• RS 400,  Team Rooster

    RS400 Sprints at Rutland

    Last weekend we headed to an RS400 Sprints event at Rutland Sailing Club, which was attended by 24 very good RS400 teams. Temperatures were low, but the wind forecast was perfect, with a northerly force...

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    RS400 Inlands at QMSC

    Apologies for the lack of posting recently! I have been in the process of moving to the UK from Ireland. One of my first jobs was to join Oxford SC and join the RS400 circuit...

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  • Team Rooster

    Tough weekend at Irish RS Easterns

    Last weekend was a tough weekend for us at the Irish Easterns with 26 competitive RS400s competing but it was a learning experience especially for the new Crew Donal! Day one was a nice force...

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  • Hints and Tips,  R & D,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    DIY: Go Pro Mast Mount

      Hi all,   Apologies for not posting over the winter time! We have both been quite busy!   The sailing hasn’t stopped for us over the winter! We have been competing in the Dun Laoghaire frostbites since last October in the RS400. We have also been doing a small bit of 1720 sailing which …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  Team Rooster

    RS Easterns Win!

    Winter sailing has finally come to a close! While we had a great run at winter sailing in the Dun Laoghaire Frostbites, coming 2nd overall, we’re looking forward to a busy season ahead. The RS...

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  • Team Rooster

    The Art of Crewing

    The Art of Crewing an RS 400 For all those out there who are looking to learn a bit more about crewing or are wondering how others do things in the boat we thought we’d put this quick guide together on some of our techniques. These are just some of the things we do which …   Read More

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    Gybing an RS400 & Small Update

    Gybing an RS400 Gybing an RS400 can be trickier than some other dinghy classes due to its size, speed and the presence of wing-wangs (used to adjust the spinnaker pole angle). This quick post summarizes...

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  • Hints and Tips,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    The Science Behind Planing

    A lot of people have of course experienced planing before. The feeling is brilliant when a boat’s real potential is unleashed and let rip. We thought it might be interesting to give an engineering view...

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  • Hints and Tips

    Boat Tuning

    Busy few weeks always around Christmas time in college for us! We thought we should share a few thoughts on basic boat tuning,  particularly for RS’s. We definitely aren’t the experts at this but here...

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    DIY GPS Tracking for training and minor update

    We thought it would be good to share our experiences with a new and easy to use training method –  GPS tracking. We’ve all seen the cool animated images when sailing is covered on T.V, with streams of data coming in like boat speed, direction and what not.   Read More

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