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    First Racing of the Season

    The snow finally stopped and I was able to get sailing again. We had our first race of the season at Dalgety, called the Brass Monkey, for obvious reasons. It was sunny, so I had sunglasses and sunscreen on but also a hat and plenty of layers as it was still only about 4C. The …   Read More

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    Dinghy Show Visit

    I had a great visit to the Dinghy Show last Sunday. It really is a unique show and if you have never been then you really need to get yourself there next year. It’s the...

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    Race Coaching

    I did a bit of winter coaching last weekend at Port Edgar, which is situated very near to the Forth Road Bridge and will soon be sandwiched between the new bridge too. But we had...

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    Back sailing again

    So after a bit of an enforced break, due to me getting my eyes fixed, I had my first sail of the year last weekend. I had to scrape the frost off the car to get there but as we stay well up a hill I was sure it would be warmer (?) at Dalgety. …   Read More

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    Trapezing

    I was sailing with my Son last Sunday in an old Fireball. He absolutely loves trapezing, particularly trying to bounce as far away from the boat as possible. I then stupidly suggested that he might...

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    Lasers at Loch Earn

    After having used my old Laser for a bit of club sailing this season, I decided to go to the last of the Scottish Travellers for a bit of a laugh and hopefully persuade some of my club mates to start getting round the circuit. And what a great weekend sailing it was, with loads …   Read More

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    Popular kit

    While I was at the GUL RS300 event a couple of weeks ago, I was interest to see and hear what various competitors thought of their Rooster gear. Virtually the whole range was there with aquafleeces probably the most popular and plenty of hikers but some of the comments reminded me that I sometimes take …   Read More

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    Paralympics

    We went down to the lighting of the Paralympic Cauldron in Edinburgh yesterday, which was good but too long and late for a school night. But I’m looking forward to the games although I won’t be able to watch as much of it as the Olympics as I’m back at work. We were down in …   Read More

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    RS300s at Prestwick

    We had some great racing at Prestwick last weekend as part of the GUL Grand Prix. The standard in Scotland has increased in depth quite rapidly due to the fleet at Prestwick, where they regularly get 6 or more out for club racing. Saturday was brilliant Prestwick conditions where the waves come rolling in and …   Read More

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    Thermaflex

    I’m not long back from a few days with the family in Wales, where we spent a good amount of time bodyboarding and windsurfing. This gave me a chance to try out the Thermaflex Top...

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