• Event Report,  Laser

    Bart’s Bash at Dalgety

    We held our Bart’s Bash at Dalgety yesterday, which was a great success and ended a weekend of great sailing, with the emphasis on newcomers, novice and youth sailors. I sailed the Skiff, which was...

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  • Laser

    Dalgety Lasers

    Last weekend the Scottish Laser Travellers series came to Dalgety Bay for their latest regatta. The Sun shone, of course and we had great wind, if a bit shifty on Saturday. It was a really busy regatta, with 120 boats spread over six classes including novice and development fleets. The biggest fleet were the Teras, …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    Recovering from a bad start

    On Saturday, Island Barn hosted their annual Laser open meeting which, as part of the popular Thames Valley circuit, attracted a decent fleet despite a pessimistic forecast. Rather than provide an event report, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on recovering from a bad start, as I seem to have had a lot of …   Read More

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  • Laser

    Time for a Change

    Last Wednesday was the last evening race for this year and it seems to have come just too quickly. It has suddenly become quite dark very soon after we finished and driving home in the dark seems quite strange. Still, in a few months driving in daylight will seem odd so I’ll not complain. I …   Read More

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  • Hints & Tips Index,  Laser

    Hints & Tips Index

    Hints and Tip Index:  Explaining the 4th Dimension  – Downwind sailing tips for single handers Tacking – the Technical Stuff  – A detailed analysis of tacking efficiently Winter Maintenance: Trailing Safety – trailer bearing replacement advice. Steve’s...

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    A Summer to Remember

    The Laser 4.7 Worlds 2015 took place in Medemblik, Holland on the Isomer. As this was my first international event ever I was not expecting too much from myself and used it as an opportunity to see the standard of sailing internationally. Two races where scheduled for each day but that was not the case …   Read More

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  • Event Report,  Laser,  Team Rooster

    Royal Fowey Regatta Week 2015

    Every year I attend my local regatta week, which is a week full of sailing & carnival celebrations. A long distance yacht race over Sunday & Monday gets proceedings underway with a firework display on the Monday evening. Racing for all the other boats then gets underway on Tuesday morning and continues all the way …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster,  Topper

    The Summer – Sailing from Start to Finish……

      My Dad says some older sailors may get the title reference to a book he has lost – I didn’t get it either! Its been a great Summer holidays so far! Starting at Garda, then Stokes Bay Sailing Club Cadet Week – Over 90 kids sailing! Followed by the Topper 5.3 Nationals and then …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    A Summer of Sailing

    So far it has been a very eventful summer for me. The first big event was the Streaker national championships in Weymouth over the 3rd to 5th of July. This was my first Streaker event and jolly good fun it was too! The forecast was for a breezy weekend of racing in Portland Harbour, with …   Read More

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  • Laser

    It’s Official – the Windiest Year for Two Decades

    Well I think we had worked that one out and it seems to concentrate on weekends! http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotland-weather-2015-windiest-year-in-decades-1-3841489 It’s probably going to end up the wettest July for a few years too and August doesn’t look much better. It has meant I am getting great use out of my Rooster ThermaFlex Top, it really is perfect …   Read More

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