Campaigning
Blog articles on how to prepare and campaign your dinghy or keelboat.Categories
The History of Rooster and the Laser Class
When the Laser Class as it became Olympic in 1992 I was a skinny Europe sailor and had been trying to keep my weight off to helm a 470. I was encouraged to leave my technical Europe, put some weight on and join Stokes Bay. I had some early successes, managing 2nd at the Palamos Olympic Classes regatta Christmas 1992 and 3rd at the 1993 Laser National Championships. I was always frustrated with the controls on the laser. No blocks or even thimbles. I did my apprenticeship and learned how to use them, but I looked for better solutions. I...
