• Rooster,  Team Rooster

    The Bike and Sail event, at Emsworth Slipper SC

    This weekend we had the second ‘Bike and Sail’ event at Slipper, and given its success since being introduced to our programme last year I thought I’d write up a short report in case it is of interest for other clubs.  The format of the event is captured in its title.  In the morning, there …   Read More

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  • Optimist,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    My Weekend

    Staunton open last Saturday, rain and light winds… not my thing. The organisation and club were great, but probably the less said about my sailing the better. Flame was fast, unfortunately I wasn’t – I really hate light wind conditions. Sunday was fun I went up to Draycote with Dad. We spent the morning messing …   Read More

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  • 29er,  Rooster,  Team Rooster

    The 2015 season so far…

    It’s been a fantastic, thrilling and tough 6 months for the two us. After training hard every weekend come rain or snow, we went to our first event in the 29er at Rutland SC in March. With gear failure, no sailing on sunday and sailing the wrong course in the first race, its safe to …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  RS 200,  Team Rooster

    Itchenor RS200 Open

    There are a couple of opens that really draw the 200 fleet out and we are lucky that one of them is our home event at Itchenor.  We had 39 boats racing over the weekend and it was also the first real trial of the new sails vs the old style.   Read More

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  • Laser,  Rooster

    A new experience

    It’s taken me far too long to get around to writing this blog, I have now finished my AS Exams though so I thought I would finally get on with it. The monohull/catamaran debate often seems to split the sailing world, and I have always sailed monohull boats but few weekends ago, I sailed a catamaran …   Read More

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  • Rooster,  RS Feva

    RS Feva nationals

    On the 30th of June Jamie and I turned up for the PA Consulting RS Feva national championships. Day one and two were the qualifying series and on day three we were split into gold...

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  • Rooster

    Marseille Optimist Interligue Regatta

    Iona sailing Callum sailing out to the start with his new Rooster beanie! My best interligue this year was was at Marseille. The competiton was 3 days and there was a sail camp before it....

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  • Rooster

    Optimist Sailing in Antibes with Hugo Boss

    Optimist Sailing with Hugo Boss   On Wednesday 21st May (Cannes Film Festival Week), we were training at Antibes when we saw a big black boat in the distance. It started sailing towards us. When...

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  • Rooster,  Team Rooster,  Topper

    Rooster Topper Southern Zone Traveller – Stokes Bay

    The weekend just gone saw Stokes Bay hold a Coaching Day on Saturday and the Rooster Southern Zone traveller on the Sunday and the sun came out at last! So I packed away my winter gear and...

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  • Laser,  Rooster

    Moving on up

    I’ve sailed at Bartley and at Upton Warren throughout the Autumn, Winter and Spring series and completed my Powerboat 2 qualification. I was very pleased to be awarded the Annual Youth Prize at Bartley back...

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