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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tuning GuideRooster MXL Loadpath Solo Sail – Set Up Guide/ Solo Tuning Guide
The Rooster Solo load path mainsail proved itself to be a hit in 2014 – its first season. I tampered with forestay tensions to ensure I had good speed to windward, despite not being the...
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Hints and Tips, Rooster, RS 200, Steve's BlogHow to Make your RS200 Toe straps Comfortable – and its not just the toe straps!
Having a borrowed boat for a big event, there is always a bit of boat bumbling to do to ensure you have put something back to its owner and at the same time made the...
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Rooster, Steve's BlogSolo Nationals 2014 – a Review from the Bridesmaid
This season has been punctuated with some interesting Solo racing. We developed our MXL load path sail in the spring which has proved very fast. Originally I thought I would be a Zeta sailor, but despite many...
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Event Report, Rooster, Rooster 4000, Steve's BlogItalian 4000 Championships – a warm up for the Europeans
They say that the wind comes in like clockwork, and for the Garda virgins amongst us, it seamed incredible that we were going to start on time. There was no wind to speak of whilst...
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Rooster, Steve's BlogGarda and the 4K Experience
As the 4000 approaches its 20th anniversary, I am revisiting this amazing equalisation formulae. Thankfully the sailors only have to ‘weigh in’ once now at registration rather than in the old days where we...
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New Products, Solo, Steve's BlogMXL Loadpath Sail in 20 Knots
Some further testing of the MXL load path sail in some much stronger winds; definitely more spicy than we showed you in our first blog. MXL in some spicy conditions. MXL loadpath sails enable the...
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New Products, Steve's BlogRooster MXL Solo Loadpath Sail
Rooster’s final testing of its MXL Loadpath Sail with Ross Harvey and video from a masthead camera to show just how responsive this new sail is: Rooster’s New MXL Loadpath Sail for the Solo ...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog#BoatPrep101 – Part 3 Blocks Hardware and Rope
So far in the #BoatPrep101 series we have covered: #BoatPrep101 – Part 1 – Trailing Safety, (Straps, ties, lighting boards, bearings, wheels etc) with some tips to speed up your boat up. Vital as my...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tool Box#BoatPrep101 – Part 2 Hull Cleaning and Repairing
Hull cleaning and repair. Two videos – one on boat cleaning and one on gelcoat repair – enjoy. Hull Cleaning: When sorting out an old pre loved GRP dinghy you might find yourself looking at...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueAnother Video Critique
Great – some more video to get stuck into. This time of Matt Smith who looks to be a very keen Tera sailor. 15 seconds – it obvious that Matt is very happy centre sheeting,...
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