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Hints and Tips, Rooster 4000, Steve's BlogSafety ‘blow through’ Gybe in a Rooster 4000.
Racing at Stokes Bay in what might be called fresh to frightening conditions – onshore with winds 25 + knots. The key features of the safety or blow through gybe are: Helm – concentrating on...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogChinese Rope Trick and 12 Braid Spicing
Products used in this video: Rooster Micro Serrated Scissors – even better than the original. 🙂 2/3mm Pull Fid 2mm 12 Braided Dynema (or Spectra)Â
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogWorth a look if your spinnaker halyard has ever jammed.
How to choose the right rope for the right job. It’s not always the case that the most expensive rope is the best one for the job, specially when it comes to your spinnaker halyard. ...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogHalitail™ – the ideal way to put a tail on your wire halyard
If you have ever found a 3 plait rope hard to splice onto a wire halyard – then this video is for you. Sold per meter – Shop Halitail™
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Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's BlogSpinfast – the ultimate dinghy spinnaker halyard
Steve Cockerill explains the thinking behind Rooster’s new Spinfast dinghy spinnaker halyard. If you want to see your class halyard length listed, why not let us know the dimensions.
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Hints and Tips, RS Feva, Team RoosterTop Tips for a Successful Training Session
As a coach, I often get asked; “what can I do to make training without a coach more productive.” The answer I always give is “lots”. There is so much you can do whilst training...
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Hints and Tips, Video CritiqueRYA Dinghy Show 2016 Review
My favourite part of the pre season is making the annual trip to Alexandra Palace, London, for the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show. It’s a great place to catch up with old friends and meet...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogHow to Straighten then End for End a Laser Top Mast
Rivet for the mast collar – Stainless Rivet 16mm by 4.8mm Rivet for bottom collar – Stainless Rivet 12mm by 4.8mm Rivet for top plug – Stainless Rivet 8mm by 4.8mm Happy Straightening.
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's Blog, TopperRiveting Video on Riveting :)
The video tells it all – except where to buy the rivets… Rooster hold many styles of rivets. Rivets are often misleadingly described as 5mm, when they are mostly 4.8mm or the old 3/16 of...
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2000, Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogWhy 2000’s are so popular
After Sarah ruptured her achilles we talked about how we were going to get her back on the water. We had the option to borrow a friends 2000 for the Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series. I...
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