Shared Land Yachting for Two
Overview
Try something different together with this Shared Land Yachting for Two experience.
Land yachting has been around for hundreds of years, starting off as entertainment for the nobility before becoming the sleek and exciting sport of today. These modern land yachts are capable of speeds over 40 mph, so expect a rush of adrenaline as you travel inches off the ground driven by nothing but the wind. You’ll be given expert training on a specially-designed course before heading out onto the open plains to discover what your land yacht can do.
You’ll be sharing your land yacht between the two of you, but you’ll each have plenty of time in the driving seat. This is probably the fastest you’ll ever move without an engine beneath your feet, making for a pretty unusual thrill ride!
- SKU
- PLYA21
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.0 (9)
What's Included
- 2 hours driving of an ultra-modern land yacht in Kent
- One hired land yacht between two
- Expert tuition from a highly-skilled instructor
- Reach speeds approaching 40 mph while inches off the ground
- Available all year round
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at the land yacht centre you’ll be greeted by one of the highly-trained instructors before being given a full safety briefing and starter tuition in the correct handling techniques.
As the yachts have no brakes, your instruction will start with stopping safely before moving on the more advanced steering skills on a special land yacht course. Once you’ve mastered the basics you’ll head out to find out what these amazing vehicles are capable of, with each of you taking a turn in the driving seat as you’ll be sharing a yacht over the duration of your experience.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 16
- Maximum weight: 16 stone
- Reasonable agility is required to get into the craft, so if you have any concerns please discuss them with the centre. Participants should have a reasonable level of fitness
- Spectators are welcome
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
Courses run 7 days a week all year round - exclusions may apply. Most Day Courses start at 10.00 but please check when you book a date for the activity. There is a £10 supplement for weekend and bank holiday bookings (payable when booking).
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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5
Jenny
19/09/2021
A huge adrenaline rush!!!
Land yachting is now classed an an extreme sport and I can see why!! We only had winds of 12 miles per hour on the day we had our try but we could still belt along at a decent lick of speed!! I can only imagine how quick we would have gone if it had been windier. Great fun and a great experience!! Would highly recommend this experience. Andy, our instructor has loads of experience and recently won an award for one of the best experiences in Kent. Superb!!
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5
James
17/08/2019
Fantastic Fun
What a great experience. Andy aka Fishy was a great instructor and I would recommend this to anyone. Every time I filmed my wife coming by on her land yacht all you could here was her laughing, even above the noise of the wind and it was windy. We will be doing it again for sure. Thanks Andy (fishy)
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Paul Howard
29/10/2018
Great Fun.
A really great experience. The staff were friendly and informative and land yachting is great fun. It's a little scary at first but once you've done a couple of laps you really pick it up quickly. I would recommend this experience to anyone.
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5
Emma
19/08/2018
Brilliant fun
Such fun thing to do, enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. Staff at the company were great - friendly and very helpful. Would highly recommend land yachting!
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4
Alan
29/08/2021
Fun trip on the Marsh
Andy was a patient and good host. Quite an adrenaline rush but good instruction made for an enjoyable experience.
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Phil
23/05/2017
More wind please!
The people running it were fun & relaxed. 1st day was cancelled due to no wind but they rebooked no issues. When the wind was around, it was great fun, when the wind dropped it was a little frustrating. As with all weather dependant activities, the organisers do not have control over that! I've done a bit of sailing in my time - yachts, dinghies and skateboards with a sailboard rig. This was different and well worth adding to the list. I'd recommend not sharing-have a yacht each.
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4
Alex
31/10/2016
Great laugh despite the patchy weather
Our guide Andy was great at putting us first timers at ease with his relaxed and friendly manner to help us make the most of the experience. We spent 2 hours spinning across the sands forgetting our stresses and left grinning with a bounce in our steps. We would recommend this experience!
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Ota
22/05/2018
Staff rude, we ended up paying £20 extra
The experience was ok, however one member of staff was very rude expecting me to ride it perfectly, based on how he was impatient. The picture also showed landyachting on a beach, however this took place on a small field. As the experience day was on Saturday we ended up paying £20 extra (£10 each), however this was not mentioned anywhere on the voucher or its description. Seems like one need to be very careful before buying such experiences.
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Unhappy
03/07/2017
Choose something else
Had several last minute cancellations due to weather. Eventually had to pay £20 to extend the voucher for extra 6 months. No complaints on the day - the guys were helpful. Small 'track' - so a bit limited but the land yachts are fun. £10 x 2 cash extra as it was a weekend!! Total extra paid = £40 which takes the shine off the original gift voucher. If we were going to do it again - we would wait for good weather and call direct to provider; skip the voucher etc it's not worth it.
Locations
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South East
- Romney Marsh, Kent