Land Yachts & Blokarts
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I've been wanting to do a little write up on this company as the land yachts that they create are things of beauty. At least to me. They look incredibly sleek, stable and fast. Like this... They've got a whole heap of different models from the basic, to the slightly weird to the sleek speed weapons. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Since Jean-Phillippe Krischer was 9 years old, he's been building land yachts. That was 40 something years ago. In 1984, together with Christine Touati, he founded Seagull Landyachts. Both are European and World champions. Based in Brittany with a small staff of around 7 dedicated people they manufacture some of the most beautiful l…
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I have been watching these boys with baited breath for quite some time. As has been the case with most of Southern and Eastern Australia this year, there has been bucket loads of rain. Not good for trying to get a dry lake, dry. I don't know how long they are planning to stay out on the lake, but if they can get a break of a few days with the right conditions, it is going to be interesting to see how fast they are going to go. https://emirates-team-new-zealand.americascup.com/
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After drooling over the MG Vertical and having had a play in the Blokart at Kingston, I thought 'well I've already got a really comfy buggy....how hard could it be to turn it into a landyacht. Like this.... I cannot believe how similar it looks to the MG Vertical!! And didn't cost a cent. OK, seriously, I want to be able to convert the Vmax without any drilling or alterations made to the Libre itself - bolt on, bolt off. So I made a mock-up out of whatever I could grab in the shed to test the theory of clamping the bottom and swan neck brackets on to support the mast step (the bit that the mast goes into). I'll grab some 10mm alloy plate on Monday, the…
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@Chook Looks like a new build challenge!
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Taken from the Boys Brigade Australia Blokart Manual, how to correctly behave around another land yacht, and I'd assume kite buggy also. I try and not go under the lines of the kites and stick close to the water edge.
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Ripiro Beach is located on the Kaipara Coast line, (North West of the North Island of New Zealand) (close to Glinks Gully where the Moose Meet is held) Taken from the Coast New Zealand - aired May last year. Ripiro Beach is a 107lm long golden beach and is a gazetted highway so the standard rules of the road apply. It is possible to drive along its hard sands two hours either side of low tide, 4WD vehicles are recommended. It is suggested that you ask locals about the conditions before venturing on to the sands. Fantastic location for buggies and land yachts and yet another reason to attend the Moose Meet future events. Coast - Blokart 1.mp4
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@Chook I think you need to build a couple of these for you and @Mez in case there's low wind at Kingston 2019
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^Russsel and his bouncers. Uploaded to youtube by Andrew bates.
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For those that enjoy a sail between their legs...
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None other than our resident poultry in motion... @Chook
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Hey @Mez, I found an old pic of you doing what you do best.
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This all started because of moving house.Not as many places to fly although i was very near a large common pasture ( Beverley Westwood ) In the summer the place is full of dog walkers , children , cows and cow sh#t and lots of grown men in rupert bear trousers hitting little white balls with bats ,then trying to find them in the rough grass. But in winter its a bit of a bleak place the walking sh#it machines have gone indoors or into burgers and only the hardiest dog walkers tackle the mud and slopes. I had a short time kite buggying around the westwood , the ground was not great with a fair few slopes but it was almost doable, but after a …
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Could we please have a Land Yacht Area in the Records (as I achieved a PB) Cheers Mez
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I have been meaning to ask the forum about helmets. At what speed would I need to be travelling to warrant a motorbike crash helmet? As you know, Im not a speed freak and my skill level is nothing like @Chooks but when you think how fast 40km in a car or motorbike is (relevant to the ground) its pretty fast in a land yacht/kite buggy. I wear a 661 bicycle crash helmet at the moment as Im not exceeding speeds faster than a push bike. Its light and comfortable for my neck and it does not effect my peripheral vision. What are your through EK?
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I just wanted share with you some photographs of the Sandgropers Land yacht club in action. These were from the 18th December. https://flickr.com/photos/142687625@N08/sets/72157677978241845
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A home build perhaps? Some nice aerial footage of the beach at Apollo Bay.. looks like he might do his own music too...
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Another of Scott's excellent videos from Lake Ivanpah
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It looks like Torkel is having WAY too much fun in the snow.....
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Scott and Patty on Red Lake Arizona And a little faster...
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I finally managed to upload the video I have of @jhn.holgate on my Blofly a few years back on Shallow Inlet. https://vimeo.com/130835622 Sorry, I cannot see to get the videos to embed. Please just click the vimeo link. Mez
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Here is Bryan Cook's world record run at Lake Lefroy Western Australia. Onya Bryan an awesome effort mate.
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Late 1970's Mike And Mal head to lake lefroy. scroll to 6.48
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this years project, LL Mini in 316 stainless (if I can salvage the right steel). I don't think they make stop sign poles out of stainless so it wont be as good as yours @Chook.
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Maarten de Graauw from the old MG Kites has been working on land yachts the past year, here's some snippets. And for something interesting, a rear-steer kite buggy....
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@jhn.holgate That run at Sandy Point, when I hit the string ray hole in the Blofly, I was travelling 42.8kph, which quickly dropped to 15kph (and about a 20 degree drop in temperature)
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