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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogTop Reads 2016 #3rdplace – Explaining the 4th Dimension
The 4th Dimension Principally the 4th dimension is sailing by the lee with a single-handed boat that allows the boom to go out to nearly 90 degrees. I learnt the art of the 4th dimension sailing...
By Steve Cockerill13 9980 2 -
2000, Hints and Tips, RS 300The World’s Worst Sailing Selfie (and how to improvise a hiking bench)
Well I’ll let you be the judge of that! But desperate times drive desperate measures. In this case the desperate measures were a trip to the Middle East between February and August which drove a...
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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperAnd Yet More Topper Tips!
Hello. Following on from my last top ten tips from my time in the Topper National Squad, these are the next ten! Tip no.11: Topper introduced a new style sail with a webbing strap to stop the...
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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTop 10 Topper Tips
Hello! As you may have gathered from the title, I’m going to share with you the many boat-prep tips and tricks which I’ve picked up during my time in the Topper National Squad. I don’t claim ownership...
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Hints and Tips, Rooster, Steve's Blog, Tuning GuideRooster 8.1 Class
Tuning Guide By Steve Cockerill With the possibility of sailors well in excess of 90kg sailing the Rooster 8.1, we have built in a large amount of luff curve the sail to support the leach...
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Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Team Rooster, TopperHow To Keep Warm When Training Through The Winter
As the sailing season draws to a close many people will be packing up their boats for the winter and forgetting all about sailing for a while. But if you’re one of those oddballs who’s...
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Hints and Tips, RoosterCampaign Planning – How to Approach a Sponsor
As a company that champions grass roots sailing and takes pride in sponsoring a diverse range of sailors of varying ability, we get inundated with sponsorship requests on a daily basis. Only a tiny percentage...
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Hints and Tips, YachtingMajor Boat work – Frank’s Refit
Frank is now 36 years old and has undergone a lot of work this season to keep us going for another few years. 36 years had taken its toll on the structure and some of...
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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Bimbles – Easy Adjust Outhaul Topper
As I begin my transition into the Laser Radial I thought I would share some of my Topper rigging tips. The first of which shall be the easy adjust outhaul. This is particularly easy to...
By Jake Bowhay5 3908 1 -
Hints and Tips, RS 100Guest Blog: Bimbling the RS100, by Clive Eplett
About the time the RS100 was announced, I was chatting to supercrew and ex-colleague Roz McGrane. “I quite fancy one of these RS100s”, I said. To which, Roz responded “you should get one quick, before...
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