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Hints and Tips, New Products, Rooster, Steve's BlogTell Tales or Tails?
I am keen that you start telling tales that Rooster now has a Teflon® impregnated wool tell tale set that enables it to work in the wettest of conditions. The picture shows the red Teflon®...
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Hints and Tips, R & D, Rooster, Team RoosterDIY: 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
By Sean Cleary0 9857 10 -
Hints and Tips, RoosterRooster Carbon Projects
We are excited by a recent carbon project: We were asked if we could reduce the windage in the slot of a two person two sail dinghy – The Graduate. The class love to use a flyaway jibstick since it increases the speed of deployment and reduces the training time required to use a self deployed one. … Read More
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Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Steve's BlogMy Top 5 Rooster Products – 5th
You may be surprised to find out that in 5th place on my list of Top 5 Products is my Mesh Bag as it is my most used item of Rooster Kit that is currently...
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Event Report, Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogBoat Park Repairs to my Old Shed – and it’s still fast – or lucky?
Its Hyères – the Masters World Championships with 499 entries racing. First attempted start and my deck kit starts to lift off. My toe strap starts to pull out. Ah – no problems, I’ll tie...
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Hints and Tips, Sailing Solutions by Rooster, TopperHow to Mend a Leaking Topper
Leaks are bad news but there are only so many places that water can possibly get into a Topper. You may even have a boat where you remove the bung and air gushes out,...
By Dave Cockerill5 8120 1 -
Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tuning GuideRooster MXL Loadpath Solo Sail – Set Up Guide/ Solo Tuning Guide
The Rooster Solo load path mainsail proved itself to be a hit in 2014 – its first season. I tampered with forestay tensions to ensure I had good speed to windward, despite not being the...
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Hints and Tips, Rooster, RS 200, Steve's BlogHow to Make your RS200 Toe straps Comfortable – and its not just the toe straps!
Having a borrowed boat for a big event, there is always a bit of boat bumbling to do to ensure you have put something back to its owner and at the same time made the...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog#BoatPrep101 – Part 3 Blocks Hardware and Rope
So far in the #BoatPrep101 series we have covered: #BoatPrep101 – Part 1 – Trailing Safety, (Straps, ties, lighting boards, bearings, wheels etc) with some tips to speed up your boat up. Vital as my...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tool Box#BoatPrep101 – Part 2 Hull Cleaning and Repairing
Hull cleaning and repair. Two videos – one on boat cleaning and one on gelcoat repair – enjoy. Hull Cleaning: When sorting out an old pre loved GRP dinghy you might find yourself looking at...
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