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Pt Germein

colk2004 — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:17:50 +0800

after a lot of to-ing and fro-ing i have finnal got the go ahead from the council/shire that controls Pt Germein beach and have been greated permission to sail on the beach over the long weekend in october which is the last weekend of september and the holiday monday 1st of october,, if all goes well and the are no problems on going permission will be granted to use the beach area from the jetty south as far as you can go,, so a long weeknd trip is in the planning for that weekend,, I have gained permission on the condition that there is no "official" racing event held but more a social gathering of like minded people,,, works for me
am now working on the next site up near Pt Augusta and another down at Kingston in the states southeast......

" GETTING NICKED "

gibberjoe — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:26 +0800

Not really, getting a total new right shoulder, may 3 is the date RAH Adelaide

adelaide's leading teaching hospital. Have already L/H done 10 years ago

possible cause motor cycle prang when 16yo , now 65. this is why i build to

suit my disability. Although arms hang from shoulders they do not have load

bearing attributes, only constant pain is reduced. Little overweight 142kg so doc

has put me on liquid diet only. She is trying to make a new man of me. will keep

you informed. Hopefully all good to go Lefroy Oct........

multi sail smaller for lower c/g on wind bikes

skeatesy1 — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:59 +0800

multi sail smaller for lower c/g on wind bikes ..skeatesy
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sail on the rail

justoeduardo — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:03:57 +0800

How to deal with no wind.

Nikrum — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:08 +0800

Well a long weekend here in West Aust for Labour Day.
I'm always bored, when there is not any wind.

This is why I love what �justoeduardo� has been constructing. His designs are fantastic and fun to watch his video clips too.

So had a brain wave. (Now there in itself, lies the problem eh?)

No wind, I reckon I could fix that.

So off to the man cave. With much measuring, calculating, cutting, welding and bashing, to come up with my solution to this never ending problem.

Hope this sorts out my dilemma.

I have taken all the precautions, hence my protective gear. Ha ha.
Got to be careful, I can't afford to lose any of the hair I have left.

Aw, come on�� The pressure stamp on the cylinder is still in date!!!

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5811425.jpg

It's a 12 pound thrust, LPG/petrol fueled, "Thermo pulse" valveless pulse jet.
It should fire, 1230 times (hertz) a second at 130 decibels, at full power and consume 16 k...

Summer is here in the UK

colk2004 — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:58:46 +0800

Hello guys,
I know its been ages since I posted on here, but I just dragged out my landyacht out of the shed and give it a service, so I thought I would drop in and say Hi to you all. maybe start a new project. Hope every one is well and happy.
Speak soon
Jay

Land Sailing Web Sites

landyacht — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:44:51 +0800

Something I think we need that will advance our sport. I have started with the sandgropers new web site, Please add any active land sailing web sites from anywhere on this now small planet. May be we could make this a sticky so that it be accessed from the top of the page.

http://www.landsailingwa.icekodiak.net

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5834293.jpg

checking out old haunts......

beachball57 — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:51:46 +0800

last 2 days had a look at 2 sites I haven't seen for a while -

Lake Bumbunga, Lochiel (yesterday)
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5930848.jpg
& Pt Germain, where I had a nice sail this morning
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5930852.jpg
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5930854.jpg

Hi there from Holland

lachlan3556 — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:16:27 +0800

Hi there,

a little message from the other side of the world (Holland).
i've been snooping around on your forum for some time and i must say:
it has been a insparation.
but first things first,

My name is Jacco,i'm 36 ,married and have a little girl.

to eurn a bit of money,i drive a petrol truck around.

and to fill up my spare time i build and ride to wat my family calls neck breaking
contraption's from scrap material(sounds fammilliar?)

A couple of Weapon Facts:(is that an English expression?)

Kite buggy's
nummeros kite's (static,traction and stunt)
dingy's
A leonardo da vinci based hanggilder (for the red bull flugtagg)
a classic iceboat.
and now thank's to you people,
A mini landyacht.

