• Team Rooster

    First Racing of the Season

    The snow finally stopped and I was able to get sailing again. We had our first race of the season at Dalgety, called the Brass Monkey, for obvious reasons. It was sunny, so I had sunglasses and sunscreen on but also a hat and plenty of layers as it was still only about 4C. The …   Read More

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    Return to Narnia, where its always winter and never xmas

    After a long winter break with little sailing and the main focus on exams we were looking forward to getting back out there. The first day of the season this year was to be the our first time out in the newly acquired boat from P&B. I’d been sailing it with Oli Wells at some …   Read More

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    Another Day on The 29er

    Weve spent another day on our new 29er trying to get use to the the new boat. The breeze was about 18-20 knots in chichester harbour, so we did pretty well considering we only capsised...

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  • Merlin Rocket,  Steve's Blog,  Team Rooster

    Winter Freeze – but still practicing

    Its not been the normal Easter, but over the last two weekends, we have managed to get 5 days of racing and training – thanks to the new SuperTherm gear, our PolyPro’s and Pro Aquafleece®’s....

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    Rs Feva joint squad weekend HISC

    Last weekend Emily and I from the National Junior Squad were joined by seventy Feva’s  from across the country battling the freezing temperatures to take part in the joint Rs Feva squad training weekend. Despite the high winds we had to make the most of the rare opportunity to practice long line starts & trapezoid …   Read More

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    Youth Nationals Excitement

    The 2013 RYA Youth Nationals are fast approaching and the excitement builds! This will be my very first race in a Radial where more than two other boats are competing, and marks a substantial milestone for me and no doubt hundreds of other sailors across the country. With winter now officially over, the summer racing …   Read More

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    Rooster SuperTherm

    Hi, just had my favorite event of the year, the Frampton SW Open. The reason this event is so great is the laid back atmosphere and the range of abilities, from world champions to people...

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  • Team Rooster

    Moving on up!

    Hi everyone, just a quick update on me and my sailing. Last time I stuck a blog on the rooster wall was when I was just finishing my season off in my topper after completing Nationwide 4 at Rutland Water Sailing club, where I was trying to get the best result as I could to …   Read More

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    First time on our 29er

    After a month of hard work to get our new 29er up to scratch we could finally have a play on it. The breeze was perfect in Chichester Harbour but as we found out many times...

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    Dinghy Show Visit

    I had a great visit to the Dinghy Show last Sunday. It really is a unique show and if you have never been then you really need to get yourself there next year. It’s the...

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