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Title: European sand yachting championships
Post by: GROWLER on September 19, 2007, 08:11:25 PM

Saw this on our local BBC news round up tonight:

http://www.wirralcam.org/hoylake.shtml

Bit dark presently, but I think I'll go and have a sniff 'n' shuffty tomorrow as they all look like bloody maniacs to me.
Wind powered rallying on sand. eeek:

Title: Re: European sand yachting championships
Post by: Nick on September 19, 2007, 08:17:22 PM

 noooo:

Title: Re: European sand yachting championships
Post by: GROWLER on September 19, 2007, 08:46:10 PM

Quote from: Nick on September 19, 2007, 08:17:22 PM

noooo:

What NOW oh 'wrapped up in cotton wool one'.

Where's yer spirit of adventure?

Are you a man or a mouse? sleep021

Title: Re: European sand yachting championships
Post by: Snoopy on September 20, 2007, 10:26:18 AM

I've seen this in Holland. Great fun. The sand "yachts" get up some real speeds if the wind is right.