4.30am one last kit check. Months of planning and training and the day is finally here. 27th April 2019 at 5am me and my friend Phil, who also happens to be my SUP instructor, set...
It’s exciting to shine a light on life as a Topper mum, or a Topp Mum as my brother calls me. I started keeping a weekly diary at the start of the year, not so...
In July 2018, I was considering changing class from the Laser Radial to another boat due to issues I had with hiking. I was struggling to find a boat that took my interest, so I...
There are many different characters around a racecourse, here are a few you may recognise. Disclaimer: no insults intended, just observations – be proud of the way you sail! Now please welcome Risky Ralph, who seems...
So, thanks to a season of Optimist sailing in little or no wind, I was on the look-out for breeze and speed and as luck would have it, the windiest events I competed in turned...
By Annie Hammett (Rooster Ambassador) After winning the Girls title at the RS Feva Worlds in Florida with my crew Emma, thoughts turned to what I would do after Feva’s. The last two years have...
By Aston Smith After making the US National Team this year I got an invitation to sail in my first international opti regatta; the British Nationals in Pwllheli, Wales. Having never sailed that far north...
Ellie and I just returned from the RS Games, Feva Europeans. It was great sailing in such a large fleet and working on our technique, chatting to sailors from all over Europe, plus a couple...
With Rooster’s evolution in inshore racing looming, we got the inside scoop on brand ambassadors Pegasus DekMarx, a Farr30 team of determined sailors that have gone from strength to strength, winning their class in the...