Land Yachting for Two
Overview
Speed along and try your hand something different with this exciting morning of Land Yachting for Two.
You may have seen these vehicles zipping around, powered by nothing but the wind and reaching speeds of over 40 mph, and now’s your chance to get into the driving seat and feel the speed for yourself. You’ll get a land yacht each so you’ll both have plenty of time to get to grips with the controls, practising on a course designed to hone your skills before heading out onto the open plain to really get the wind in your sails.
These ultra-modern land yachts can travel three or four times faster than the wind speed, so even on a moderately calm day you should be shooting along hair-raisingly fast mere inches from the ground. An expert tutor will be on hand at all times to ensure you get the most that you can from your land-yacht, so expect an adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride from beginning to end and a sporting experience unlike any other.
- SKU
- PLYA22
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.7 (19)
What's Included
- 2 hours driving of an ultra-modern land yacht in Kent
- One hired land yacht each
- 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, and with a land yacht each to drive you can easily find out which one of you has done the best job of mastering the skills.
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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Ros
02/09/2019
Great fun!
Really enjoyed the experience. It was easy to learn how to control the yacht and there was plenty of time to navigate the circuit and improve skills. Friendly & helpful staff. Lessons can only go ahead if there is enough wind though and confirmed on the day. Our first booking was cancelled the day before. Beware, the ride is very hard & bumpy and we both ended up with sore bums for the next couple of days! All in all worth it for the experience though.
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Louise
08/07/2019
Really great day!
Bought as a present for my partners birthday. Was really great fun. Would def recommend. Really good day!
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Kadine
17/06/2019
Great experience, would recommend
This was a great introduction to land yachting. The equipment was easy to manoeuvre, the instructor and staff were knowledgeable and helpful and the area where we carried out the activity was perfect, both private and near to various facilities. We will be going land yachting again and would strongly recommend this as an introduction to the sport. Do it, you won’t be disappointed!
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Russell Muggeridge
03/06/2019
A fun experience after a few laps
As a spectator it looked abit slow and i thought i’d get bored pretty quickly. But once i’d got the hang of the control it turns out to be great fun. Me and my brother would happily go there again and again. Bigger field, faster wind, perfect. The instructions (from Andy) was clear and easy to follow (i’d like his job😎). And easy place to find. That’s one more off the list of great things to do. Fully recommend land yachting at least once in your life.
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Lee-Anne
27/05/2019
Amazing!
Me and my husband had an amazing day! The yachts are so much fun and the guys running it were so lovely and patient! Will be doing it again 😁
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Ed and John
04/11/2018
Landyachting in the sun!!!
Great day with Fishys landyachting in Romney Marshes in Lydd, Great tuition with top equipmemt in a fantastic location. Highly recommended and something very different!
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Marc J
14/10/2018
Land Yachting
Great day out!
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MrsW
18/06/2018
Great morning out - but take gloves!
My husband and I recently had great fun land yachting at Lydd Airport! After a brief run through of how the yachts work you’re off on your own for the majority of the two hour lesson racing each other around the track. We were lucky the wind was on our side that day as we tore around (they go really fast!) would definitely recommend as a gift for an adrenaline junky - as a hint - take gloves my hands were destroyed after pulling on the rope to control the sail and I had to quit early!
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Owain
06/05/2018
Great time land yachting
We had an excellent time land yachting at Fishy’s Land yachts. Having never sailed before (on land or sea), it took no time before Fishy and his team had us flying round the course.
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Paul Martin
26/03/2018
Windy, wet and great fun!
Our first time land yachting and hopefully not our last. Weather was perfect even if the ground was still a shade on the damp side. Andy and his mate were great instructors and allowed us to be hands-on from the beginning. We had a really good hour or so of 'sailing' and were exhausted by the end of it.
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Jennifer
06/06/2017
Land Yachting
Lots and lots of fun
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geoff metcalfe
07/04/2017
land yachting for two
We had a great day , it was bought for my 50th birthday by my brother , booked up and weather was great on our first try at land yachting , i here some people take a few goes before weather is good enough , but for us it was great 1st time, wind direction wasnt perfect for long runs but none the less a solid 2 hours in buggy , excellent fun.
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Ben
26/03/2017
Redknap
Really good day out. Highly recommended.
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4
Jennifer
17/04/2019
Great adrenaline hit
If you know a bit about sailing and you have the wind then this experience is fantastic. We probably only got 45 mins of good sailing time as the wind was changeable. Too little and you stop entirely, I have some magnificent bruises from pushing myself round the corner when I got the turn wrong. You need a bit of basic knowledge already otherwise you can't pick up the skills in time. For me and my husband, the thrill of the speed as your inches from the ground was just brilliant!!
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Pete
14/10/2018
Land speed record
A very enjoyable experience and exceeded expectations with loads of time doing the activity
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Stephen
12/09/2018
Worth a try
Very good experience. Loads of time to get to grips with the handling
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Theo
09/09/2018
Very very fun day
I got this as a birthday present and it was a lot better than I expected. Andy, the owner was very friendly and his 2 helpers were also very helpful. Definitely worth going if you can get there
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Sally
18/06/2018
Miss
Exciting experience but the chairs very uncomfortable after bouncing around for over an hour in a hard seat. Staff were helpful informative and pushed you off when you got stuck. Think its a little expensive but don't know how much they would have to pay for public liability insurance. Despite all this, would do it again.
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Anonymous
25/09/2018
Average and quite unprofessional
It was fun sailing around but the field was small and we were just going around in circles for a few hours. I thought we were on the beach, so I recommend you ask before booking. Very casual and somewhat unwelcoming when booking the day and during the induction. Health and safety seemed a bit naff, these things travel at up to 50mph and no helmets or emergency plan were provided.
Locations
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South East
- Romney Marsh, Kent