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Laser, Team Rooster, TopperLaser Transition – From Topper to Radial
Feature Photo Credit: James Tomlinson. For three years I raced a Topper with reasonable success finishing in the top ten at both the World and National Championships in 2016. Last September I decided it was...
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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Bimbles: Locking Retractable Painter
Any top racer will tell you that just one boat length could make as many as 5 places difference in a race. 1 point let alone 5 could make the difference between winning and losing, whether that...
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Team Rooster, Topper2016 Sailing Summary
As I start my transition from the Topper into the Laser Radial class I thought it would be a good time to update you on my sailing progress during 2016. I finished the 2015 National Series...
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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Bimbles – Easy Adjust Outhaul Topper
As I begin my transition into the Laser Radial I thought I would share some of my Topper rigging tips. The first of which shall be the easy adjust outhaul. This is particularly easy to...
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Event Report, Team Rooster, Topper2016 Rooster Topper World Championships
This year’s journey to the Topper Worlds started very early on Thursday morning with an overnight ferry crossing from Fishguard to Rosslare and drive to Ballyholme Yacht Club. On arrival a couple of friends asked...
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Team Rooster, TopperNational Series 6 @ Carsington Water
Over the weekend of the 16th & 17th July I headed up to Carsington for the final event in the Topper National Series, NS 6. Last year this was my worst event by far so...
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Team Rooster, TopperKing of the Castle (Cove)
Last weekend I headed down to picturesque Castle Cove Sailing Club for the second event in the South Coast Traveller Series. It was also a joint event with the South-West Area, which ensured a good...
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Team Rooster, TopperFlying High at Datchet
Next stop for the Topper National series was Datchet Water Sailing Club for the third event in the series. The forecast for the event was light, unstable wind, which has always been my achilles heel,...
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Team Rooster, TopperNot the ideal start to a regatta……
The Topper Winter Regatta is seen as a benchmark of how your winter training is going but it also makes up part of the Topper National Series. For this reason I was aiming for a...
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Team Rooster, TopperTopper National Intermediate Squad Camp Weymouth
Over the half term I went to my first National Intermediate squad camp at WPNSA. I had a great time and we were very lucky to have a great mix of conditions. I arrived at...
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