Well it is an Island too, with lots of beaches , wind and short on people but long on pubs !

Some good debates here, interesting stuff -

Long live the European miniyachts - barrow wheels and it must fit inside a 5.6m long loop of rope - after that anything goes !

Welcome to the world of land sailing or sandyachting as we call it in Ireland - please consider a link to our small association. www.ipksa.info , The Irish Power Kite & Sandyacht Association

You might even like to link some of our videos or join us for our annual international Miniyacht holiday in Kerry from 26th May -



















Regards

IPKSA Chairperson
Alan

Hi Alan,
Rest assured you guys and your Pottys have not gone unnoticed. I think I posted one of your videos to the forum some time back.

Your 5.6m rope loop rule is very appealing to us as well.

I, as well as many other Australians, am of Irish descent and visiting the Emerald Isle is something I would love to do. It will have to go on my bucket list of things to do before I go to the hot place.

Your beaches look really great but the air temperature has me worried. Can you tell us a bit about when your windy season is and what conditions are usual.
Cheers Cisco.

Hi all,
Well we are adopting the KISS approach re miniyachts and hope to keep it that way for a while as do the French, UK and other Europeans. KISS !
Keep It Simple Stupid !

The idea is if the footprint of the wheels is within the loop of rope , well thats it !

SO in the pictures above photo 1 is closest, because all the rope needs do is keep outside the footprint (where the wheel touches the ground).

X-sails also fit into this. So you can have whatever you want once the wheel foot print fits the loop ! Simple If you want a 3m or 10m sail its up to u !

We used to make em but it works out better to buy and keep them similar- materials cost too much and getting sails made one off is crazy dear, Who needs to buy several different diameter 5m lengths of expensive aluminium for every mast section you want to make, sod that leave it to th eexperts!

Our windy season is Oct - May - sometimes more but we generaly stay off the popular beaches June July August and head for the quieter ones. SW Ireland and the Dingle peninsular area in 2 weeks, last week the very top of the North at Benone - Castlerock, August - Donegal in the NW, April - Bettystown on the East 30 km N of Dublin. We dont mind !

Throw in trips to De PAnne in Belgium, La Franqui in France and Racing at Hoylake, Liverpool so far this year - we are up for it .!

Worlds in Belgium in OCT , bring it on.

Great debates guys - come over to us too www.ipksa.info

Some recent Irish Video -

paul you should shoe it in, my understanding it is where the wheel touches the ground at the bottom on the widest --longest contact point, not half way up the rim.
cheers

On my way there, heading for mt magnet at the moment and then up to karatha.


extract from alans post

(the idea is if the footprint of the wheels is within the loop of rope , well thats it !

SO in the pictures above photo 1 is closest, because all the rope needs do is keep outside the footprint (where the wheel touches the ground).

IPKSA said...

Hi all,
Well we are adopting the KISS approach re miniyachts and hope to keep it that way for a while as do the French, UK and other Europeans. KISS !
Keep It Simple Stupid !

The idea is if the footprint of the wheels is within the loop of rope , well thats it !

...

Worlds in Belgium in OCT , bring it on.

Can't find a reference in FISLY rules for miniyachts, is there one?
What rules will they use at the Worlds?