Following a quick sweep of the sail loft we have re-discovered a small number of OK sails now available at the bargain price of £295 on the rooster sailing internet and ebay site. Designed by...
2014 was a strange year for me sailing wise. I have probably done less sailing this year than in any other year since I have owned my skiff with mountain biking, road biking and a...
Having tried countless pairs of boots over the last few years, some good, some bad I finally managed to get my hands on a pair of the new Roosters. Having fed back to Steve during development what I think to be the best features I have to say I am very pleased with what has …
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After a relatively eventful year which included having my hands torn to shreds at Rutland and narrowly avoiding a catastrophic mast breakage pre Whitstable our Nationals finally came round at the fantastic venue that is...
During pack up for Whitstable Open meeting a couple of months or so ago I was fortunate to discover a small crack round my spreader bracket. Fortunate is not usually a word I’d use to describe gear failure but in this case had I not spotted the crack the subsequent 8 races in Force 4-5 …
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Please find below a gentle warning of what to expect if you don’t wear gloves in certain conditions… Yes, I know I should know better, in fact I do know better but the lateness of...
Last weekend Dan Vincent and I decamped the relatively short distance up the M4 to Bristol for our season opener at Chew Valley in the hope of a decent result. Numbers were expected to be slightly down as the boats that had travelled to Melbourne hadn’t quite reached UK waters, but it provided the ideal …
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