• Laser,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    Training – Done, Ready to Race – You Bet!

    This winter I have been training with what will now probably be known as the “Cornish Laser Squad” down at Restronguet SC, Falmouth. The Restronguet Laser sailors have been really kind, helpful & welcoming so thank you guys! I normally race at Porthpean which is about an hour up the south coast from Restronguet but …   Read More

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  • Laser

    Half term training

    It’s taken me a little while to get around to writing this but a few weeks ago was half term; for students like myself half term is the perfect opportunity for some concentrated training and the chance to make some big improvements. In the second half of the week I took part in my first …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    RYA Dinghy Show 2015

    You know the season is fast approaching when you make the annual trip to London, more specifically Alexandra Palace for the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show. The show is always a great place to catch up with friends, see the latest boats, boat improvements and also a great chance to grab any bargains. The show is …   Read More

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  • Laser

    Irish Laser Calendar 2015

    The Irish laser racing circuit for 2015 promises some hard, intense racing with tricky conditions. Sadly there will be three events in Cork so I won’t be able to attend all as I have my Junior Certificate (state exams) in June.   Read More

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  • Laser,  Optimist,  Rooster

    Schoelcher International Sailing Week, Martinique : Optimist & Laser Radial sailing

    We are just back from Martinique where we sailed at Schoelcher International Sailing Week. Martinique is one of the overseas French departments in the Caribbean, and this regatta is held in February at the same time as the annual Carnival in Martinique, so it’s also a great time to see some of the culture of …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    Crashes and injuries!

    I fell off my road bike yesterday. Well it was more of a crash! From this there are several important lessons: don’t pull into a bus lane at 42km/h (you’ll end up on the floor),...

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  • Laser,  Rooster

    Rooster Hiking Pads

    I have just returned from a month of traveling and I wanted to write a blog on a question that I am asked frequently. What hiking pads do you wear and why?   Read More

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  • Laser

    The end of 2014 and the start of winter training

    It’s been a long time since my last post, I’ve been very busy starting training in my Laser as well as starting my A-levels, and balancing both. Fortunately both are going well. At the end of the summer, having had a disappointing finish to my Topper sailing, I was somewhat unsure as to where I …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    The Season’s Over… But Not For Long

    Well where do I start, my last blog – “My Favourite Rooster Kit for 2014” became one of ‘the’ blogs of 2014. If you didn’t get a chance to read it follow this link… Steve Cockerill even decided to do his own rendition of it, which as you might expect became very popular. This blog …   Read More

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  • Laser,  Team Rooster

    Practice Makes Perfect (Well Almost)

    On Saturday 15th of November, I joined four other Laser 4.7s at Burghfield SC for a day’s coaching. Since there was very little wind, we suggested to the coach Dan that we should practice roll tacks and roll gybes. This was an area which we all felt was a weak spot. We did a number …   Read More

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