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Fishers Green Sailing Club - Merlin Rocket
What's a Merlin Rocket?
Modern
boats are very wide compared to other classes, giving maximum
righting moment when hiking, without needing a trapeze. The earlier
hull shapes were much narrower, when river sailing was a priority.
The Merlin Rocket is one of the few classes to stick with clinker
construction (wood or plastic), making very beautiful boats.
Mainsail shapes are very distinctive, with a long top batten
giving extra area high up.
The rules allow for different sail
plans but most new boats since the early 1990s have opted for what
has become more or less a class 'standard'.
A large symmetric
spinnaker gives exciting reaches, and allows running too - an
important consideration on restricted water where asymmetrics cannot
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Merlin Rockets at FGSC
At
present the Merlin Rockets at FGSC participate in handicap races and
at Open Meetings elsewhere. With older second-hand boats remaining
competitive on inland waters, Merlin Rockets are an interesting
choice for varied adults, who wish to try their hand at thoroughbred
double-handed sailing with a spinnaker.
Key Figures
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