skate sailing

skate sailing

sport
      the sport of moving over ice (ice skating) on skates by carrying a small sail for propulsion by the wind. It probably originated in the Scandinavian countries and was practiced in some form or another almost immediately after the invention of the skate.

      The skate sail is generally rectangular or triangular in shape and about 50 to 60 square feet (5 to 6 square m) in area. It is stretched to drumhead tightness on spars and rigging and carried on the sailor's windward shoulder; that is, between the sailor and the wind. Sails are made of sheeting or unbleached muslin, lightweight sailcloth, balloon silk, or nylon. Long, tubular racing skates 16 to 18 inches (41 to 46 cm) in length are used, and speeds up to about 55 miles (90 km) per hour have been reported.

      One of the first skate-sailing organizations was the Ice-Skate Sailing Club, formed in Stockholm in 1901. The sport was taken up by members of the London Skating Club in England in the 1890s and was introduced to North America in the early 1900s. The Skate Sailing Association of America was organized in 1922. The sport never became very popular, however, and by the second half of the 20th century it was little practiced.

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