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.

Ice boats have no brakes and can reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour. The prize is a Tiffany silver trophy first crafted in ...

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

It looked like a time warp on the frozen Navesink River in New Jersey: Six hulking wooden iceboats, more than a century old, had gathered to race. Two-man crews bundled like Arctic explorers stood by ...

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 ...

It is a near-constant winter battle to keep ice from plugging up the water-intake crib openings some 20 feet below the surface.

New Yorkers enjoyed skating and ice boating along the frozen shore of the Great South Bay in Bellport on Sunday, February 1, ...

A winter storm that ushered in a lingering arctic chill has driven many New Yorkers indoors, but the extreme conditions have given two retired FDNY firefighters a reason to head outside this ...

This year’s lengthy cold-snap formed thick enough ice on the Navesink River in New Jersey that two ice boat clubs were able to compete against each other in the Van Nostrand Challenge Cup. This was ...

In Red Bank, New Jersey, winter means the return of a tradition that's been part of the community for generations. In this ...

Some years they go fast — up to 60 mph — with a scant 6 inches separating drivers from the surface. Other years, they don’t go at all. In an odd way, both experiences are part of the allure of ice ...