Recent content by peterbye

Re: To fold or not to fold. That is the question. Where's 'rolling it from head to foot'? That's what I do, rolling along the leach, battens left in. Then put it in a long Rooster sailbag.

No. At my club the RS200 sailors whinge when they're beaten by Lasers in handicap races, never hear it the other way around though.

In theory! In practice I bet it will be £300 here in the UK.

Nonsense, it's easy to roll by yourself. Just start at the head and roll along the leech, that way the battens stay parallel, then slip it in a rooster bag - 2 minutes max.

AFAIK everyone's mainsheet gets tangled, it's not cos you're not strong enough :)

I've never used the mainsheet cleats, perhaps I'm missing something... Apart from ripping holes in the bum of your wetsuit what are they useful for?

I have similar problems, I'm 6'3" and 97kg, I get sore ankles from crouching in the boat in light winds when everyone else is sitting comfortably on the deck sides. I would echo the others who say that if you're finding the extension too long you're probably sitting too far back in the boat. I...

This lockpit thing sounds interesting - anyone got a link? I've checked Vanguard and APS, and googled, can't find it. Thanks

Following up my own post, yes you can, less than a second-hand one even! Just found this on the Europe class association website: Contact: Laura Baldwin Telephone: xxxxx-xxxxxxxxx E-mail: [email protected] Description Shirley Robertson's Wing Mast TT4, together with Sydney...

Did you notice that there are 2 issues each month? Makes the price seem a lot more resonable, and having a 2 week production cycle means it's a lot more up to date than the monthly mags.

I think you'll still find you can get an entire Radial outfit for less than the cost of a top-flight carbon mast and boom for a Europe.

Yes it is, the best magazine by far for dinghy sailors and racers. Their coverage of UK dinghy racing is superb, as well as all sorts of other racing worldwide. Has some very knowledgeable writers, and unlike most of the other magazines they have reviews of boats that ordinary mortals can...

Perhaps they've realised that when Rooster can sell a 'replica' sail of the 'same cut and similar sail cloth' for £205 and still make a profit people would not tolerate an increase on their extortionate prices for the genuine article...

I bought an ex-Worlds boat used in Turkey last year. For me the saving was like having the road trailer, covers, foil bag, all those extras that push the real cost of a new boat way up from the catalog price, thrown in for free. The hull and foils were good as new, and the sail was as new as...

Best not get me started on the price of beer !