There are very few if any iceboats in my area, thus I can only imagine sailing one. I am considering building an Ice Flyer but have no idea on how to sail one and it dawned on me that I may want to stop the thing. Don't think I want to bail out or flip it! Maybe you put your feet on the ice, dunno? I am an average windsurfer and stopping quick is one of my best moves....help?

About the brakes. As a sailor you probably know that turning into the wind will spill the wind from the sail and the boat will stop eventually. The same is true with an iceboat with some sight modifications.

A hardwater sailor needs to pick his spot to stop at and then come down wind enough so that once he turns into the wind the inertia will run out by the time he makes it to his target stopping area. Running into sea walls is also a sure way to stop, but painful. Hope this helps!

Dave

I am designing a land sailer and have been asking myself the same braking questions and opted to borrow from existing stuff. Considering using a bicycle front tire with caliper brakes.

You might be able to put a coarse metal item (rasp, etc) on a lever so it gouges the ice like the tip of a figure skating boot. Some might object to ruffing the ice but it beats a major crash.