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Merlin Rocket Open at WYC - Report and Photos

Posted: Tuesday, 02 July, 2019

An excellent fleet of 28 boats assembled at one the class's oldest venues, Whitstable, for the Craftinsure Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller round 15, combined with a Tasar open (see post below!). The racing conditions could only be described as perfect with a cloudless sky and 15-18 knots of Easterly providing planing reaches and nice waves to surf down. As well as great sailing, WYC club band Merlin and the Rockets put on a great show for competitors and members alike on Saturday night, showing WYC knows how to party as well as sail! The full report is now available at https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/219022/Merlin-Rockets-at-Whitstable, and results are up on the WYC website at http://wyc.org.uk/on-the-water/results.
Merlin Rocket Class Captain Paul thanked all the volunteers from WYC who helped put on such a great event, and to the Laser sailors who moved their boats to make space!
Photo credit - Nick Champion - http://www.championmarinephotography.co.uk/