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Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Bimbles: Locking Retractable Painter
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...
By Jake Bowhay8 5181 2 -
Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperAnd Yet More Topper Tips!
Hello. Following on from my last top ten tips from my time in the Topper National Squad, these are the next ten! Tip no.11: Topper introduced a new style sail with a webbing strap to stop the...
By Frances Fox11 4882 0 -
Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTop 10 Topper Tips
Hello! As you may have gathered from the title, I’m going to share with you the many boat-prep tips and tricks which I’ve picked up during my time in the Topper National Squad. I don’t claim ownership...
By Frances Fox34 10419 2 -
Team Rooster, Topper2016 Sailing Summary
As I start my transition from the Topper into the Laser Radial class I thought it would be a good time to update you on my sailing progress during 2016. I finished the 2015 National Series...
By Jake Bowhay8 1878 1 -
Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Team Rooster, TopperHow To Keep Warm When Training Through The Winter
As the sailing season draws to a close many people will be packing up their boats for the winter and forgetting all about sailing for a while. But if you’re one of those oddballs who’s...
By Rooster Sailing11 5931 1 -
Event Report, Laser, Team Rooster, TopperHarbouring Ambitions – Summer 2016
It was a great summer! Loads of sunshine, sailing & wind – sometimes too much wind like the Topper Nationals, nuff said on that! I managed to pack in a load of local events, mainly...
By Charlie South19 1448 0 -
Hints and Tips, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Bimbles – Easy Adjust Outhaul Topper
As I begin my transition into the Laser Radial I thought I would share some of my Topper rigging tips. The first of which shall be the easy adjust outhaul. This is particularly easy to...
By Jake Bowhay5 3908 1 -
Event Report, Team Rooster, Topper2016 Rooster Topper World Championships
This year’s journey to the Topper Worlds started very early on Thursday morning with an overnight ferry crossing from Fishguard to Rosslare and drive to Ballyholme Yacht Club. On arrival a couple of friends asked...
By Jake Bowhay3 1583 0 -
Event Report, Team Rooster, TopperTopper Irish Nationals 2nd – 4th July 2016
This summer I was really pleased to have been selected to compete as one of ten sailors in the British team for the Topper Irish nationals in Cork. This was the first event I’ve travelled...
By Rooster Sailing2 1518 0 -
Laser, Team Rooster, TopperTransitioning from Toppers to Lasers – Event Round Up.
Flown the coupe for the weekend! Sunday 22nd May was my first step away from Toppers outside of my home club, Stokes Bay. The changeable forecast eventually got it right – LIGHT! After a wait...
By Charlie South3 1523 0