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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, '09 GMT |
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GREENBIRD BREAKS THE BARRIER! RICHARD JENKINS IN EXCESS OF 120MPH |
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On Thursday afternoon (US Nevada time) the world wind-powered record of 112mph was massively broken by Richard Jenkins in the British-sponsored Green Bird at Ivanpah Drylake, a dry alkaline lakebed 36 miles outside of Las Vegas on the border of California and Nevada. Jenkins has been attempting for several years, initially with the Windjet, to break the 112.7mph set by Bob Dill of Burlington, Vermont, in 2002 in his massive wing-powered craft the Iron Duck, incidentally set at Ivanpah also.
On Tuesday, with reasonable winds across the playa in the vicinity of 24mph, Jenkins did several runs late in the afternoon getting Green Bird within sniffing distance of Dill's record pulling around 107mph but just when his runs were climbing in speed, the wind dropped away however that's typical of Ivanpah at this time of year. Wednesday there was no wind but a good blow was predicted for today (Thursday) and the forecasters were spot on. It was Jenkins perfect window of opportunity with 50-plus mph wind speeds... and he did what he's been hankering to do for some years - break the land wind-powered speed record, but not by a whisker, but by a massive margin clocking 126.4mph!!! Check out Richard's official Blog pages at: Greenbird Blog | ||||||||||||
THIS TRIP GARETH KEPT A BLOG AND POSTED ON-THE-SPOT REPORTS AND PIX FROM HIS LAPTOP. REGISTER AT LiVEJOURNAL AND READ HIS BLOG REPORTS. See following instructions and click the link below European Ice Sailing Journal Latest Report Filed: Germany, Sunday, January 25, 8.20am FINAL RESULTS Check out the final race results of the regatta... Gareth K11 finished 25th, Chris K1 was 29th. FINAL RESULTS Photos taken at the 2009 DN championships are on from Niklas Muller-Hartburg's Austrian website: Other Photos From Russia REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT TO READ GARETH'S TRAVEL DIARY AND HAVE FULL ACCESS TO PHOTOS AND NEWS YOU MUST FIRST REGISTER WITH LiVEJOURNAL BY SETTING UP A USERNAME AND A LOGIN PASSWORD THEN REQUEST TO BE A "FRIEND". IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ADDED YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR PROFILE WHEN SETTING UP ON LiVEJOURNAL. NB: BEING ON LiVEJOURNAL IS FREE! For further news on the 2009 championships and links to all the other European icesailing nations, visit the official IDNIYRA Europe website: IDNIYRA Europe Reports from IDNIYRA Europe Commodore Niklas Muller-Hartburg as he travels looking for a suitable lake to "bed" down the DN championships: Think Ice | ||||||||||||
LANDYACHTS AND KITES ON SEAPOINT BEACH, IRELAND THIS COMING WEEKEND
Happy New Year Everyone! Just a reminder for you to get ready for this weekend's (17th and 18th January) sandyachting event on Seapoint Beach, Termonfeckin, Drogheda, Co. Louth - being held by the IPKSA.
It's the most promising weather forecast of any event for a while so it should be good craic and great sailing on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday is an early start due to an early low tide and the Kite Buggy contingent from the North plan to be on the beach by 8.30 to set a course and ready to go by 9.30 in order to get the most of the beach as we will probably finish early enough on Saturday. A great weekend of fun sailing is in store with a few races towards the national championship league planned too. It would be nice to see some faces from the West if possible and we will return the visit West shortly. This should be another great weekend so do try and lend your support by attending and taking part. The IPKSA will have their AGM in the Waterside Hotel on Saturday at 5.30pm and most people intend to eat there after the AGM at around 6.30 as the food is excellent. So if you have any sandyacht, miniyacht, Ludic, Blokart, X-sail, Potty, Standart, Kite Buggy, etc at all you should be there if at all possible - it's going to be great ! More details on the IPKSA website www.ipksa.info See you on the beach this weekend! Alan Watson | ||||||||||||
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COMING 2009 EVENTS Following is a list of known landsailing and icesailing events scheduled around the globe this year:
January 16-17: Russian Icesailing Championships, Repino, Russia January 17-18: IPKSA, Seapoint Beach, Drogheda, Ireland January 18-22: European DN Icesailing Champs, Repino, Russia March 20-28: America's Cup and Pacrim Champs, Ivanpah, Nevada Late May: Cow To Cow, Smith Creek, Nevada, USA May 23-May 30: Mini-Landyacht Regatta, Co. Kerry, Ireland June 25-30: Holy Gale, USA September: FISLY 2009 Euro Champs, Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany | ||||||||||||
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POTTYS GO WILD IN IRELAND Mid-May last year saw a contingent of English and Irish mini-landyachters descend on the south west of Ireland down on the Dingle Peninsula for what has become an annual miniyacht pilgrimage and among the number is none other than our very own, Gareth Rowland.
In Alan Watson's words: "Well what a week it was! There was at one point a gathering of 19 mini-yachts, 4 Standarts and a Class 5 on our Kerry excursion. There are loads of photos to be sorted out and details on those will follow but for now take a look at the following YouTube link sandyacht holiday and get a taste for what Kerry was like on one of the days, Thursday May 22nd. The mini-yacht gathering is a loosely-run event - there are no scheduled races, it is merely a week of leisurely, fun sandyachting, tall tales, copious amounts of Guinness and damn good craic. Originally started some years back by Andy Parr and Chris Wright, he event has swelled over the years with first the Irish themselves revelling in the opportunity to scoot along Brandon Bay and Inch Beach with the promise of a Guinness or two at Spillane's Bar at beach end, to this year more than 17 mini-yacht pilots from far and wide. Gareth sent in regular reports and photos of the fun and frolics in the west of Ireland.
