Views: 112 On February 9, 2026, Brian Haumersen and Mike D Achille returned the historic ice yacht OURS to the ice of the Navesink River at the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat and Yacht Club for the first time in approximately… Read More »Historic Ice Yacht Gifted to Lake Hopatcong Club- It’s “Ours”
Views: 996 Starting in 2026, Mr. Local History will partner with the New Jersey Historic Project to document the history of ice boats and ice yachts in New Jersey, from the 1850s through recent history. We love the sport so… Read More »New Jersey Ice Boating History Series
Views: 1,270 “I want to try this ice boating. But I Need THREE EASIES: Easy to Set Up. Easy to Sail. Easy to Put Away.“ Ice boating has always lived in that wonderful space between ingenuity and obsession. For generations,… Read More »Production Ice Boats & Contraptions – Getting Started on Ice the Easy Way
Views: 439 Yachtsmen Preparing for The Winter (1889) New York Times Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating – 1889 – History of Ice Boating in Red Bank
Views: 466 A Look Back to 1840 – ICE YACHTING NOW IN SEVENTY FIFTH YEAR (1915) Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesDecember 9, 1915 article recounts how Captain George D. Allaire built and sailed the first ice… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating History – 1830 First Ice Yacht in New Jersey
Views: 341 SHREWSBURY ICE YACHTS (1894) – Over forty years since George Allaire built the first ice boat in New Jersey. Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesThe article traces the evolution of ice yachting on the Shrewsbury… Read More »Profiles in New Jersey Iceboating History – 1894 – Shrewsbury Ice Yachts
Views: 1,019 Gardiner, sometimes spelled Gardner, Van Nostrand entered the world on November 9, 1852, in Brooklyn, at a time when New York was swelling with energy, trade, and ambition. He was born into an old Dutch family that understood… Read More »Ice Boating History – Gardiner Van Nostrand
Views: 378 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. This January 28, 1891 article highlights the… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1891 Faster Than The Wind
Views: 761 In the late 19th century, when ice yachting was one of the fastest and most thrilling sports in America, Gardner Van Nostrand set out to establish a true national championship for the sport. Van Nostrand was a devoted… Read More »Ice Yachting’s Greatest Races for the Van Nostrand Cup
Views: 556 Red Bank’s Capt. Haviland, Present Owner of the Scud, Built His First Boat in 1860. Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1913 Rockets Agustus Haviland
Views: 437 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. The theme of this story is the… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1902 South Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club
Views: 405 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. In this story, the South Shrewsbury Ice… Read More »Profiles in NJ Ice Yachting History – 1904 HAZEL L Wins World’s Third Class Pennant
Views: 2,378 The “Hard Water” America’s Cup of Ice Yachting NEWS UPDATE: Trophy History: The Van Nostrand Cup The America’s Cup of ice boating, the Gardner Van Nostrand Trophy, today known as the Ice Yacht Challenge Cup. Gardner Van Nostrand… Read More »Van Nostrand Cup: The America’s Cup of Ice Yachting Returns To New York
Views: 657 Mr. Local History Jersey Ice Boat Time Machine SeriesJoin us as we look back at stories written about great ice yachts and those who made them iconic names in the sport. This 1898 story describes ice yachting as… Read More »1898: ICE YACHTS: KING OF WINTER SPORTS
Views: 1,015 In 1888, a fast and ambitious ice yacht named Rocket was built to race on the frozen reaches of the Navesink River at Red Bank, New Jersey. At a time when ice boating was one of winter’s great… Read More »Historic Rocket Ice Yacht Reborn on the Navesink