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Hints & Tips Index, Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Rooster, Steve's BlogCelebrating 15 years of Rooster Aquafleece®
Aquafleece® – keeping you warm for the last 15 years! Our development of the Aquafleece® material revolutionised the standard spray top. It has to be said that the most effective layer in your kit bag...
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2000, Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tuning Guide2000 – an easy boat to sail, a hard boat to sail fast!
A blog passing on the tips and lessons learned whilst trying, and finally winning, a 2000 National Championships. If I have not bored you with the story of why Sarah and I became 2000 sailors,...
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Aero, Steve's BlogReflections on the 4000 Euro Cup and Aero World Championships.
Another windy day in paradise is the thought that crosses my mind when I think back on the last two hectic weeks. My first week was largely supporting and racing the 4000 Euro Cup in...
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Aero, Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tuning GuideRS Aero Over Deck Rigging
POST VIDEO NOTE: Please use a separate piece of line to attach the two blocks to the traveller eye. see image below: This is to stop any chance of the two blocks and their 3mm...
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Aero, Laser, Steve's Blog9 Days – 2 Regattas – 2 Boats – more Pies?
After selling my good Laser in order to purchase an Aero, it was time to see if the old beach boat of 157699 (with sail number 188631) was up to the standard of top class...
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Hints & Tips Index, Laser, Steve's Blog, Tuning GuideHow to Change Gudgeons on a Laser (keeping an old boat competitive)
The laser rudder angle is the one area that appears to be contentious. Yes the angle is too far back, but without an angled rudder you might loose some of the paddle effect at low...
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Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's BlogDyneema® Shock Cord – worth the money
Having used normal Shock Cord and now the Dyneema® Shock Cord, I can vouch for the Dyneema® Shock Cord every time. The slack in the system is much easier to take up as the Dyneema®...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogTaperLite – Rooster’s answer to your spinnaker or gennaker sheet requirements
A video to show you how to create a simple centre take off with Rooster’s TaperLite. Rooster’s answer to your spinnaker or gennaker sheet requirements.
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Results ArchiveWessex Laser Grand Prix
A great opportunity to sail in a friendly environment with a good competitive spirit. Novices welcome and encouraged. Any four overall results to count towards overall prizes at the end of the year. For further...
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Results Archive
Lakeland and Border Region Grand Prix
A great opportunity to sail in a friendly environment with a good competitive spirit. Novices welcome and encouraged. Racers need four events to qualify for the overall series, and four events per rig to qualify...
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