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5978140.jpg

there you go,

sorry for building it before i start posting but i,m a hands on guy,thats why,

greetings jackseman
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http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5978144.jpg...

jib

VindisDad — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:39:45 +0800

ok so i have this saber land yacht the mast of which is stayed to each wheel arch and to the front, so 3 stays in all, now I was looking at it on the weekend while pulling it apart to put away for winter ( getting my knee done so no sailing for awhile) and thought to myself what if I attached a small jib sail to the front stay I wonder what it would do if anythingNow i know people are going to ask why my answer is why not was just a thought,

Anthony Beach Tasmanis..

landyacht — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:25:31 +0800

Well, All I can say about Anthony Beach is that it is very fast in heavy winds i.e. 30 to 40knots Bloody scary when the machine takes the bit between its teeth and runs like the wing and staying away from the soft sand near the Dunes is advisable as the Mast Head wants to act like the wheels. Yes I capsized on it .. I worked about 7 kilometers of the beach yesterday until I blew the Luff edge of my sail inside the pocket.. Until then I was having a ball. The photos below will answer most questions and the majority of the surface is as hard as your forehead.

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5975665.jpg

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5975667.jpg

Ron

Help

landyacht — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:33:51 +0800

G'day crew, i am a52 year old bloke , keen surfer and sailor all my life , looking to get into land yachting,around Sandy Point area .Would like to get 14 year old youngest son interested ,so would need an attachment for a laptop.
Would really appreciate some advice on what and where to buy a suitable yacht, am looking at the blowcarts .

Anthony Beach Tasmanis..

Nikrum — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:10:54 +0800

Esperance Farm Training Centres, LLM project

mineral1 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:39:38 +0800

Well the steel arrived today, so this project has now kicked off with the assistance of a grant, from Cliffs Natural Resources.

My plan is to build 5, LLMini's at the Centre as part of this terms, design and technology project.
I help instruct 16, Yr. 10 students on building, construction and maintance at this site.

Some background of where I work 3 days a week.
The Esperance Farm Training Centre is a campus of the Esperance Senior High School and is also part of the Western Australian College of Agriculture.
The 800 hectare Farm is located 35kms north east from Esperance on Dempster Rd, on the south coast of Western Australia.
At the farm we grow wheat, barley, oats, lupins and canola. They have Red Angus stud cattle and a Border Leicester sheep stud that are bread on a commercial basis.
All schooling for our Ag students is done at this site in the 2 classrooms.
The students spend 2 days a week on farm and the other 3 in the classroom or workshops at the farm.

I'm l...

"GO WEST YE LANDSAILORS" for a great sail

gibberjoe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:19:12 +0800

WEll, anyone interested in a trip west to Lake Lefroy's big october weekend 2012

A share trip. i hope to go and will have space for three others and their yachts.

Also if someone wanted to fly over for the weekend i could take a couple of extra

yachts on trailer. talk it over and lets know by Pm, or definately book early and be

assured of a place. More details to come soon and part also........

Channel 9 News WA tonight 6pm

Nikrum — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:57:19 +0800

Yesterday we got rather wet and salty filming with Channel 9 for a segment on tonights news at 6pm. Looking forward to seeing what came of all the filiming.
Paul

speed records

beachball57 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:41:13 +0800

ok here's something i was thinking about while watching a tv show about the land speed records speed week at bonneville,,if they can hold records for cars and such, why can't we do something simillar for land yachts,, yes i know about green bird and the world speed record, but why not have a "speed week" for land yachts, have record attempts for different classes etc, or does this sort of thing already exist somewhere in the world of land sailing, certainly haven't seen anything like that here in this country or is it just hiding somewhere that i haven't looked yet just a thought

Reconsidering Building a Land Yacht

landyacht — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:08:25 +0800

After joining Seabreeze Forum a few years back I lost all interest. My interest has been rekindled again.I Was going to purchase land yacht but could never seem to get the cash to buy as I always had to use the money somewhere else. And after reading comments on other sites saying that home build land yachts are not up to much as bought land yachts because they have years of testing and it was near impossible to get the geometry right for the sail and you would never have the same speed handling overall enjoyment as a bought land yacht.

