• Cadet

    How windy is it………

    Hi everybody, The weather has been messing up training this winter. I’ve had three weekends cancelled and on the last two weekends we only managed one day out on the water. This weekend we had...

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  • Cadet,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    And the Winner is…!

    What a fantastic 2 weeks I have enjoyed in Riva del Garda! Beautiful blue skies, breeze and fab sunshine – however very hot. Hamish and I trained hard over the past two years and had really set our hearts on doing well at the Cadet World Championships in the promotional fleet. The competition was very …   Read More

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  • Cadet

    Huge waves in Flanders!

    Just returned from the European sailing regatta in Nieuwpoort (Belgium Nationals), which everybody calls Flanders. Lots of different classes racing although we only had Oppies and Cadets on our startline which sounded good except the Oppies were in two flights and every first start they had a general recall so we had to wait for …   Read More

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  • Cadet

    My luck number’s 7!

    I have just finished two open meetings (Fishers Green and my home club, Frensham pond), where Hamish and I came seventh in both events; a huge improvement over last year. Winter training has paid off...

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  • Rooster

    World team qualifyers just around the corner

    Hamish and I have now finished our RYA National Junior Squad winter training and endured some bitterly cold days; as did dad on the rib! Thanks Steve for the wonderful gear that meant we kept snug all winter long – the Rooster hats (see photo, whilst flat out in Weymouth in 25+ knots of breeze), …   Read More

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  • Cadet

    the waiting is finally over!!

    This weekend Hamish and I went down to Castle Cove in Weymouth harbour to launch and train in ‘Executrix’.The boat is just fantastic. DAY 1 We got down early Saturday morning and after a bacon and egg butty, we got started on the boat set up. We spent the weekend with Adam Bowers of ABC …   Read More

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  • Rooster

    Saskia & Annabel Taylor prepare for squads

    It has been a busy few weeks with squad selection events. We were so excited to have been selected for the Cadet Intermediate squad – our first time ever in a squad. It is just...

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  • Rooster

    Getting very excited

    Sadly I’ve been ill for a bit on antibiotics, however, we pick up the new boat tomorrow and then down to WPNSA for RYA NJS four days of training with Jonny McGovern. We have our...

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  • Rooster

    Whoooooooooh!

    Hello all, Totally thrilled as, after a week of thinking we were out, we are in, yes qualified for the RYA NJS – a true long term goal since being in it twice as crew...

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  • Rooster

    That’s sail boat racing

    Hamish and I went to Dabchicks for the second weekend of squad qualifiers, hoping to keep our RYA NJS place. As the title suggests it didn’t go to plan. No racing day one due to...

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