Campaigning
Blog articles on how to prepare and campaign your dinghy or keelboat.Categories
You Have to be Humble to Win
This is a subject that I have visited and revisited many times in sailing. Just when you think you are invincible, you find yourself in last place. As a coach, I found myself discussing this subject with many sailors who found themselves struggling with their results despite spending many months of intensive training. The venue is the 2019 RS400 Open at Warsash. The conditions were very light and tidal in the area between Southampton Water and the Solent. With the wind and the current almost in line (both against us), we started the first race. The marks were well laid...
How Heavy to be a Radial Sailor?
I was inspired to write this article as I have seen too many promising young female sailors join the Radial...
Rooster Solo Project
Hot off the press - Rooster has acquired the Ovington Moulds and are planning to build boats in March this...
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...