Ice Boating on the
Hudson River
by Reid Bielenberg
Thursday, Dec. 4,
2003, 7:30 pm
Tivoli Bays Visitors Center
Watts dePeyster Hall
1 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli
Reid Bielenberg, secretary of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club, will give a talk titled "Ice Boating on the Hudson River," 7:30 to 8:30 pm, Thursday, December 4 at the Tivoli Bays Visitors Center, Tivoli, NY. Admission is free. For more information, call (845) 758-7012.
 Hudson River Ice Yacht north of the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge, Winter 2003 |
Hudson River Ice Yacht Club
The Hudson River Ice Yacht Club (HRIYC) was started in 1869 by Commodore John E. Roosevelt, FDR’s uncle. Commodore Roosevelt raced the ice yacht Icicle, which is 69 feet long and carries 1,070 square feet of sail.
Today, the Club is dedicated to preserving and sailing these historic gaff rigged ice yachts of the Hudson River, and many of the ice boats sailed on the river this year are over 100 years old. The antique ice yachts can weigh up to 3000 lbs., span 50 ft., and do 80 miles an hour with a good wind.
This talk is part of a monthly series hosted by the state Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Research Reserve and the Village of Tivoli.
These periodic newsletters and announcements are published to promote the historic, cultural, and maritime resources of the Hudson River.
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