National Governing Body for Power Kites & Sand yachting in Ireland
The 29th annual miniyacht holiday in Kerry 16-24th May – Everyone stays in Castlegregory and each evening over food and drink a decision is made on which beach to sail on the next day. Come along and sail with people from around the globe in your sandyacht for either a day or the week.
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Results Miniyachts RESULTS – Benone 23rd Feb 2020 Great weekend on Benone beach, no shortage of wind. A bright and breezy weekend with great sailing and craic on and off the beach. Saturday was wild but dry and bright with winds of 30 mpg and much stronger gusts. The challenging conditions made for great practice […]
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Recruiting – IPKSA members are seeking to recruit new pilots to sail and train for International Competition in the One Design STANDART class sandyacht. The Standart Team use the Co.Meath coast almost exclusively for training and racing. Above: STANDARTS racing on Bettystown beach. As a long established one design the STANDART class attracts pilots across […]
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Some images from our Bettystown November Weekend. IPKSA are back on Bettystown Beach for some sailing and flying. Landsailing and kite flying of course. Bettystown is a favourite location for many members and attracts an enthusiastic following from the locals who come out to watch and cheer us on. There is also the social side […]
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Weekends are made for having Fun ( & Sport too ! ) Miniyachts having fun Join in at our Rossnowlagh fun weekend It’s been a while since we were on Rossnowlagh beach, so time to fix that! See what’s happening via our social media pages https://www.facebook.com/Irishpksa/ https://youtu.be/oK5wgXLcly0 Some video from Oct 5/ 2019
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1st event of 2019 sees IPKSA members on the beautiful Benone Strand for some Miniyacht and Kiting fun and races, beginners welcome. The training and try out sessions will continue through 2019 and members are reminded that their membership and insurance premium is due for renewal on 1st Jan 2019 New members without their own […]
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Members attended the 18th Annual Laytown Hot Toddy sail , picnic, chat and chew gathering of kite and sandyacht pals on 30th Dec 2018. The wind was light but the weather was extremely mild and the craic was good. Many thanks to those who hosted the gathering and to Trish for the Annual Soup Pot, […]
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WANT TO HAVE FUN ? Rounds 3 & 4 of the IPKSA winter league are on Bettystown Beach Co.Meath This is a great opportunity to try out landsailing or to learn about kite buggies and land power-kites. Each event weekend Saturday there are try it out sessions with instruction and equipment provided. For those with […]
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Share the memories of the 52nd European Sandyacht Championships, Laytown , Co.Meath. IPKSA are always interested in helping new members learn about the sport for more information contact us or go to IPKSA Forum Walter Carels captured some AMAZING PHOTO IMAGES which can be viewed HERE Daredevils young and old go sand yachting in Meath […]
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