a group of people of which i am apart of is having a come and try land yachting day on saturday 26th of november at port gawler beach just north of adelaide, there will be blokarts and i/we hope a few land yachts as well so if you live in adelaide or near by and have a land yacht or just want to find out what it's all about come out to port gawler beach on the 26th of november from about 10 am and join in the fun.......... the formation of a "fun" and social sailing club will also be discussed on the day,, so if you're looking for a fun day and to be part of a social and fun land sailing club come on out and lets see what happens..........any questions you can pm me if you want

well what i ment to say there was a few class 5's and any other wind powered vehicle,, sorry my mistake with the posting, the point i was trying to make is come out and have a look at what is going on regardless of what you my or may not have

I hope it all comes together for you Beachball.

If you can break this "them and us thing" between blokarts, mini yachts and class 5s, you will deserve a medal.

Hopefully people can just come together for some fun sailing and socialising without making distinctions about which stamp of land yacht they are sailing.

Cheers Cisco.

In the UK the 'them and us' situation 'seems' to be more how about how they are sold and 'seems' to be coming from the suppliers/manufacturers rather than the good people that own them - IMHO. The whole no parts other than Blokart allowed thing. Hey ho. At York we have no problems with whatever turns up (as long as it's safe), and have various class 5's, 3's, Standarts, Seagulls, Air Tracks, x-sails, DIY and Blokarts all sailing together for a fun time - so a mixed come and try day is a great idea.

Cheers Col

PS fastest thing on the runway on Sunday was a modified Blokart, in light winds it was completely untouchable, with a Goacher sail and an interesting internal/external outhaul system. Hitting 22mph when others were 'becalmed'.

Good on you BB I am definitely seeing a coming together in this neck of the woods
Great to see

Slightly drifting off topic but... heres the best one the missus took of the Blokart.



The outhaul is a 4:1 ratio mini (micro) pulley system running outside and inside the boom using shock cord. You can change the tension either way on the move - genius. We checked the wind speed where we were parked at 5-8mph. It managed 22mph. Obviously wind varies on the runway but even the other Blowie with us waited for the wind to pick up.

Cheers Col

blowhard said...

seems to be a little problem with insurance/ re Mallala council
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no there's no problem at all

don't forget everyone the come and try land yachting day and new club talks are on this saturday 26th from around 10am so if you're interested in either or know someone who is come on out on saturday and introduce you're self and lets see what we can get started

thanks,, i've had a few enquiries via PM's from this site and word of mouth so yeh hope it turns out all ok i'll post something on here after the day has concluded

well tomorrows the day looks like it could be a little damp as it's raining today (friday 25th) oh hell only 4 week 'til xmas,,, but i'll still be out there tomorrow so if you're not doing anything and can still make it out to Pt gawler come on out,,, it could get interesting ( if you get my drift)

A GREAT fun day.... good wind, friendly people and many "come and try"-ers.
5 yachts ..... 4 blowies, a class5 and a damp beach but smiles all round.

Congratulations beachball. Great to see this type of event come together. Well done.

sorry but there has been a slight change in name,,, The Adelaide Misfits Social Land Sail Club is now it's new name,,,,, but Adelaide Misfits for short,,, no joining fee as yet,, all you need is a sence of adventure, a yearning to have fun and and acceptance of others no matter what they sail....

Well done BB like minded people coming together to have fun
Good to see

Nice one Mifits/BB.
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niaychi said...,this the sport doesnt need right now.

The way I see it, the Adelaide Missfits Social Landsailing Club are on the right track, but its still early days for them,

When they are ready, they can contact thier states "sport and recreation" govt. department (or whatever its called over there) for advice regarding all the legal requirements like incorporation and insurance.

They have only just had thier first INFORMAL get-together to attract prospective members interested in joining in and having some fun.
(note: they havent actually been promoting themselves as a "Sporting club"- but as a "Social club"- there is a difference)

Too many have been driven away from landyachting due to political bickering.

South Australia's newest group have only been loosly formed a week ago- lets just give them the courtesy of some time to them get themselves organised to the standard THEY want.

stephen.