The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created one of the best opportunities in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and rivers — including the Chesapeake Bay.

If the lakes have frozen, the snow hasn't fallen, and the wind is JUST right, you might catch sight of boat-like conveyances rocketing across the ice of Colorado's frozen bodies of water.

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 might be ...

Popp, who grew up in Hauppauge, recalled seeing the boat in the rafters of his garage as a kid and questioned his father, who ...

The winter storm and arctic chill that’s driven scores of New Yorkers indoors has given two retired FDNY firefighters a reason to head outside. Queens ice boat enthusiasts, Dan Mundy, 88, and his son ...

The freezing cold temperatures that iced out ponds over the last few weeks is good news for some boaters in Massachusetts.

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 ...

OK, niche winter sports fans, what do you know about ice sailing? DEB WHITEHORSE: You really know you're alive when you're on an iceboat at speed. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: That is Deb Whitehorse, an ice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Yorkers enjoyed skating and ice boating along the frozen shore of the Great South Bay in Bellport on Sunday, February 1, as ...

At over 5,000 feet deep, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest by volume, holding approximately 20 percent of Earth’s unfrozen fresh water, more than all the Great Lakes ...

“We were sitting out at the Lake Conroe Park last summer,” Clark said. “It was super-hot and I said ‘wouldn’t it be so nice if there was an ice cream boat that I could just walk down to the water for ...