LBS - Review

Well from a dinghy perspective, it was disappointing, I dont want to slam
it, I'm a veteran of having worked there and I know how hard it is and if
you look around a lot of effort has still gone into making it a good show
in what must be difficult circumstances with the high Euro and bad
economy.

Not as bad as the year we all got blown up by the IRA to keep things in
perspective, or the year there was a foot of snow outside and no-one
could make it there, but not quite as buzzing a year as when the indoor
windsurfing was going on.

If you go, the mailspeed marine stand is buzzing and has loads of
bimblepimpfest stuff, the suzuki harbour is quite a pleasant place to just
stand and collect your thoughts. Rooster have a presence which surprises
with the depth of their range, I hadn't realised quite how much they did. I
had a chat with one of theguys on there and thought it would be cool if
we could get him to come down to our club and give the improvers a bit
of a chat for an evening, maybe flog his DvD.

Laser/Topper and RS, sorry guys you need something new and something
other than washing up bowls to interest the likes of us lot (there ended up
being five of us from our club and all racers two looking for new boats,
they'll have to wait for the dinghy show).

We trawled the stink boats and ogled the cruising cats and lead mines
decided it's time to do day skipper and book a bare boat warm water
cruise had lunch in the RYA lounge then left as some woman was rolling
down a scarf attached to the ceiling in a mist of blue smoke accompanied
by Aliens in some sort of Fire prevention suits banging drums, bizarre..

Edited by G.R.F.

Originally posted by alstorer I'd guess that would be Mr Cockerill, who's slightly more than just "one of the guys" when it comes to Rooster!

No, although he did look a bit like the guy on the video who I guess must
be said Mr Cockerill, and I joked about them obviously having to grow the
statutory beard to work there, then my phone rang and my chum took
over so I kind of lost the thread. However it looks like I might have drawn
the short straw on training this year at our club and I thought it would be
an idea to get someone down, guru type like we do windsurfing, to give a
bit of a talk to the laser troops amongst others and in the video he was
showing something to do with waggling the rudder bit in a strange
fashion, we couldn't hear what was being said cos the sound was turned
down. (Obviously want us to buy the DVD)

I thought it wasn't too bad a show, i thought ovi might be there though. Seemed a lot of bargains on the first weekend this time. Got some nice new "hot socks" from rooster to keep my feet nice and toasty at tiger.

Originally posted by G.R.F. Originally posted by alstorer I'd guess that would be Mr Cockerill, who's slightly more than just "one of the guys" when it comes to Rooster! No, although he did look a bit like the guy on the video who I guess must be said Mr Cockerill

Are you sure that it wasn't a penguin in disguise ?



Nigel

i thought ovi might be there though

Ovi have their exhibition races on the saturday with the musto, B14 and 9er,
so im betting they will have a stand up outside on the last weekend of the
show, i know the B14 class has their newest boat (778 <-- very sexy beast,
saw it while picking up 749!!) on display...