Clean up

Nikrum — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:06:51 +0800

I was sorting out my collection of subscribed magazines today looking for a specific Electronics Australia and managed to find a copy of that RC Landyacht book that some of you were talking about plus a copy of the Popular Mechanics that featured the horseshoe shaped winged landyacht. Its amazing what you find when your'e looking for something else. And yes I also found what I was looking for.

misfits

Nikrum — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:58:50 +0800

seems like the misfits have gone into winter hibernation early, well i know i have,, what with the weather turning and work increasing as so on haven't had much time to get out, anyway just letting everyone know I'm still trying to "push" land sailing out there,, I am trying to organise a trip to Kingston SE to sail long beach and the clay pans around the Australia Day weekend in 2013 with the kite buggy folks who have made it an annual event for them,,I know it's a fair way off just yet but if given enough notice people might like to make a bit of a holiday out of it, so the invitation is there if anyone's interested, PM me and I'll forward you the details of what I'm looking at doing

Road Runner & Wile E Coyote

sn — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:13:00 +0800

I'll be going away for a few days

landyacht — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:21:34 +0800

Hello all,

Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'll be gone from today through until Wednesday next week. So any emails or request you have won't get done until then. Hope you survive the period without big brother watching

Catch you next week, I'm off!

Hello from England!

Nikrum — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:59:53 +0800

Hi all,

I'm a novice land yachter (I tried it a couple of times in France about 15 years ago!) and maker of things (such as a big rubber band gun). It's time for me to try building a yacht. I like the look of the Lake Lefroy Mini so I think I'll try making one of those.

I'm currently shopping around for windsurfing sails, booms and masts, wheels and steel.

I have no idea where I'll use it (nowhere near a beach, so a field somewhere in Beds or Bucks, probably!) but I'll worry about that when I've finished it!

My rough plan is to get a stock sail, boom and mast at about 5 m^2, build the yacht to fit, and cut the sail once it's all working.

Looking forward to asking you all for help!

Cheers,
Ant

blowies on telly

sn — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:37:58 +0800

this morning, on the Sunrise show- Grant Denyer is going to be messing about with Blokarts,

lets see if he stacks one of these......

stephen

Down She Comes.

Nikrum — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:34:15 +0800

Gees! I was having such a lovely time down at Somerset Beach this evening.. Winds 20 to 25knots and a goodly wide Spit to sail on heavily accelerating Sliding through controlled turns a ton of 2 wheelers etc. Like I said "Having a lovely time" and then it happened a goodly gust grabed a hold of the Razor and started to take me over (least it felt that way) Upwind wheel was up about 900 to 1200mm and me trying not to go over than the next thing I know the Mast is down on the sand and we are coming to a Halt.. Bugger!! I my hast to use the mast when I first built I didn't put a section up inside it as Reinforcing.. Bugger. I guess now I will have to find a method to repair the #@*& Thing..
Mind you I WAS having a Ball until that happened..
Ron

Old photos that made me smile

landyacht — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:35:00 +0800

Doesn't take much to amuse me.

This one has potential on those low wind days.
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5634448.jpg

http://www.seabreeze.com.au/img/photos/land_yachting/5634450.jpg
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These were all on the web and thought I'd share.

Centre of Gravity

Nikrum — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:26:23 +0800

Hi folks,

New to the forum. Studying at uni in Scotland, and part of our course this year is designing and building a land yacht from scratch in teams of 5. Loving it so far. We have constructed a CAD model, which can calculate the centre of gravity, however, one of the lecturers has posed us with the question, "ok, you have the centre of gravity; why is the centre of gravity there better than in any other position?" We were stumped for an answer.

Is there an ideal place for the centre of gravity on a land yacht? If so, why is that? Ours is between our seat and our mast, closer to the seat.

I've tried searching around the forum a bit, and have also been googling "ideal centre of gravity for a land yacht" and similar terms for around an hour with no joy. Sorry if it's been brought up before.

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers,

Tom

cart goes directly downwind, faster than the wind

landyacht — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:56:31 +0800

I haven't seen this mentioned on this site. Kind of intersting, with video clips
http://www.fasterthanthewind.org/

What are we all up to.

hills — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:37:29 +0800

Wife is away so I can play.
Painted the mini, now to put it together.(and it is black)
About to start making a narrow 26" wheels on 32mm wide rims.
My mate (aus4) are off for an extra days sailing tomorrow.It is a club88 day so I will just tag along. Its a 460k round trip each time but it is worth it to sail with some great guys and gals.

Cheers
aus230

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raising profile to general public

beachball57 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:34:34 +0800

On another subject and maybe our northern hemisphere friends can help. To raise the interest in our sport how do we go about doing that. I know the sport is huge in Europe so they must get to people some how. In aus people seem to get into the sport by word of mouth. Most people are not aware that the sport exists and what good value for the buck it is.
Please try and keep the discussion positive. Thank's
Cheers
aus230