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ˈsand-yacht
Also sand yacht, sandyacht.
[f. sand n.2 + yacht n.]
A sail-driven craft mounted on a three- or four-wheeled chassis, used for sailing on sand.
1912Car 6 Nov. 458/2 Some of the sand-yachts have three wheels; others have four wheels. 1924F. M. Ford Joseph Conrad iv. 227 Knocke was just within the Belgian border. You could run in a sand-yacht in front of the dunes, right to Sluys. 1960L. Lamplugh Sixpenny Runner ii. 21 By sailing he meant sand-yacht sailing..along the four-mile stretch of sands. 1967Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 15/1 Sand yachts in the first race across the Sahara..are 70 miles from Tindouf. 1970R. Marr in Sports Stories for Boys 309 The Sandsprite was a sand yacht, a sleek, streamlined vessel of gleaming aluminium and scarlet enamel, mounted on three motor-cycle wheels. 1980West Lancs. Even. Gaz. 23 June 5 Action from the sandyacht racing at Fylde International Sand Yacht Club.
Hence ˈsand-yachter, one who uses a sand-yacht; ˈsand-yachting vbl. n. and ppl. a.; ˈsand-yachtsman = sand-yachter above.
1922Car 6 Nov. 458/2 (heading) Sand-yachting on the Belgian coast. 1937Illustr. London News 21 Aug. 315 Sailing the desert at 45 m.p.h.: the thrilling sport of sand⁓yachting at an R.A.F. station in Egypt. 1960L. Lamplugh Sixpenny Runner vii. 76 Keith had spent most of the week with the sand-yachters..on Brenstowe beach. Ibid. xv. 157 His sand-yachting pals. 1967Sunday Times 28 May 19 Forty sand yachtsmen from six countries had a disappointing day at St. Annes, Lancashire, yesterday when races for the international..sand yacht championships were unable to be started. 1970Daily Tel. 23 May 9 Sensible sand⁓yachters wear a crash helmet. 1973Country Life 25 Jan. 218/1 Ideal wind speeds for sand yachting are between 12 and 20 m.p.h. 1980West Lancs. Even. Gaz. 23 June, The following Fylde sandyachters were chosen for the British team. |