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Hints and Tips, New Products, Steve's BlogSpinfast – the ultimate dinghy spinnaker halyard
Steve Cockerill explains the thinking behind Rooster’s new Spinfast dinghy spinnaker halyard. If you want to see your class halyard length listed, why not let us know the dimensions.
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2000, Steve's BlogNew 2000 Shake Down and Sort
After picking up a new 2000 from RS sailing, I spent a day preparing the boat for the first event at Weir Wood. I changed the toe straps for Rooster 2000 Helm and Rooster 2000...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's BlogHow to Straighten then End for End a Laser Top Mast
Rivet for the mast collar – Stainless Rivet 16mm by 4.8mm Rivet for bottom collar – Stainless Rivet 12mm by 4.8mm Rivet for top plug – Stainless Rivet 8mm by 4.8mm Happy Straightening.
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Steve's Blog, TopperRiveting Video on Riveting :)
The video tells it all – except where to buy the rivets… Rooster hold many styles of rivets. Rivets are often misleadingly described as 5mm, when they are mostly 4.8mm or the old 3/16 of...
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2000, Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogWhy 2000’s are so popular
After Sarah ruptured her achilles we talked about how we were going to get her back on the water. We had the option to borrow a friends 2000 for the Chichester Yacht Club Snowflake Series. I...
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Hints and Tips, Laser, Rooster, Steve's BlogSetting Up and Using a Rooster Laser® Carbon Tiller
Steve explains on the video how to get the very best out of Rooster Laser® Carbon Tiller. The Rooster Carbon Tiller for the Laser® is the one piece of equipment that Laser Sailors are prepared to spend...
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Hints and Tips, Rooster, Steve's BlogWhy Buy a Rooster 1680D Top Cover.
Producing strong reliable boat covers at an affordable price can be a challenge. The video explains the benefits of our new 1680D boat cover fabric, which we have used on our range of 1680D boat...
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Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Steve's BlogWhy buy Rooster Pro Hike Pads and Race Armour Lite Shorts
Our Pro Hike Pads and Race Armour Lite Shorts are my favourite method of wearing hiking pads. I wear them over my Thermaflex Longjohn in temperate climates, or over my Supertherm Longjohn in cold climates, or...
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Rooster, Steve's Blog4000 Class Developments 2016 Update
Since the Dinghy Show in 2014, Rooster’s involvement in the 4000 class could be construed as slow but steady. Early in 2014 we introduced the new mainsail with a modern look. We changed the cloth of...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's BlogTacking – The Technical Stuff
I learnt to sail on an old gravel pit in the Midlands in the UK. Just to make it more interesting, Tamworth Sailing Club also had islands and trees. These features created some rather interesting...
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