Iceboat races face delays

Tuesday’s warm weather is not what the organizers of a local sporting event were looking for this week.

The North American iceboat championship is stuck in neutral due to lack of wind on Lake Superior. The opening ceremonies were held Tuesday morning near Silver Harbour, with representatives from Canada, the U.S., Germany and Poland all raising their country's flags.

One person who had hoped to race Tuesday was Sam Myers, who is the youngest participant in the event at 15 years of age. He said sailing along the ice at speeds of 100-to-140 kilometres per hour is an amazing experience.

Wind conditions are expected to pick up in the next few days.

The ice boat races are now planned to start Wednesday and wrap up by the end of the week. Click here to submit a letter to the editor.