Cactus Cowboy
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Spent some time watching landsailing videos, which in turn led to some other material as I surfed the web... iceboat racing videos, some beta on the UFO foiler, and some pretty cool drone video action at sea. Iceboats are radical, but the idea of iceboating here in the high desert is not practical, so I didn't include any iceboat racing videos, y'all can look those up yourselves. However, I did find a few landsailing videos worth posting, I guess these modern landsailers have class racing and everything... I remember seeing three of those BloKarts on the Silver Strand not long after they first appeared on the scene, some rich folk playing with their new toys, no doubt, but the little land yachts were still intriguing to this lifelong sailor.
During my web surfing session, I saw a video ad for the UFO foiler, so I went ahead and watched the video... I like what the Clarks are trying to do with this small foiling cat, but $7600 is hardly what I'd call "inexpensive!!!" Of course, I'm a cheap b@stard, and the little cat does have some interesting features, probably worth the money if ya happen to have $7600 lying around your house... check under your sofa cushions, maybe you'll luck out and find enough coins, LOL. Kudos to the Clarks for designing a small cartoppable foiling cat with enough "get up and go" to draw attention from sailors around the world... it looks like a fun little boat, and easy enough to sail as ya learn the finer aspects of foiling.
Somewhere during my video travels, I stumbled across a drone video showing ocean racers from new perspectives... a bit long, but worth watching just for the kick@$$ views, LOL. I'll tell ya, I'm behind the times with all this newfangled technology, but it does my heart good to see folks using it for positive purposes. What can be better than drawing free unlimited power from Nature? Whether you're aboard a landsailer, iceboat, UFO foiler, or ocean racer? I suppose that's what draws all of us here to this site: this common bond in appreciating clean and abundant natural power. This common desire to "ride the wind"---no heller traffic, stinking fumes, bad attitudes or road rage, just clean and abundant natural power, free of charge!!!
Well, not exactly free... if ya wanna ride the wind aboard a UFO foiler, it'll cost ya $7600, LOL. And don't get me started on the price tags of those ocean racers... those bad@$$ carbon fiber craft ain't cheap, otherwise every bum standing on a corner would own one, AYE??? Meh, sometimes it's best to compromise and own something a little more humble, like a Laser or a Sunfish, or even a 'Sailbarrow'---LOL. Hey, you can STILL ride the wind, and it won't cost anywhere NEAR as much... and the principles are still the same, you're still drawing power from clean & abundant natural energy!!! Check out this clever little landsailer...
My Sailbarrow | Land Yacht Sailing Forums, page 1
Pretty cool, aye? Apart from the rig, one could probably build it from materials purchased at the Home Depot, LOL. And I might just do that... in the meantime, here are some landsailing videos, some shorter than others, I just like seeing the different ways these... er... not-quite-nautical heroes have rigged their craft. Even with class racing, there seems to be a bit of leeway as far as personal touches go... moi, I'd have to have a beer cooler bolted to my craft, and situated near at hand as I concentrated on outsailing the competition, don'tcha know??? If anything, I could hurl empties at passing skippers while being outsailed... maybe bust out the lever-action rifle and flatten their tires, LOL.
Here's a little beta on the UFO foiler, followed by a short video:
Best Dinghy: UFO Foiler
And here's that drone video I mentioned, there are some nice shots in this one:
WELL, ALL THIS VIDEO LINK POSTING HAS MADE ME THIRSTY, TIME FOR A COLD ONE, LOL... CHEERS!!!
During my web surfing session, I saw a video ad for the UFO foiler, so I went ahead and watched the video... I like what the Clarks are trying to do with this small foiling cat, but $7600 is hardly what I'd call "inexpensive!!!" Of course, I'm a cheap b@stard, and the little cat does have some interesting features, probably worth the money if ya happen to have $7600 lying around your house... check under your sofa cushions, maybe you'll luck out and find enough coins, LOL. Kudos to the Clarks for designing a small cartoppable foiling cat with enough "get up and go" to draw attention from sailors around the world... it looks like a fun little boat, and easy enough to sail as ya learn the finer aspects of foiling.
Somewhere during my video travels, I stumbled across a drone video showing ocean racers from new perspectives... a bit long, but worth watching just for the kick@$$ views, LOL. I'll tell ya, I'm behind the times with all this newfangled technology, but it does my heart good to see folks using it for positive purposes. What can be better than drawing free unlimited power from Nature? Whether you're aboard a landsailer, iceboat, UFO foiler, or ocean racer? I suppose that's what draws all of us here to this site: this common bond in appreciating clean and abundant natural power. This common desire to "ride the wind"---no heller traffic, stinking fumes, bad attitudes or road rage, just clean and abundant natural power, free of charge!!!
Well, not exactly free... if ya wanna ride the wind aboard a UFO foiler, it'll cost ya $7600, LOL. And don't get me started on the price tags of those ocean racers... those bad@$$ carbon fiber craft ain't cheap, otherwise every bum standing on a corner would own one, AYE??? Meh, sometimes it's best to compromise and own something a little more humble, like a Laser or a Sunfish, or even a 'Sailbarrow'---LOL. Hey, you can STILL ride the wind, and it won't cost anywhere NEAR as much... and the principles are still the same, you're still drawing power from clean & abundant natural energy!!! Check out this clever little landsailer...
My Sailbarrow | Land Yacht Sailing Forums, page 1
Pretty cool, aye? Apart from the rig, one could probably build it from materials purchased at the Home Depot, LOL. And I might just do that... in the meantime, here are some landsailing videos, some shorter than others, I just like seeing the different ways these... er... not-quite-nautical heroes have rigged their craft. Even with class racing, there seems to be a bit of leeway as far as personal touches go... moi, I'd have to have a beer cooler bolted to my craft, and situated near at hand as I concentrated on outsailing the competition, don'tcha know??? If anything, I could hurl empties at passing skippers while being outsailed... maybe bust out the lever-action rifle and flatten their tires, LOL.
Here's a little beta on the UFO foiler, followed by a short video:
Best Dinghy: UFO Foiler
And here's that drone video I mentioned, there are some nice shots in this one:
WELL, ALL THIS VIDEO LINK POSTING HAS MADE ME THIRSTY, TIME FOR A COLD ONE, LOL... CHEERS!!!