Land Yachts & Blokarts
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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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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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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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RC Land Yacht
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I have toyed with the idea of building an RC Land Yacht as a little project and today I have come across these Land Yacht Kits from Hobby King. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__76854__HobbyKing_8482_Bat_1_RC_Land_Yacht_Kit_AU_Warehouse_.html http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__76850__HobbyKing_8482_Bat_1_RC_Land_Yacht_PNP_AU_Warehouse_.html Looks like they could be a bit of fun. Bat 1 Land Yacht Manual.pdf
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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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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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Wednesday night, after I'd already retired to bed comes a knock at the door. "Gday Doug, go wake Mezz up, I have a present for her." It's almost 10pm and @.Joel is standing in our front room with a grin from ear to ear and in his arms, a yellow sail bag with "Gaastra Sails" printed across the bag. He and @Chook had been talking and had come up with the idea. I've been trying to locate a second hand blokart 3m sail but they're silly prizes. So knowing Doug is a bit handy with the sewing machine from making kites, Joel brought around a "Gaastra Wavefoil 4.6 Sail" with the idea to get Doug ( @igeighty) to make up a custom 3m sail for me, in pretty colours. So the "buil…
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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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Since 1967
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Not much has changed........ since 1967 @Chook and I haven't even gotten to the articles inside yet
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This is an article extract from the "Official Journal Of The National Geographic Society" November 1967 titled "Dry-Land Fleet Sails The Sahara." I came across this edition of National Geographic through a friend and thought it would be a good read for the land sailers in the community here. The article has been scanned from the original magazine so please excuse the imperfections on some pages as they're nearly 50 years old, enjoy.
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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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Blokarting
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G'day everyone! jhn.holgate asked if I would take a moment to sit down and write a little something about my new hobby of which I think most of you will have an interest in. Yes, I've got myself a Blokart (Land Yacht) After much debate over the fact that I'm never going to grow any taller to reach the stirring bar of Doug's (igeighty) Peter Lynn Buggy, I test sailed a Blokart and was hooked! Blokart is the brand name - again an extreme sport product coming out of New Zealand and ever becoming popular across the globe, much like the kite buggying. So what's different between the Blokart and Buggy? Well quite a lot....first of all, 3 minutes of set up and your read…
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None other than our resident poultry in motion... @Chook
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So if my Garmin Watch reads accurately - I reached 62.8kph at 13th Beach (Barwon Heads) yesterday afternoon. My PB! Be it all for less than a second - I felt the gust and by the time I managed to glance at my watch, I was back in the 30's again. I think John was following me, and may have footage....Anyway it was a good run, my best so far in means of turning, tactics and hopefully if this is correct, my fastest on three wheels ever! ( or even two at one stage)
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^Russsel and his bouncers. Uploaded to youtube by Andrew bates.
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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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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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Most of us are well aware of how good Libre Kite Buggy's are. But I didn't know until recently that they also make a series of land yachts... First on the list is the Beachrunner Then there's the Micro Race which is quite a bit longer - I quite like the look of this one.. I do like the look of that seat... And then on the larger side, is the Relax.. prices in euros are here: Libre Landyacht prices Want to take your child along for the ride? No problems, you can get this... Their buggies are certainly first class, I've not had a single problem that I can recall since I bought mine in 2009.
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@Chook Looks like a new build challenge!
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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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Late 1970's Mike And Mal head to lake lefroy. scroll to 6.48
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I had a laugh when I saw what looks to be an actual sailing boat with ice blades added to it - it's a beauty! Obviously not as fast as a proper ice boat/land yacht equivalent but then, it's got so much charm and style! And there's some sleek looking dedicated Ice boats here too...
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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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Here is Bryan Cook's world record run at Lake Lefroy Western Australia. Onya Bryan an awesome effort mate.
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