Land sailing
Beach sailing (or land yachting ) is the movement of a vehicle on wheels ( a sail wagon ), which is controlled exclusively driven by wind and by a driver ( pilot). Preference will be held on beach sailing wide beaches or dried salt lakes.
- 2.1 Waters
- 2.2 competitions
- 2.3 World Record
General
The beach sailing has a long tradition that stretches back to 1600 in Europe. Were the beach sailors originally four-wheeled utility and transport vehicles, so today's beach sailors are almost exclusively used as sports equipment. See also sail car around 1600.
Form and design of the beach sailors
Typically, a modern beach sailing like a kayak on three wheels with a sail. Simpler models consist only of the bare pipe frame. The beach sailor is controlled by a driver on a steerable front wheel. On some models, the wheels in the winter can be exchanged against runners, see ice sailing.
A special form of beach sailing represents the Kitebuggyfahren in which not a sail, but a stunt kite takes over the drive.
Classification and regulations
The beach sailors are divided into classes. The distinguishing features of the classes are the design, the defined dimensions and masses and sail areas substantially.
The rules for beach sailing are created and edited by FISLY ( Federation International de Sand et Landyachting ), the World Federation of beach and land sailors. This set of rules is mandatory for all who run sailing on the beach or country and is divided into three sections:
- Sailing Rules ( transport regulations )
- Racing Rules ( competition rules )
- Annex - here particularly highlight the specifications of each sailing classes.
Basically, these rules for everything, by definition (see article 3 ( 1) of these regulations ) is a beach sailors apply.
, In Germany as in other countries, a sailing license (also called pilot's license ) required. This is a special license for land and beach sailing. Furthermore, in Germany a special liability insurance required, which expressly covers the risk of the beach sailing.
Sports exercise
High performance beach sailors reach today speeds up to 130 km / h the amateur or recreational athlete, however, go far below such speeds.
Areas
A stronghold of the beach sailing in Germany is Sankt Peter-Ording, where on the local well-defined stretch of beach, a member of the Yacht Club of St. Peter -Ording is prescribed. In addition, beach sailing is also exerted on the East Frisian islands of Borkum, Juist, Norderney and Langeoog. An equally well-suited area with proven beach for the beach and a sailing club based in the south is the island of Romo in Denmark on Sønderstranden.
Far away from the coastal beach sailing is also operated on larger flat meadows, fields, parking lots or other suitable surfaces, the wind as a motive power usually weaker or unsteady blowing than on the coast.
Competitions
It will be carried out in the beach sailing national and international championships.
World Record
The world record was held until 2009 by the American Bob Schumacher (pilot ) and Bob Dill (Designer), with its Iron Duck at wind 25 to 30 knots, a speed of 175.5 km / h reached and thus the previous record of 1999 Frenchman Bertrand outbid by 152.7 km / h. In March 2009, Richard Jenkins introduced from England on the salt lake Ivanpah Lake in Nevada with 202.9 kmh a new land sailing record.