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Kit Highlight, New Products, Steve's BlogNew Upgrades to the Supertherm Neoprene Beanie
My Dad used to tell me that 1/3 of your body heat goes out your head (if you don’t wear a hat in cold weather)*. So I have always carried or worn a Beanie to...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogBoat Whisperer Talks
Boat Whisperer Talks are now cancelled until further notice – but here is a free bit of Boat Whisperer Video, shot at the RYA Dinghy Show to keep you on your game. If the free bit...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogLaunching a Laser on a Lee Shore
Launching on a lee shore can be daunting but in a Laser/ILCA it’s relatively easy. I tend to only attach my mainsheet once I am near the water, to avoid taking out other peoples’ tiller...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogExtreme Weather Sailing – Practice the San Francisco Roll
After experiencing the 2005 Tyne Tees Laser Qualifier where the UK Laser Standard, Radial and 4.7 fleets found themselves in 54 knots of offshore breeze I felt I should write a short article about some...
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Hints and Tips, Rooster, Steve's BlogHow to Recover Your Boat With an Onshore Breeze
How to recover your boat safely with an onshore breeze depends on the type of boat you sail. As a long-standing Stokes Bay Laser Sailor, I had to quickly learn the ‘Coming Ashore in an...
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RS 400, Steve's BlogNew Jib Cunningham – Class Approved
The Rooster Jib Cunningham System is now RS400 class approved. I was inspired by sailors who did not adjust their jib cunningham – probably a mixture of difficulty and lack of appreciation of its effects....
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RS 400, Steve's BlogRS400 Wing Wangs – What’s under the bonnet
It was time to change my Wing Wang Primary Lines on my RS400 and I had noticed that the wing wangs on my club boat were far easier than my race boat. There were three...
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Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's BlogSPC – Splice-able Polyester Control from Rooster
It’s not often that we change rope at Rooster. We have done this to help you to avoid changing them as often on your boat as well. Our new SPC Control line is a...
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Hints and Tips, RS 400, Steve's Blog, Video CritiquePerfecting the RS400 Gybe – well nearly.
16 knots sea breeze and we were allowed to go out to play at Lee on Solent Sailing Club. I plugged in my speed puck to get some numbers and help us focus on our...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogA Tuck Splice in Rooster’s ‘Zero Pro Finish Dyneema® – Simples
Rooster’s latest high-performance traveller for the laser/ILCA is again a breakthrough in rope technology. Made from 3.5m of 5mm Rooster Zero Pro Finish Dyneema®, this new rope has the same ‘zero’ stretch inner core but...
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