Ice Sailing
Wind-powered racing on frozen lakes in a small skate-mounted sailboat — speeds beyond 100 km/h.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Ice Sailing?
Ice sailing (or ice yachting) races small sailboats mounted on three steel skate-runners across frozen lakes. Because friction is minimal, well-tuned DN-class boats can hit speeds well above 100 km/h in a fresh breeze. Its heartlands are the American Midwest, the Netherlands and Poland.
Quick facts
Category
Winter Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Estimated origin
17th-century Netherlands (ice boats on frozen canals)
Olympic
No
Popularity
niche
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-20.verified