Ice Boating Safety

Like any water sport, you need both some equipment and some knowledge to be safe out there. For ice boating a good helmet, ice claws, appropriate clothing, a throw line, knowledge about ice conditions where you are sailing, and the buddy system are strongly advised. Join a club if at all possible.

For helmets consider a snowmobile helmet because these are often designed to minimize fogging better than a motorcycle helmet.

For ice safety equipment visit Nordic Skater

For floating immersion suits designed for snomobiling (a leading cause of snowmobile deaths is breaking through the ice) see Mustang Survival Gear, for example at:

• Mustang store
• Jack Willeys store
• Warners store

For ice safety some good sites are

• Minnesota State Government
• Safety Intro
• Spring Ice
• Sailability