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The shift to spring in North America has iceboaters now looking forward to next season, which includes newcomer Eric Doyle, a North Sails sailmaker of 30 years who relocated from San Diego to Minneapolis two years ago and bought into the DN class last summer.
For the Star World Champion, it is an entirely new game.
“It is, as they say, the sport of gypsies,” says Doyle. “They’re ready to go, ready to wait, or ready to change venues and drive six hours [in the other direction]. DN sailors will do anything for good ice conditions because, when it’s right, it is by far the most fun sailing I’ve ever done. It’s just so fast, so effortless and so cool to take this little 12-foot boat and fly 25 to 30 miles per hour upwind. Then to go 40 [mph] downwind is really incredible…
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