• Rooster,  RS 200,  Team Rooster

    RS200 Sprint Championships – Rutland

    It was a massively breezy weekend for the Sprints at Rutland which seemed to put off a few people so a small but perfectly formed group of 200’s arrived to 20-30 knots.   Read More

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  • Rooster,  RS 200,  Team Rooster

    Spring has sprung….just about

    It has been a chilly start to Spring with some very windy weekends.  Sophie & I have managed to get out in the 200 a couple of times though including the finale of the Winter Warmer series at Itchenor SC.  We managed to have 16 boats out on the last weekend with the competition once …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  RS 200

    Winter Warm-up

    A new year has begun and Soph and I have managed to get some crisp winter sails in; we need to try to work off those Christmas dinners! Having had the last 2-3 months off it was nice to get back on the water again. We had a short race series at New Year down at …   Read More

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  • RS 200,  Team Rooster

    RS200 Season round up

    All in all it has been a good season for Soph and myself. It has been a hard year as well, trying to get to grips with a work life balance has led to a lot of compromising on both our parts.  This meant that the only championship we could hit in anger was the …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    RS200 Nationals

    Last week was the RS200 Nationals at Hayling Island SC, always a great venue for a championship (minus the sand). Going into the week a number of sailors had been tipped as ones to watch (see the runners and riders list written in the style of “Game of Thrones”: http://www.rs200sailing.org/docs/champs/RS200_Runners_and_Riders.pdf ). However the line up was strong, including …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    RS200 Itchenor Open

    This weekend Soph & I took part in our first 200 open of the season at Itchenor.  44 boats raced over the weekend including the top 3 from last years nationals.  The forecasts showed light winds and lots of sun which made for some great racing.   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    Wilson Trophy

    This weekend Soph & I with an Itchenor team travelled to West Kirby for the British Open Team Racing Championships. There were 32 teams that made the trip to the marine lake for the 3 day event which the forecast showed would be a bit of a foam up. On Friday the start was delayed …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    Team Racing & RS200 Winter Warmer

    So it has been a busy winter so far for us. However, there is nothing better to help you stay strong in a British winter like the Rooster Supertherm Longjohns and Pro Aquafleece. The main focus has been team racing with our Itchenor team and we have made a bit of progress this year.  We …   Read More

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  • Team Rooster

    Winter Update

    So cold winter sailing is something that very few of us look forward to!  However for us it is the start of the team racing season and with all our warm Rooster gear like the...

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  • Team Rooster

    RS200 Inlands

    Soph & I travelled over to Chew Valley Sailing Club for the Inlands this weekend.  We had a really good fleet of 65 boats, however the lake was not playing ball.  When we arrived it was half empty and in order to get the racing in, the race committee decided it would be best to …   Read More

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