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Hi chaps, last weekend, here in London, we had the Dinghy Show last weeknd and the 8.1 rig was on display at the Rooster stand. No detailed photos I am afraid, but I can tell you it looks BIG! First time you see it, you think that the luff is wrong. It looks too baggy. We had to sheet-in and...

I started sailing in April '06 after I completed a RYA Level 1 course (it's a UK thing). Basically I was taught the points of sailing, how to tack and gybe, how to doa bowline and a figure 8 stopper knot. After that I spent one day cruising in a Firefly (another UK thing) a small boat not for...

Hi chaps, having watched Steve Cockerill's DVD quite a few times I can tell you that he doesn't explain things very well. As you are about to understand what he is trying to say, he will say something lese that will confuse you completely. Sometimes you need to pause the DVD and think what he...