Trying very hard not to sound like a whinging bit...blight, but when are we going to see some landyachts other than Blokarts in the media

I don't think we are expensive or shiny enough

Thanks for putting this up Gizmo.

Why are Blokarts in the media so much.... fun, fast, compact, handling, performance upgrades, 2 seaters, easy to set up and use, don't break, 1 design, leg use optional, get them anywhere, sold world wide, turn them into ice yachts or catermarans, 1000's sold....that could be it....

Last summer I had an article about landsailing out on a aviation magazine. It was more from the historical point of view, describing the connections between aircrafts and landyachts (stuff like Bleriot, Coppens, Great Gransden in the UK), but to show what's going on now there're pics of class 3 yachts and some hybrids seagull standart/california in a race in Africa.

A lot depends on the feelings of the author. I'm not a blokart's enthusiast, so blokarts are of course described in the text, but have no images (because it's up to the author to collect the images).

Cheers - Enrico

bryan said...

Why are Blokarts in the media so much.... fun, fast, compact, handling, performance upgrades, 2 seaters, easy to set up and use, don't break, 1 design, leg use optional, get them anywhere, sold world wide, turn them into ice yachts or catermarans, 1000's sold....that could be it....

Too small for big people with long legs(me)

Magazines aren't about their subjects, they are about the "Buck". Someone Pays the Magazine to put an Add in a magazine and Vamp up an otherwise boring story of some Old Farts puttering up and down a beach somewhere warm and sunny and a few more Old Farts read this BS and believe it and so Blokarting becomes an exciting and FASHIONABLE thing to do. Blokarts could be Clothing, Cars, Fancy Dining etc. Some Dumb Schmuck comes along and Pays for an already Paid Up Advert in a glossy surfaced Mag, gets all wet over an over priced piece of Crap and so the circle goes. Personally I refuse subscribe to Glorified over embellished pieces of BS. My money is much more efficiently spent on things I can do for myself. The problem is the people themselves, they look at an item, think "Oh! Joy what a great idea, I'd love to do that" someone else -- The Great Spin Dr rip off merchant comes along and says "Yes! Great Idea but you are unable to build one"
First person believes them and says "OH!! Looses confidence and wants to buy one" There is nothing special about me nor most of the other guys on this forum other than We want to do something and we find ways to do it for ourselves or help each other to do it. The entire World is not commercial -----------! Is it I could be wrong there. Spend your money on a new bearing or bit of steel for the next machine. Go have a look at ADlandyachts CF. It isn't a commercial thing-----------Yet anyway.
Ron

j murray said...



There is plenty of space for both camps......

Very true, be good to see different craft racing around over the course on an event. Im really hoping to see some of that when NEWHQ gets going

Not sure where your info is coming from but all indicators I've heard is that all wind users will be welcome, kite buggy, speedsail, landyachts (all types inc. Blokarts), etc. It would be a shame to limit the club to machines that are cost prohibitive to many people (I'd have to give up a kidney to afford even a basic model Blokart ).

This said I feel as though Port is doing a little Stiring for fun (I knew I shouldn't have had a go at Nikrum the other day . . . Karma sucks!).


BTW I think Blokart use would be a good base for a club to have.

i haven't been on for awhile whats NEWHQ all about anyway

beachball57 said...

i haven't been on for awhile whats NEWHQ all about anyway

Hi BB these guys were formaly the Mokoean Yacht Club that had their inland lake decomissioned,they were looking for an alternative and the Melbourne Blokart Club introduced them to the Blokarts with a come and try day on the disused runway at Ballarat,they have now formed the North East Victorian Windsports Club.