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Goggle Earth....landyacht locations

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Created by gibberjoe > 9 months ago, 11 Oct 2011
gibberjoe
SA, 956 posts
11 Oct 2011 11:21AM
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after looking where a few people sail, lake lefroy australia, gagligri sardinia,

where participants have provided the grid locations, and they can actually upload

few action photos, may be an interesting way to recieve a bit of publicity.

This is the ideal site for us all to work up here. Whether its a beach, paddok old

airstripor salt lake, register them here for everyones enjoyment.

lachlan3556
VIC, 1066 posts
18 Oct 2011 6:29PM
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Not sure why no one else has put any locations here, but I'll start off with a couple of mine. The first two images I've sailed, the next two I've walked on and the surface is awesome clay pan, and the last two are ones I've spied from 'the opposite ridge' but look great. Will be checking the last two out in the next few weeks when I get away. For those who might find it useful, there is a scale bar in the lower right hand corner (above the 'Google earth') that is ~100m.
EDIT: Fifth image has the scale bar/ruler line in the centre of the claypan and is over 1200m long.









colk2004
317 posts
18 Oct 2011 9:33PM
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Here's my bit of the world for Land Yachting - Elvington in Yorkshire. Nicely provided for us by the Yanks who spent several million on the runway and infrastructure then promptly abandoned it without using it. Left one of the longest runways in England at 3km for motorbikes, cars and land yachts!




Cheers Col

gibberjoe
SA, 956 posts
19 Oct 2011 8:33AM
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Thanks blokes....you have shared faster than some

grlynch
QLD, 208 posts
3 Nov 2011 7:41AM
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I was thinking about something similar to this some time ago. I was thinking that something alond the lines of this website would be cool:
4x4earth.com/

I'm not sure how we could go about it, (i'm not a web designer) but i wonder if something like this could be included in the Seabreeze site. I believe this would be of use to the surfing fraternity as well.

Nikrum
TAS, 1972 posts
3 Nov 2011 9:38AM
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Oneadesedays Col, I Is gonna have to Slap yuz about a little. Damn! What a Sailing Venue, You are one lucky Son. Where were the YANKS when we needed them
Here are a couple more for the collection. Tasmanian Sites




I have yet to sail Ocean Beach. Hopefully at Christmas Time

Ron

desertyank
1262 posts
6 Nov 2011 3:05AM
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El Mirage dry lake. Just outside the Los angeles county line to the east.

www.google.com:443/maps?ll=34.645072,-117.589073&spn=0.170881,0.352592&t=h&z=12&vpsrc=6

Ivanpah dry lake. Right off the I-15 freeway at the state line b/t California and Nevada.

maps.google.com/?ll=35.556809,-115.369492&spn=0.16898,0.352592&t=h&z=12&vpsrc=6

Cheers



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