Last Summer was long and hot keeping a lot of people indoors. Then Autumn lasted about 3 days and Winter hit with vengeance.
A few brave tourists have made enquires about kayaking, but not enough to justify sitting by the river all weekend in the cold.
We'll start up hiring kayaks again when the weather improves and you start calling for it.
See our next blog regarding what has happened with the land yachts (Blokarts).
Thanks for reading, Dave and Nicky.
Land yachts can be configured to run on a variety of surfaces. Basically, the rougher the surface, the larger the wheels needed and the more steady the winds need to be.
2. Suitable weather conditions
For a land yacht to just get moving with the sailor weighing 75kgs on a hard flat surface such as concrete or rolled bitumen, a wind of at least 8kph is needed.
Wind speeds in excess of 40kph would require an area in excess of 1ha - like a salt lake to operate safely and allow for safe turning into the wind to stop the craft.
Land yachts will sail well in erratic wind conditions if the surface is hard and smooth - the Dubbo netball courts met this requirement but the netballers need the courts through Winter.
Land yachts will sail well on rough terrain if the wind is steady - Ollie Robbins Oval failed as the wind is so erratic.
It is hoped that the
proposed new criterium track planned for completion within the next year or so
will meet the above requirements and open the door for this sport to become a
significant feature of Dubbo for sports, recreation and tourism.