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Hints and Tips

Tell Tales or Tails?

By Steve Cockerill 2nd October 2020

I am keen that you start telling tales that Rooster now has a Teflon® impregnated wool tell tails set that enables it to work in the wettest of conditions. The picture shows the red Teflon® coated tell tale verses the green untreated tell tails. Our tests have shown that the teflon impregnated tell tales take up to 90% less water than normal tell tails. This leaves them free to fly whatever the weather. If you are like me, then your tell tales are probably the most important sail setting device you will ever use. I recall seeing a fellow Finish sailor...

Hints and Tips

How To Keep Warm When Training Through The Winter

First Published by Nick Welbourn - October 2016. As the sailing season draws to a close many people will be...

By Rooster Sailing 2nd October 2020
Event Report

Most fun I've Had with my Day Clothes On!

After recuperating from 3 months of illness, I am pretty frustrated at not yet being allowed on the water. My fevers...

By Steve Cockerill 30th September 2020