• Team Rooster

    Lasers at Loch Earn

    After having used my old Laser for a bit of club sailing this season, I decided to go to the last of the Scottish Travellers for a bit of a laugh and hopefully persuade some of my club mates to start getting round the circuit. And what a great weekend sailing it was, with loads …   Read More

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    A Mixed Bag

    Hi, Just come back from the Topper worlds, Netherlands which for me was an average result but a good performance considering the wind strength. The first day was abandoned with no wind. The second day was champagne sailing conditions, 32 degrees, 15 knots and 4 races. 12,15,2,18 Which with me being one of the lightest …   Read More

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    Popular kit

    While I was at the GUL RS300 event a couple of weeks ago, I was interest to see and hear what various competitors thought of their Rooster gear. Virtually the whole range was there with aquafleeces probably the most popular and plenty of hikers but some of the comments reminded me that I sometimes take …   Read More

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    Paralympics

    We went down to the lighting of the Paralympic Cauldron in Edinburgh yesterday, which was good but too long and late for a school night. But I’m looking forward to the games although I won’t be able to watch as much of it as the Olympics as I’m back at work. We were down in …   Read More

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    RS300s at Prestwick

    We had some great racing at Prestwick last weekend as part of the GUL Grand Prix. The standard in Scotland has increased in depth quite rapidly due to the fleet at Prestwick, where they regularly get 6 or more out for club racing. Saturday was brilliant Prestwick conditions where the waves come rolling in and …   Read More

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    2012 Round The Island Race

    I am about to embark on the longest and largest sailing race I have ever done; the 2012 Round the island race. I will be helming a X-treme 25, a new high performance sports boat...

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    The Never Ending Story

    I thought that the Worlds in Perth was going to be my last Olympic Radial event. However 2 weeks into the new year I was informed that the British Radial trials were going to continue and that I was still eligible for selection. With some much needed financial help from my very generous and supportive …   Read More

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    Laser Training at Dalgety

    We ran another successful Laser training day at our club last Saturday and we managed to pick an almost rain free day, although it did get pretty windy at times. Dalgety Bay has been working...

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    RS300 Scottish Series events

    I’ve raced in a couple of regattas over the past two weeks, both very different. Loch Tummel is an amazingly pretty Scottish loch and is one of the better lochs to sail in but not...

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    Torquay 420 Class training

    Moving into a new class for me has been exciting and scary. Pairing up with someone moving up from the optimist class  to sail 420.  The transition from asymmetric to symmetric  is quite an odd one....

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