So what is Race To Scotland all about? Well I had this idea to take something very small – an RS Aero – on something really big – the length of Britain. That’s 4m of...
Photo credit: Peter Newton What a weekend at Carsington, my first national event win in my Topper! With two 5ths under my belt in the two previous national series events, I was asked “what have...
Winter is the time for fixing and upgrading your boat. It’s not always the most fun thing to do but definitely worth it when the season comes. We have recently been sorting our new RS200...
Photo credit: www.tomasmoyaphoto.es Helena Wolff finished 22nd overall and 2nd girl out of 255 entrants at the 2016 Optimist World Championship in Villamoura, Portugal. As a new member of Team Rooster we asked her advice...
I have been racing in boats since before I can remember. I won my first open meeting before I was born, helping Mummy crew when she was four months pregnant. But the first time I...
Any top racer will tell you that just one boat length could make as many as 5 places difference in a race. 1 point let alone 5 could make the difference between winning and losing, whether that...
Heading into 2017 I thought I’d look at what’s been happening in my world of sailing and what has interested me. The start of 2016 in the 29er was up and down. I was sailing...
Last week I went to a regatta in Pula, Croatia. I had a really good time and lots of fun there sailing my Optimist. It was a lot colder than the weather in Southern France...
The transition to a new class is always exciting but also a potentially challenging time. After three fantastic years in the Optimist class, April this year was the start of my transition into the Laser...