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It was at this point that a friend suggested Murdoch turn to an unusual source for design advice: Nord Embroden, a devotee of land sailing, a sport in which boat-like vehicles on wheels use the wind to reach speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.

He is now based out of Piñon Hills, a small desert community at the edge of the Mojave, which puts him in close proximity to a dry lake for land sailing.

Rothrock got his start land sailing in 1980 on the Ivanpah dry lake in Southern California, just southwest of Las Vegas.

In addition to the challenge of building and racing, land sailing has an element of danger.

The thrill of land sailing can be especially intoxicating for desert racers.