Photo: #Mark Kiefer cruises across Lake Phalen in his ice boat.
Photo: #Mike Miller gets his ice boat ready for sailing.
Photo: #Mike Miller cruises across Lake Phalen in his ice boat. Ice boaters say speeding along the ice is the closest thing to flying.
Photo: #Mike Miller prepares for a spin around Lake Phalen on his ice boat.
Photo: #Mark Kiefer sails his ice boat across a frozen Lake Phalen.
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Ice sailing competition is Winter Carnival's first

by Toni Randolph, Minnesota Public Radio
January 30, 2009

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One of the new additions to the "Coolest Celebration on Earth" this year is an ice sailing competition.

St. Paul, Minn. — Ice sailing uses skills similar to sailing in water, but the ice boat looks more like a long luge with a tiller, connected to a big sail. And instead of sitting in a hull, the sailors lie flat on their backs while steering their boats. Some ice sailors are already warming up for The "Fire and Ice" Ice Racing Competition that takes place this weekend at Lake Phalen.

The competition during the Winter Carnival is presented by the World Ice Racing Circuit as part of the 2009 Risdall North American Tour. Saint Paul is the second stop on the tour. Races are on Saturday and Sunday at Lake Phalen starting at 10 a.m.

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