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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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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The FISLY European Championships for Class 8 KiteBuggy recently took place on Borkum Island off Germany and Ireland were represented by IPKSA member Pete Stinson . The following week the Sandyachts held their Europeanchampionships in St Peter Ording and IPKSA member Alan Watson represented Ireland in Class Standart and Miniyacht class . Official FISLY video.
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Well now, didn’t we have fun ! The weather Gods were on our side for the September Bettystown event with warm sunshine and Easterly winds, two things that don’t normally happen together. The event was held with the assistance of Meath County Council and Drogheda Coastguard to whom we are very grateful. Competitors travelled from […]
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THE GATHERING 2013 The fun starts all over again this Sept , come along and bring a friend .
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The overseas visitors get to have some fun in miniyachts on one of our favourite beaches, its only an Inch !
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