Comments on: Friday Photo: 1930′s Sand Yacht

By: steph armitage

steph armitage — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:49:10 +0000

thats my great grandads sand yacht nans just been round with the picture! x

By: Kite Buggy Endurance Record Attempt | Hoylake Junction

Kite Buggy Endurance Record Attempt | Hoylake Junction — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:22:34 +0000

[...] You’re invited to come along to sand bank to the pits area to have a chat with the pilots and see what it’s all about. The buggies are strikingly colourful and the technology has moved on somewhat from what the pioneers started with. [...]

By: Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:58 +0000

John
Good to see the old sandyacht picture and identify it. We have a had copy on the wall of the Clubhouse for some time. I have met a lady who used to sail on large sandyachts on the beach here in the 1920s. I understand the rigs from the Hoylake Opera class were put on wheeled vehicles and raced in the winter (breaking many masts she told us!). We would love to find details or any pictures from that time.
For information the European Championships will be returning to Hoylake in September next year.
Vaughan Williams
Chairman Wirral Sandyacht Club.