Blokart had its inaugural world championship at Blokart Heaven, Papamoa, New Zealand in October 2008. Blokart events are held around the world, with events such as New Zealand Open, European Open, Australian Open, and the Ivanpah Open in the US. Blokarts are sailed as two classes production and performance, where additional performance parts from the manufacturer are allowed such as carbon fibre mast sections and an aerodynamic shell. Other modifications allowed in performance are adjustable downhaul and modification of the sail battens to alter the shape of the sail. Blokarts have four standard sail sizes, 2 meter, 3m, 4m and 5.5m, with sail size choice being dependent on wind strength and weight of the sailor, with heavier sailors requiring larger sails, and smaller sails being more efficient in stronger winds. Land sailing Locations Hoylake, Wirral Peninsula UK Newborough, Anglesey, Wales, UK Greatstone beach, New Romney, Kent, UK Many beaches in England, Belgium, France, and along the east side of the North Sea. Saint Peter Ording beach on the North Sea coast of Germany has miles of wide flat beaches where land sailing is very popular. Many dry lakes in the western United States (Ivanpah, El Mirage and the Black Rock Desert are the most popular.) Beaches in New Zealand, with 90 Mile Beach, Auckland west coast beaches, Waikanae, Brighton and Oretri, being popular. Blokart Heaven a purpose built track in Papamoa, New Zealand. Salt pans such as Lake Lefroy (near Kambalda), and some beaches in Australia. The Australian Blokart Open was held in 2009 on the beach at Yeppoon, Queensland. Beaches in Argentina Pampa del leoncito Argentina Salinas El Convento Chile Beaches and airfields in Lithuania Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands In pop culture Land sailing is featured in Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt novel, Sahara, and also in its film adaptation. It also featured in The Amazing Race 13, in episode 4. Sand sailing is featured as a means of desert transportation in Avatar: The Last Airbender, in episodes 30 and 31. The term “land yacht” is also used derisively to describe any large vehicle. Land sailing is featured in Neal Stephenson’s novel Odalisque, the third in Stephenson’s eight-book Baroque Cycle. In The Dreamstone, The Urpneys used a Land Yacht twice, in ‘Trouble with the Miners’ and ‘The Jolly Bird.’ See also Ice yachting Kite buggying Kiteboarding Land windsurfing Wind-powered vehicle References ^ Temple, Robert. (1986). The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention. With a forward by Joseph Needham. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc. ISBN 0671620282. Page 195. ^ BBC News – March 2009 – Wind-powered car breaks record ^ [tonyatautopia@gmail.com Borroz, Tony] (2009-03-27). “Freaky Speeder Rides the Wind to World Record”. Autotopia. Wired. http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/british-man-set.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07. ^ Wunderground weather history near Nipton, CA ^ BBC.co.uk ^ BBC News – September 2008 – Wind power speed record bid fails ^ BBC.com ^ wired.com Freaky Speeder Rides the Wind to World Record ^ “Sand yacht championships to start”. BBC News. 16 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/6997449.stm. Retrieved 23 December 2007. ^ “Wirral Sand Yacht Club”. http://www.wsyc.org.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-30. ^ Starrs, Paul F.; Peter Goin (September 2005). Black Rock. University of Nevada Press. pp. 85,234. ISBN 0874175917. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Land sailing International Governing Body The Irish Power Kite and Sandyacht Association kent Yacht Club and kirawee land yachts (UK) – a club for land yachting and training via kirrawee school Anglia Land Yacht Club (UK) – a major club for land sailing and training; and one of the few based on an airfield circuit Auckland Land Yacht Club (NZ) – Sailing/Racing Class 3 and Class 5 British Federation of Sand & Land Yacht Clubs (UK) Parakart Association (PKA) (UK) Carmarthenshire Land Sailing Club (UK) – land sailing club sailing at the Cefn Sidan (Pembrey) and also Pendine b
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