thanks deansh250 great shot
you just gotta love these two dudes and the half flat tyres
How would you like to build/run one of these?
It looks a ton of fun, sex, booze, music, art and wind....Fun....a riot
While it's really cool to see these photos, please be VERY CAREFUL as there are copyright issues with many.
This can reflect on both the poster and the site owner. Check it out before you post!
now THAT! is something I could imagine hiding in pauls shed!
and I reckon it is worth the building of a replica (with a bit of govt. funding- royalties for regions?) to help out.
bit of publicity for kalgoorlie/boulder/kambalda tourist mob cant go astray
...and cool old historical video. History in action!
Last weekend in De Panne, Belgium. Some Willi Coppens' "Aile" style yachts. The oldest was "Titine", 1912. Glad someone starts to preserve and restore all these amazing boats. It's really a pity nowadays there's no trace of very interesting and unusual yachts (I think first at the Crabbers who were very common in Great Gransden).
Cheers - Enrico
Hey Enrico!! That is a fantastic video and the sound track equally as good.
Is the voice thing in the singing "something Spanish"?? Really terrific!!
It reminds me of Swiss yodeling!!
Are you saying that the stern steering yacht was originally built in 1912?? Surely not. If so it must have some technological upgrades such as battens in the sail.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Hi Cisco,
"Titine" is the 4 wheels yacht in silver and blue without the sail at the end of the video. The original "Aile" was built in 1949 and its design lasted until the same Willi Coppens discovered the stern steering was too dangerous and built the "Non pareil" with the now usual bow steering. But I believe you know very well this story
All the oldtimer pilots received a brief summary of landsailing history on canvas that you can see on ruotenelvento.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/the-history-of-landsailing-la-storia-del-carro-a-vela/
Cheers - Enrico
Enrico, ^^^^^you aorta be congratulated....... What a splendid bit of
historical sand sailing. Thank you, for posting here where many will view it
and no doubt fire up some gentlemanly imagination.
There are many still photos that one can find aground the web
many of us would never have the time to search and post. There are some copyright considerations, however i would be sure that owners if around, would not mind their photos posted where people with interest that may see them for the first time, and could arrange to purchase a print in regular top quality. This site is a modern gallery, where interest is found.
I would encourage all viewers to use this post to help advertise and promote the gentle art of building and sailing these wonderful machines. Diversity is the world, the individual is respected
It is being shown that there is not a one size fits all, but a world wide kaleidoscope of imagination, design and manufacture going back thru time.
My mind always stirs to "The Worlds Fastest Indian" different wheeled challenge, same determination as land sailors, worldwide.
@ j murray
Thank you very much, I only posted the video. The guys in Belgium did all the job.
@lachlan3556
My references for the drawings were Jan Leye, The adventure of sand and land yachting; Andy Parr, Sandyachting (great book, a lot of stories vividly sketched); Christian Nau, Le desert in char a voile.
As for the B.B., it was built by Henry Demoury in 1967 for the great saharian adventure with pilots from many countries. I remember the National Geographic video was great, but I can't find it on the web. By the way, I've found this
www.ina.fr/economie-et-societe/vie-sociale/video/CPF04006481/chars-a-voile.fr.html
Cheers - Enrico
Enrico - Nice Find . See you in De Panne soon I hope.
This is not a true classic but almost, it has very interesting air brakes !
a popular community pass time, "on the beach"
demonstrates what wind and wheels are capable off,
and remind us of where we were, years ago
only "Getty Images" have this classic print available, thanks
to them, we are awestruck, informed , and challenged
