types of ice boats, how to get started, regattas, history, and so much more.
An iceboat (occasionally spelled ice boat or traditionally called an ice yacht) is a recreational or competition sailing craft supported on metal runners for traveling over ice. One of the runners is steerable.
What Is An Ice Boat? An ice boat is a hull attached to a perpendicular cross piece called a runner plank. Three skates, or runners, are attached to the boat, one on each end of the plank and at the fore end of the hull. Ice boats are strictly wind powered and need relatively snow-free ice to sail.
The DN is most popular iceboat in the world. Whether you are a racer or cruiser, your $25 membership in the IDNIYRA helps to promote the art and skill of DN ice yacht construction and the sport of ice yachting on all the hard waters of the world.
If you’ve never tried iceboating, the Skimmer 45 is an affordable and easy-to-learn option. It is also fast and fun to sail. Spend your winter having ice-cold fun! The Lockley Skimmer 45 iceboat is easy to use, fast to set up, and small enough to transport or ship anywhere you need it.
Ice yachting gave dedicated sailors—including Franklin D. Roosevelt, who helmed an ice yacht called Hawk—something to do in the winter, and the spectacle captivated onlookers, too.
An iceboat is basically a sailboat that travels on thin blades, or runners, on the surface of the ice. An iceboat consists first of a single fore-and-aft spar, called the backbone, which may be wide enough to have a cockpit in its hull to carry the crew.