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Optimist, Team RoosterBreeze on in Toulon, Submarines Stop Play and Winning in Monaco!
Iona: Optimist Interligue, Toulon, France. In the autumn holiday there was a sailing competition that I went to. It was an interligue for Southern France. There were about 200 optimists that travelled to Toulon for...
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Optimist, RoosterOptimist Coupe International d’Eté, Brittany
This summer I went to the French Nationals which were held in the north of Brittany in a small town called Plerin. Just before this event I had done the French Minimes Championships in Southern Brittany (where I had finished 20th overall in the Minimes Girls fleet). I had my Rooster Thermalflex packed as it … Read More
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RoosterMarseille Optimist Interligue Regatta
Iona sailing Callum sailing out to the start with his new Rooster beanie! My best interligue this year was was at Marseille. The competiton was 3 days and there was a sail camp before it....
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RoosterOptimist Sailing in Antibes with Hugo Boss
Optimist Sailing with Hugo Boss On Wednesday 21st May (Cannes Film Festival Week), we were training at Antibes when we saw a big black boat in the distance. It started sailing towards us. When...
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RoosterInternational Spring Cup, Cap d’Agde, France
This April 2015 I went to the International French Cup (known in France as Coupe Internationale de Printemps or”CIP” at Cap d’Agde). This competition is a week long so you have to be consistent. When we arrived at the sailing club for the training day there were not many people around but the trailer was … Read More
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Optimist, Rooster, Team RoosterSki Voile Optimist Regatta Antibes, 12 April 2015
Sailing out to the start with the new Rooster stickers on the hull It was a sunny day on the 12 April. The wind was very light (in France we say “floties”). We did 3 races and I was in the Minime (senior) fleet and my brother in the younger fleet. In the 1st … Read More
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Optimist, Rooster, Team RoosterOptimist Sail Camp and Regatta, Hyeres 3-8 March 2015
During the half term holiday in early March I went to a sailing camp at Hyeres for Optimists racing in South East France. It was fun and exciting! After that week of sailing there...
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Laser, Optimist, RoosterSchoelcher International Sailing Week, Martinique : Optimist & Laser Radial sailing
We are just back from Martinique where we sailed at Schoelcher International Sailing Week. Martinique is one of the overseas French departments in the Caribbean, and this regatta is held in February at the same time as the annual Carnival in Martinique, so it’s also a great time to see some of the culture of … Read More
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Optimist, RoosterOptimist Team Racing in Antibes & hot socks!
Ten teams from South East France participated in the Optimist Team Racing Regatta hosted by SR-Antibes on 31 January/1 February. A total of 60 matches were sailed over the weekend. Read More
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RoosterOptimist regatta at Cannes
Hi it is Callum, Sunday 12 October was a good day!!!!! On the 11 October, I was a bit stressed about the race (Optimist PACA region league regatta in Cannes). On race day there was...
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