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Optimist, Team Rooster3 Medals for 2 at Hyeres
The 7th of February I was at Hyeres for a PACA league regatta with my sister. My objective was to finish on the podium in the Benjamin (junior fleet). My sister Iona wanted to be...
By Iona & Callum Wyper1 1918 0 -
Optimist, Team RoosterNaples 2016 Optimist Event
0500hrs Saturday 2nd January 2016, the Naples team met at Gatwick Airport. The team comprised of me and 4 other members of the Optimist National squad; Barty (Gray), Kai (Wolgram) and Will (Pank). India (Page-Wood)...
By Sam de la Feuillade5 2466 0 -
Optimist, Rooster, Team RoosterPula Christmas Regatta – Optimist Racing in Croatia
Pula was one of my best regattas yet. It was cold but fun, and my Rooster Pro Aquafleece kept me warm on the water. We slept in a hotel that seemed like it had 5...
By Iona & Callum Wyper1 2768 0 -
Optimist, Team RoosterKt.’s Xmas and New Year
Happy New year to the Rooster team and all my sailing friends!! I had a great time over the Christmas break training and sailing at every chance in my Optimist. Mum and dad are probably...
By Katie Byne7 1925 0 -
2000, Hints and Tips, OptimistShoreside support tips from Doris the Sea Goddess
I have morphed from being a Nereide Dinghy Racing Goddess myself to my new role as the mother of Dinghy Racing Gods. Hence my new name is Doris (wife of the sea god Nereus and...
By Team Zoomy4 2223 0 -
Optimist, Team RoosterOptimist Winter Training & the Draycote Dash
Optimist Development Squad Training at Grafham. I attended the 4 day residential along with 21 other sailors at Grafham Water Sailing Club. As soon as we arrived we rigged our boats and prepared ourselves for...
By Katie Byne5 2261 0 -
Event Report, Optimist, Team RoosterOptimist World Championship 2015 – Dziwnow, Poland
Being part of the GBR team for the 2015 Optimist World championships was definitely the highlight of the year for me. In the build up to the regatta we raced as a team at a...
By Matt Beck1 3161 0 -
2000, OptimistWhat a difference a year makes (when you’re 8 or 10)!
Wow! I was about to put fingers to keyboard about the kids’ fantastic training and racing this autumn, but I thought I’d dip in and have a look at what we were saying this time...
By Team Zoomy0 2365 0 -
Optimist, RS Feva, Team RoosterTeam Racing- Oxford and Berlin
Just had a couple of weekends of Team Racing, the first being the Eric Twiname Team Racing Championships held at Farmoor near Oxford. Then the Opti Team Cup, which was held at Potsdamer Yacht Club,...
By Matt Beck0 2750 0 -
Optimist, RoosterMy Optimist Sailing Year 2015
This year has probably been the best year I have ever had sailing. I have been to loads of events and open meetings, plus I’ve been spending a lot of time on the water training and having...
By Sam de la Feuillade1 1496 0