In Sandyachting there are different types of yachts which we call "classes". Each class has different races. The most popular class in Ireland is the miniyacht. In the Miniyacht class, we the Potty and the Blo-Kart are the most popular in Ireland. They are produced over in Wales. http://www.minilandyachts.co.uk/home. This is a link to the maker of the "Potty" mini land yacht. They are your family fun yacht that is designed to fit into your  car boot. They are made from fibre glass and aluminium. The other type is the Blo-Kart. This is the link to a Blo-Kart provider in Ireland, http://www.blokartworld.com/. They also fit into the boot of the car. They pack away into a small bag and have a wide range of accessories available for the Blo-Kart.

This is an image of both Pottys and Blokarts in a race on Bettystown Beach. The Pottys are the yachts with the red sails while the blo-karts are the yachts with the blue and black sails. As you can see, both are similar in size. This is because all mini-yachts have to have all three wheels fit inside a perimeter rope of 5.6 meters.

Mini Yacht race at a recent Bettystown event. This photo was taken by my family.

There are other different "classes" such as Class 5 and the Standart class where all yachts are all the same design. But for this blog we will focus on the Mini Yacht Class.