To truly experience the thrill of beach landings - and takeoffs - there is nothing to beat the thrill of joining with both Northern Ireland and Irish gliding clubs on their Sept. safari to the Dingle Penninsula, where depending on the wind direction, either INCH BEACH or FERMOYLE STRAND is used. The gliders are lined up, the rope is tied to a car, and off they go, flat out, the glider ascends, releases, and soars the sea cliffs.
They have to make haste at the end of the day to remove the toys before the tide comes in. Once while I was there, one of the vehicles had got stuck in the sand, and it was next day before a tractor could rescue it. Conversation that night in the pub discussing what to do with the car concluded the best plan was to pressure wash it inside and out, thoroughly, and sell it as soon as possible......