• Events & Results,  RS 200,  Team Rooster

    Making a splash in the RS200 circuits

    Photos courtesy of Roger Mant. There was a small yelp, and then a splash, and I realised I was alone in the boat, kite up, hurtling towards the leeward mark in 25kts of breeze. Glancing...

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  • Event Report,  RS 200,  Team Rooster

    RS200 Nationals (again…) followed by Moth Nationals

    It’s not easy settling back into the office routine after two back-to-back national championships at the RS200s followed by the Moths, but the memories of these past two weeks of fantastic sailing are still fresh...

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  • RS 200,  Team Rooster

    A New Partnership

    [Foreword from David] In the build-up to the Nationals next week, this blog post comes from Sophie, who started sailing with me a few months ago following a chance encounter at Grafham Water and the...

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  • Team Rooster

    Learning to live with a Crystal Moth addiction

    This has been a difficult blog post to write, but it needed posting. I have a confession to make: over the past few months I’ve developed an addiction. It’s dangerous for my health, it’s expensive,...

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    Recovering from a bad start

    On Saturday, Island Barn hosted their annual Laser open meeting which, as part of the popular Thames Valley circuit, attracted a decent fleet despite a pessimistic forecast. Rather than provide an event report, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on recovering from a bad start, as I seem to have had a lot of …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  Team Rooster

    RS200 Nationals Roundup – Abersoch 2015

    The curtains have come down and the singing has finished at the RS200 Nationals for another year. Congratulations to James Peters and Jo Wright on their victory, and also to fellow Team Rooster sailors George Yeoman and Sophie Ormsby for a fantastic 2nd place. A great time was had by all, the venue delivered on …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  Team Rooster

    RS200 Nationals update day 3

    With the third day of racing here in Abersoch called off due to high winds, we have some time to provide an update on our event so far. Day 1 dawned grey and wet, but by midday had brightened to provide a pleasant afternoon of sun and 12-15 kts. With the tide flowing upwind in race …   Read More

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  • Rooster

    RS200 pre-nationals-amble

    It’s just over one week until the RS200 nationals in Abersoch, an event we have been looking forward to for months now, not least because of the beautiful venue. Improving on last year’s 18th place will be a challenge, as the fleet is as competitive as ever, and while we have been fast inland we …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    New team members – RS200

    Hello, and welcome to the fist blog post from Clare and myself. We’ve been racing an RS200 together for the last couple of years, and joined Team Rooster after the nationals this year. Along with...

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