• Optimist,  Rooster

    Optimist Team Racing in Antibes & hot socks!

        Ten teams from South East France participated in the Optimist Team Racing Regatta hosted by SR-Antibes on 31 January/1 February. A total of 60 matches were sailed over the weekend.   Read More

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  • Rooster

    Bargain OK Mainsails!!

    Following a quick sweep of the sail loft we have re-discovered a small number of OK sails now available at the bargain price of £295 on the rooster sailing internet and ebay site. Designed by...

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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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  • Rooster

    Calendar Planning ……

    As the calendar year clicks over – and I am still confused when writing the  date, its the time of year you will find me scrutinising calendars and venues of the classes that I would love to sail in and somehow dovetail other family commitments into my regatta planning.  I  imagine the warm sun, the terrific …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  RS 200

    Winter Warm-up

    A new year has begun and Soph and I have managed to get some crisp winter sails in; we need to try to work off those Christmas dinners! Having had the last 2-3 months off it was nice to get back on the water again. We had a short race series at New Year down at …   Read More

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  • 2000,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    Fabulous Winter Sailing!

    Yesterday was our last race of the year.  It’s been a cracker.  One of the highlights has definitely been the Hare and Hounds Series which concluded yesterday.  After the ‘regular’ season ends the Emsworth clubs run a series on Springs weekends and invite Thorney Island Sailing Club members too.  As well as Saturday and Sunday …   Read More

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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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  • Hints and Tips,  Rooster

    Rooster Carbon Projects

    We are excited by a recent carbon project:  We were asked if we could reduce the windage in the slot of a two person two sail dinghy  – The Graduate.  The class love to use a flyaway jibstick since it increases the speed of deployment and reduces the training time required to use a self deployed one. …   Read More

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  • Rooster

    First University League Weekend 15-16 November

    After all the early Saturday morning training sessions the first Scottish Student Sailing League weekend was upon us. My university (Strathclyde) were the hosts and the racing was held at Bardowie Loch. Six universities took part in this event and the start of Saturday was spent racing to decide what teams would be in what …   Read More

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  • Kit Bag,  Rooster,  Steve's Blog

    My Top 5 Rooster Products #3 – Breaking All The Rules!

    As I prepare to write this blog – and thinking of my number 3, I can’t help to be persuaded by the current sailing conditions, all I can think about is warmth and agility, so...

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