BRANDON BAY GOES POTTY! |
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| 17 red Pottys sitting on a beach, 17 red Pottys sitting on a beach, if one red Potty should accidentally sail, there'd be... Potty's all in a row and ready to hit Brandon beach with the Maharees in the background. A contingent of British and Irish landsailors descended on Castlegregory in Ireland for a week of landsailing and good craic in mid-May 2008! | ||||||||||||
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IMAGES FROM BRANDON BAY Click on image to view larger photo | ||
It's easy to see why Brandon Bay in southwest island is a landsailing mecca. In mid-May last year a contingent of mini-yachters got to sail up and down its 17 miles of sand with the Irish countryside as a backdrop on one side and the Atlantic on the other | ||
None other than the superannuitant landsailor himself, Chris Wright.
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The Irish were just checking the ladies were OK in the Potty!!
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Geoff Waterhouse had problems with the large local crabs.
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Seventeen Pottys lined up on Brandon Bay was an impressive sight. | ||
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GARETH REPORTS FROM THE EMERALD ISLE: | |||
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SATURDAY MAY 17, 2008: 11:01:36PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: In Laytown with Alan Watson sampling the Guinness for the third time! Drive to Kerry tomorrow. SUNDAY MAY 18, 2008: 08:11:05PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: In Ned's Bar in Castlegregory, County Kerry. Just ordered a 20oz t-bone steak. No wind today. Wind expected during week. Having a Guinness for you all! Have wireless in house. Can use Skype. SUNDAY MAY 18, 2008: 10:57:59PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: T-bone steak digested. Now working on more Guinness with help of an Irish band. Alan says wind looks like getting better by Wednesday. MONDAY MAY 19, 2008: 12:44:06PM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Sailing on Inch Beach today. Segwayed right to end. Very soft. Heading to Dingle Bay Hotel for a Rotary meeting at 1pm then planning on returning to sail my Ludic, the other mini-yacht I brought over. TUESDAY MAY 20, 2008: 11:24:48PM - PHONE CALL From Gareth Rowland K11: Sailed one complete lap of Brandon today. Got up to Spillane's Bar. Unfortunately the pub is shut during the day this time of year. Doesn't open till around 4pm. Round trip is about 17 miles in all. Decided to do another lap. Halfway back the wind died and tide came in. Had to be rescued. So set up my Ludic. 100 yards down the beach the wheel fell off! Tomorrow we'll decide what to do. If wind is predictable we'll sail Brandon Bay otherwise we'll go to Inch Beach. I'm packing up Thursday morn and heading home. Rest are staying till Friday. Apparently there is a low pressure off the coast of Ireland but we don't know if it'll track north or hit us square on. THURSDAY MAY 22, 2008: 11:03:24AM - TXT From Gareth Rowland K11: Just finished watching the Euros Final in Ned's Bar via some Guinness with nine of us. Sailed up to Spillane's Bar at the top of Brandon Beach but coming back round west had to walk/sail back in light winds. | |||
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SMITH CREEK BULLETIN COW TO COW Smith Creek, Memorial Day May 24-26, 2008
Hello land sailors! The COW-TO-COW is coming soon - May 24, 25, 26 or more or less. Early this year. That should assure us of great weather!!
| The reports on the lake conditions are meager, but we'll have a first-hand assessment in a week or so. We will follow our usual format with landsailing when the wind blows, a potluck dinner, or lunch if appropriate. With so many ATVs maybe we should think about a structured ride over the mountains or the Reese River Valley. Our rancher friend, Steve Berg, just beyond Railroad Pass in the Reese River Valley reports that they have had a very dry winter and most of the snow is gone. The playa is dry. No report on Elsie and Elmer. We're trusting that they survived the winter ravages and resisted any attempt by emissaries of the USA government to change their appearances. Kent Hatch
SMITH CREEK UPDATE: Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
The weather forecast is lousy. Suggest you check out at the NOAA National Weather Service website and search for conditions for Rural Southern Lander County.
| Several of us are heading out this afternoon to the general area and will probably stay tonight at one of the gravel areas on the west side of Carroll Summit and perhaps explore that area with the ATV's in the morning. We will be at Smith Creek Friday on 722 at one of the gravel areas between the two access roads. If the playa is dry and the wind blows we'll sail but keep the motor homes on the highway or a spot that we can escape a thunder shower. The Forest Service lands south of Austin in the Reese River Valley are full of gravel roads and many interesting streams and mines. If the playa remains wet we will be there. Hope to be able to put an umbrella over Elsie. I just visited our friend Marv Peltier at Renoun Hospital in Reno. Marv appears to have a strong dose of cancer and is in the middle of having a battery of tests run. We will know more of his condition in a few days. His spirts are good and I know that he would appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Kent | ||||||||||||
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A list of upcoming landsailing and iceboating events from around the world. Be sure to check this page out regularly. If you know of any events, whether they're your local clubs or your national association's championships... any event, just drop us an email and we'll list them on the page! GLOBAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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of landsailing and iceboating web sites around the world in country order.
Also other sites of interest. Ensure you check this page regularly, it is
continually being updated as new sites are posted. If you know of any web
sites that aren't listed in the Linx Page, or you or your club have one you
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What is Landsailing? There are two types of land yacht sailing at Mablethorpe - Class 3 and Class 5. Depending on wind conditions the larger yachts are capable of speeds in excess of 80mph. The smaller yachts are still capable of reaching 60mph; acceleration from 10-60mph is less than 10 seconds, all this and no engine, no noise. See you on the Beach! |
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