The need for speed, ice Iceboaters take sail to chase winter weather for fast sport.(Neighbor) From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: February 11, 2002| Author: Nies, Abby | COPYRIGHT 2002 Paddock Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: AbNies Daily Herald Correspondent

Between half a dozen and half a hundred men line up perpendicularly to the wind.

From behind helmets and goggles, eyes roam from boats, to ice and then competitors. One man shakes first his arms, then his legs, adjusting his snowsuit. All along the line cleats scrape at the ice.

The committeeman raises his flag. Mittened hands fall to hulls, as the iceboaters take their stance. The flag drops and the men spr...

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