"Land yacht" redirects here. For large automobiles, see landyacht.
An early 20th-century sail wagon in Brooklyn, New York
Land sailing, also known as sand yachting, land yachting or dirtboating,[1] entails overland travel with a sail-powered vehicle, similar to sailing on water.[2] Originally, a form of transportation or recreation, it has evolved primarily into a racing sport since the 1950s.
Vehicles used in sailing are known as sail wagons, sand yachts, or land yachts. They typically have three (sometimes four) wheels and function much like a sailboat, except that they are operated from a sitting or lying position and steered by pedals or hand levers. Land sailing works best in windy flat areas, and races often happen on beaches, airfields, and dry lake beds in desert regions. Modern land sailors, generally known as "pilots", can go three to four times faster than the wind speed. A gust of wind is considered more beneficial in a land sailing race than a favorable windshift. A similar sport, known as ice yachting, is practiced on frozen lakes and rivers. Another variation is the Whike, which combines land sailing with bicycling and can therefore also be used in everyday traffic because it does not fully depend on wind.
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