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Chandlery, Competition, Hack, Hints and TipsTop 12 Sailing Hacks You Never Thought You Needed
Be the brains of the boat park with some easy and some ingenuitive hacks to make your life easier, to make your sailing technique work better for you and get your kit lasting longer. Let...
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Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's BlogSPC – Splice-able Polyester Control from Rooster
It’s not often that we change rope at Rooster. We have done this to help you to avoid changing them as often on your boat as well. Our new SPC Control line is a...
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Competition, Hack, Hints and TipsCompetition entry #8: Computer Fan for Post-Sail Hull Drying
Chris is changing the game here guys ONLY USE WHEN NOT ON THE WATER! : “I made these hatch fans to get my boat hull super dry. Inevitably sailing an older RS400 all year round...
By Emma Ralph4 1722 0 -
Competition, Hack, Hints and TipsCompetition entry #10: Put your Rooster Packaging to Good Use
Malachy’s come up with an awesome way to re-use the packaging that your kit was sent in!
By Emma Ralph3 1489 0 -
Competition, Hack, Hints and TipsCompetition entry #9: 4 Expert Sailing Hacks to Make into Nifty Habits
Step-by-Step Hack logic from Richard: Turn a spare bung into a pressure testing tool. Drill a hole in a spare bung and glue in a tubeless car or bike tyre valve. Now you can attach...
By Emma Ralph5 1930 0 -
Competition, Hack, Hints and TipsCompetition entry #3: Easy Webbing Trick to Protect Your Boat
Jacob’s channelling the real nitty-gritty important elements that we should remember. Tucking the webbing behind the plastic clips is good practice to get in the habit of!
By Emma Ralph43 1602 0 -
Hints and Tips, RS 400, Steve's Blog, Video CritiquePerfecting the RS400 Gybe – well nearly.
16 knots sea breeze and we were allowed to go out to play at Lee on Solent Sailing Club. I plugged in my speed puck to get some numbers and help us focus on our...
By Steve Cockerill6 2491 0 -
Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogA Tuck Splice in Rooster’s ‘Zero Pro Finish Dyneema® – Simples
Rooster’s latest high-performance traveller for the laser/ILCA is again a breakthrough in rope technology. Made from 3.5m of 5mm Rooster Zero Pro Finish Dyneema®, this new rope has the same ‘zero’ stretch inner core but...
By Steve Cockerill5 2460 0 -
Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogThe Windward – Leeward Follow on…
If you are lucky enough to still have access to the water but with no organised racing or coaching, this routine is soooo good. I use it a lot when 2 or more boats find themselves...
By Steve Cockerill3 3263 0 -
Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's Blog, Tool BoxLittle Boat Bimble – a Threaded Deck Bush
Sometimes a new product comes along that deserves a little more explanation. Why do small things cause so much irritation? Let’s make it better. It can be so irritating when the deck bush comes out...
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