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单词 ice yacht
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Definition of ice yacht in English:

ice yacht

noun
  • another term for iceboat (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sport continues to this day with a club of dedicated sailors who have lovingly restored, maintained and continued to sail the antique ice yachts of yesteryear.
    • Interest in ice boating waned again, and the ice yachts were gradually stored in barns and sheds all over town.
    • Only with minor changes this ice yacht is still built according to the original drawings.
    • This expedition is a logical sequel of the exploration of the great Asian lakes by ice yachts.
    • The design is somewhat different from the faster ice yachts that were soon to be built.
    • In the best of years, the ice yachts can sail from Staatsburg to Catskill - nearly 30 miles.
    • Ice sailing began in Europe in the mid 17th century, and ice yachts were long the fastest vehicle known.
    • This exhilarating sport has been enjoyed by the happy owners of ice yachts this week.
    • To sail an ice yacht is a fantastic experience and many are surprised that it is so easy to learn!
    • Well ironically, that was on an ice yacht in Antarctica, and that would have been in 1971, and of course I was able bodied then.
    • The stern-steering ice yachts of the day were rather large compared to today's designs.
    • The antique ice yachts can weigh up to 3000 lb, span 50 ft., and do 80 miles an hour with a good wind.
    • It was designed by J. A. Roosevelt, the uncle of FDR, and was considered to be the fastest ice yacht of its time.
    • There are now several classes of ice yacht which vary in size, sail area and performance.
    • He is producing a television documentary on ice yachts and was interested in further information on the ice yachts at Mawson.
    • We now have all seasons covered, sailing in the summer, land yachts in the spring and fall, and ice yachts in the winter.
    • The ice yacht was built by Trevor Taylor who was one of the diesel mechanics at Mawson in 1995 / 6.
    • Antique ice yachts are all about speed, but getting the clubs that sail them to actually race can be glacially slow.
    • Antique wooden ice yachts are typically ‘stern steers’, thirty to forty feet long with gaff rigged sails over 250 square feet.
    • The specific construction of the boats and the runners offering strong sideward resistance, allow ice yachts to travel at speeds greater than the real wind.
 
 
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