Craftinsure Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller at Tamesis Club
by Alex Jackson 9 Oct 2018 08:01 NZDT
7 October 2018
Merlin Rocket Craftinsure sponsored Silver Tiller competitors had the decision of racing at Tamesis SC in Teddington or Hollingworth Lake just North of Manchester, some 200 miles from London.
Ironically thanks to Kingston's well executed road works on the one-way system, the drive time was pretty evenly split between the two. Tamesis welcomed guests from as far afield as Hampton, Minima and Lymington... that is not a typo.
Following the success of Saturday's Vintage racing, a further six, predominately narrow Merlin's joined the classics to baluster numbers to 14.
A huge thanks to Tamesis for their hospitality and hats off to the race team for getting in 3 clean races under very challenging conditions.
Hampton SC is holding the sister event this coming weekend, 13th and 14th October with Vintage racing on Saturday and Silver Tiller on Sunday. Those looking to qualify for the Silver Tiller this is your last chance to get a Restricted result.
All our welcome with details available on www.merlinrocket.co.uk
Overall Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Helm | Crew |
|---|
| 1 | 607 | Crescendo | Andrew Harris | Sarah Harris |
| 2 | 1079 | Passing Cloud | R Harris | M Harris |
| 3 | 1493 | Katy Lou | Alex Jackson | Rachel Alder |
| 4 | 3724 | Sublime | Joe McLaughlin | Sean Roberts |
| 5 | 3560 | Luka | Stuart Jenkins | Ben Peerless |
| 6 | 1201 | Grand Teton | John Bell | Olivia Bell |
| 7 | 3766 | The Bear | Andy Dalby | Aimee Dalby |
| 8 | 847 | Bambusa | Peter Mason | Richard Mason |
| 9 | 1004 | Avenger | Ken Duffell | Joe Woods |
| 10 | 1596 | La Volente | Sel Shah | Sarah Prescott |
| 11 | 1357 (3259) | Chimp | David Baker | Jim Green |
| 12 | 1842 | Emmeline | Tim Medcalf | Valerie Hamill |
| 13 | 3784 | Strung Along | Mark Barwell | Louise Johnson |
| 14 | 1605 | Omega | Rupert Fletcher | James Berry |