Hi there,
My husband has shown an interest in land yachting so I thought I might buy him one for his birthday. I had a look at the blowkarts which looked good but are a bit expensive for me. Without buying a 2nd hand one are there any other manufacturers in Australia? I live just outside Perth.
Thanks guys!
Blokarts are made in New Zealand and have a good dealer network in Australia.
At the moment there are NO commercial land yacht manufactures in Australia as it is probably not commercially viable due to the small population compared to USA or Europe.
There is a cheap yacht (Zooter) manufactured but would STRONGLY advise AGAINST it as it has proven very fragile, fails rapidly and is unreliable the importer also seems to have a dubious financial track record..
Australia runs basically 4 classes being...
Class5 (International class)
Promo5 (similar to a class5 but restricted to restrain costs)
Mini Class (a smaller yacht and ideal for people new to the sport) and
Blokart (although it fits into the Mini class it has a good following for one design racing)
My suggestion is contact www.landsailingwa.com.au/ I'm sure they will be able to help you.
Gidday Catchycat,
where abouts are you "just outside Perth"
The only 2 clubs in Perth are the Perth Blokart club- based in the northern suburbs, but have recently been granted access to Lake Walyungup (near Rockingham/Baldivis) its a great venue being an old limestone quarry that is also used by Sandgropers landyacht club.
Perth Blokart club are also working on official access to Lake Gnangara (Wanneroo)
I believe they are just waiting on a rubber stamp from the local authorities.
This lake could prove to be a good location for much of the year as it is usually dry and with good access.
all the best,
stephen
Yeah Catchycat,
You could PM Landyacht/Paul, he may know of something half reasonable by way of a LLM.
Good luck
Ron
