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The Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships come to Madison this week. What is that, exactly?
The conditions were nearly perfect and Robert Cook was stoked to walk out onto the frozen surface of Lake Monona. There were only sparse patches of snow leaving plenty of bare ice. The cold temperatures this winter ensured thick ice in most places, but on …