THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THEMITHOO ́ ́ ̈ SBAHT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1950.
CARR TANT
BEAUTY AND
THE BEACH
It doesn't look like sauall weather on the sun-drenched beach, but Carlo Gayton and Vesta Graham hang on tightly as shift of wind tips their leading sand sailor precariously.
EY THAT go down to the sea in ships,"
THEY
is from psalm that might now be amended to read: "stop at the water's edge." For a novel sport is sweeping the sunburned set, taking the wind out of the ancient art of sailing. Designed for skippers whose mothers probably told them not to go near the water, an armada of sand ships has appeared on the beaches,
The
Einding themselves becalmed, three lovelies settle back for sunburn..
aleek craft need no more water than a deep-sea man could wring out of a fair-sized bathing suit on a hot day. They have been popular for several seasons in California and Florida.
to 30 feet, the beach scooters are built on an open framework of spring steel, with tubular steel mast and boom. Rubber tyred wheels are arranged in inverted tricycle style. A tiller attached to the single rear wheel provides steer- Ing.
The pictures on this page were taken at Day- tona, Florida, where the land boats go zipping along at upwards of 40 miles an hour, depending on the wind. Carrying canvas that reaches up mateya.
Expert and sallora never use all three wheels if two will do, Sport's the thing with these
TILLER-HAPPY Vesta went out solo sailing' and tried to show off with a few fancy Aumns. Her voyage ended as expected, with Vesta fighting to get "galleon" out of water.
HAUTADA TALISE OUT OF THE BRINY comes the "ship" as Vosta, Carlo and Grace Franklin The skipper gets in and takes off as a falfledged meina (right)."heave ho" together. Licences are not required to operate the sailors. beach enthusiasts. And there is no speed limit on the
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