• Laser,  Team Rooster

    A Summer of Sailing

    So far it has been a very eventful summer for me. The first big event was the Streaker national championships in Weymouth over the 3rd to 5th of July. This was my first Streaker event and jolly good fun it was too! The forecast was for a breezy weekend of racing in Portland Harbour, with …   Read More

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    Spring Update

    Since the start of the year I have continued to concentrate on my Laser 4.7 sailing. I competed in the Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series, where I finished 13th overall in the medium fleet. I...

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    Practice Makes Perfect (Well Almost)

    On Saturday 15th of November, I joined four other Laser 4.7s at Burghfield SC for a day’s coaching. Since there was very little wind, we suggested to the coach Dan that we should practice roll tacks and roll gybes. This was an area which we all felt was a weak spot. We did a number …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    Going Dutch by Alex Butler

      Although I haven’t blogged for a while I have been doing lots of sailing over the winter, I have been concentrating on sailing my Laser 4.7, taking part in most of the SailJuice series (The Bloody Mary had been an ambition of mine for several years). I also took park in the Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake series. During …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    RS Tera Inland Championships

    The last major championship of the year on the RS Tera calendar was the Inland National Championship held this year at Bewl Valley SC. This is a reservoir set in hilly surroundings close to Royal Tunbridge Wells. It is quite a large area of water but it is an irregular shape with fingers of water …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    Mengham Week and More

    Hello, my name is Alex Butler and I am new to Team Rooster. I belong to Hayling Island Sailing Club. I sail an RS Tera Pro, of which I am a member of the National Squad, and...

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