National Governing Body for Power Kites & Sand yachting in Ireland
IPKSA Team Ireland have returned from The FISLY / NALSA 2014 World Championships in Nevada USA with 2 Bronze medals. These are Irelands first World Championship Medals since 1983 ! [youtube id=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKqoYj_LoHU&list=PLRShCo5Kc_48Ggm84txDBpzfW0roZnKfz” width=”600″ height=”350″] The FISLY Championship ( Federation Internationale de Sand et Land Yachting – The World Governing body since 1962) was hosted by […]
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Short Video Clip (by Robert Nortje ) click Bettystown April 2014 The Irish 2013- 2014 Kite Buggy Championship season ended with what can only be described as a cracking weekend on Bettystown Beach in County Meath. Our thanks go to Meath Co.Co and Drogheda Coast Guard Unit for their help and also to the local […]
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Photos from Bettystown here Bettystown Event April 2014 Bettystown is one of the most popular events in the IPKSA schedule for spectators and participants and it’s a great opportunity for people to come along and try the sports. From- 3pm Saturday and 6.30am Sunday.
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March 8 & 9th its over to Co.Louth for the next event. Miniyachts and Kite Buggy racing with an early start on both days due to tides. Meeting on the beach from 8.30 on Saturday and 9.30am, all welcome to come along and maybe even give it a go !
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There is no beach in Ireland like Benone, none ! February 1st and 2nd will see the IPKSA members back on one of their favourite beaches, one of the longest beaches in the country, for fun, racing and the social. Come along and join in or give it a go ! Saturday 1st and Sunday […]
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Ireland hosted the 21st Sandyacht European Championships in 1983, an event that made a lasting impression of Ireland with many of the pilots. Every year when IPKSA pilots attend the European Championships pilots and their families come up to the Irish Team and say, I was there, I was at the last Euros in Ireland, […]
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Fun on the Beach,, January sees an IPKSA event on Rossnowlagh Beach in Co.Donegal for the first time, thanks to Donegal Co. Council. Kite Buggy and Sandyacht fans are welcome along and there is a training and try it out session on the Saturday with races on both days weather permitting. These sports are accessible […]
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Well 2014 is here and the wind has returned, thanks Santa. MAny of our members joined others for the Annual Hot Toddy gathering of wind sport fans on Laytown beach on 29/12/13 to see out 2013. The weather was mild and windy just what the doctor ordered and the well attended gathering was well supplied with goodies, […]
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IPKSA members Martin Letters and Alan Watson competed in a round of the BLSA championship over the last weekend in Oct 13. It was a well attended event with over 40 Blokarts entered for what was an extremely windy weekend on the tarmac airfield. A great event very well run and with lots of exciting […]
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