Nantucket Current
Brian Bushard • Jan 07, 2025
With the first week of January bringing sub-freezing temperatures to Nantucket, a group of islanders have been glued to the forecast, hoping the temperature might drop just enough to freeze the ponds with a few inches of solid ice. And if that ice sheet forms this week, they will be on the ponds, some with skates, some with ice boats. For those boaters, it’s all about speed.
“It’s addictive,” said Chris Gordon, who grew up sailing and has since taken up ice boating. “[Ice boating] is like surfing. When the waves are there you have to drop in and go. There’s no work that day.” Continue reading.
