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Charity, Steve's BlogStick Daring Chat – Part 2…continued
Part Three Part Four Part Five – Perhaps the best one! It’s the lessons of the trip for Stick. At the time of posting Stick has already raised £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. To donate...
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RS 400, Steve's BlogReflections of the 1st Season in the RS400
So our first season of the RS400 is almost over. We had never looked at an RS400 as an option for us as we considered ourselves to be too small. At 143Kg (22.5 stone)...
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Steve's BlogTop 10 Fathers Day ideas for a Boat Fanatic
If Fathers Day is an excuse to give the man in your life something special (do you need an excuse 😀 ), but you have no clue what he might want or need, then Rooster’s...
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Steve's BlogYou Have to be Humble to Win
This is a subject that I have visited and revisited many times in sailing. Just when you think you are invincible, you find yourself in last place. As a coach, I found myself discussing this...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Tool BoxMain Halyards – Save money and weight with this Video
OK – So when one of the team had realised that their main halyard was 7m too short for their RS400 (they had ordered a 1:1 main halyard – not a 2:1 main halyard). I...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogHiking Styles – The secrets behind efficient and healthy hiking
In this blog Steve discusses some of the typical problems associated with hiking out and takes advice from Fiona Taylor, a physiotherapist who has often been found in dark corners of Sailing Clubs, at Laser...
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Aero, Steve's BlogSteve’s Aero Talk at the Dusseldorf Boatshow – sorry about the audio
Kindly filmed by Jörn Domres who is the life and soul of the German Aero Fleet. He has a number of great Aero videos on his Youtube site here Any questions, please ask in the comments...
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Aero, Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogAero Main Halyard Tips
Here is a neat little trick to make your Aero Halyard work a little more smoothly. Take 1m of Rooster Easysplice and take 600mm of the inner core, but remember to tie a knot in the...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogProtecting Your Assets – a Buyers Guide for Dinghy Spar and Foil Bags
Breathable Spar Bags Putting your spars and foils into a cosy bag feels like the right thing to do. But if you are not careful, what appears to be a caring thing, might also be...
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Aero, Rooster, RS800, Steve's BlogRS Games – Three Rabbits to Chase.
The RS Games was to be the biggest dinghy regatta in the world and what a spectacle. We as Rooster® were to be the technical clothing supplier to the event which we took as a...
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