Merlin Rocket Class
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Merlin Rocket 80th National Championships

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Saturday 22nd to Friday 28th August 2026

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Results as of 12:04 on August 28, 2026
(after R9 and update to prize eligibility)

Overall

Sailed: 9, Discards: 2, To count: 7, Entries: 41, Scoring system: Appendix A
Rank Fleet SailNo BoatName HelmName Crew Name Club Crews
Race
2026-08-26
ST 14:50
LB 15:48
R1
2026-08-23
ST 13:00
LB 14:07
R2
2026-08-23
ST 14:25
LB 15:32
R3
2026-08-25
ST 11:30
LB 12:32
R4
2026-08-25
ST 12:50
LB 13:52
R5
2026-08-25
ST 14:05
LB 15:07
R6
2026-08-26
ST 13:00
LB 14:35
R7
2026-08-27
ST 12:00
LB 13:14
R8
2026-08-27
ST 13:37
LB 14:49
R9
2026-08-28
ST 10:30
LB 11:37
Tally
Penalties
Total Nett Centenial &
Kings
Couples Heavy
Weights
1 Platinum 3759 Red Mistress Thomas Gillard Rachael Gray Sheffield Viking SC
Staunton Harold SC
  1.0 1.0 (10.0) (7.0) 5.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0   33.0 16.0      
2 Platinum 3833 Didley Watsit Jon Gorringe Toby Lewis Parkstone YC   (7.0) 6.0 1.0 4.0 (17.0) 4.0 1.0 5.0 2.0   47.0 23.0 Centennial Trophy    
3 Platinum 3824 Bonnie Andy Davis Becky Caiger South Staffs SC 07 2.0 4.0 3.0 (10.0) 1.0 3.0 5.0 (12.0) 6.0   46.0 24.0      
4 Platinum 3823 Gone with the wind Ben Whaley Chris Martin Swanage SC 01 6.0 3.0 (DNF [42.0]) 1.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 (8.0) 3.0   80.0 30.0      
5 Platinum 3826 Dave Arran Holman Tom Pygall Parkstone YC
Holywell SC
  (9.0) 7.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 (PRP [17.6]) 9.0 3.0 5.0   58.6 32.0      
6 Platinum 3771 Skip Oliver Meadowcroft Alex Pausey Salcombe YC
Upper Thames SC
04 4.0 11.0 5.0 3.0 10.0 (13.0) 8.0 1.0 (12.0) 1.0 68.0 43.0 King Cup    
7 Gold 3793 Boris James Goodfellow George Major Ardleigh SC 10 3.0 10.0 9.0 11.0 (DNC [42.0]) 7.0 6.0 7.0 (DNC [42.0])   137.0 53.0      
8 Platinum 3834 Grace Thomas Stewart Rob Allen Waldringfield SC   15.0 (22.0) 2.0 14.0 3.0 (38.0) 3.0 16.0 1.0   114.0 54.0 Centennial Trophy    
9 Gold 3746 Point n Squirt James Wells Lorna Glen RYA   (17.0) 5.0 12.0 15.0 12.0 (21.0) 4.0 4.0 8.0   98.0 60.0      
10 Platinum 3827 The return of the jedi David Winder Beka Jones Hollingworth Lake SC 09 5.0 8.0 14.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 (18.0) 15.0 (21.0 W)   104.0 65.0      
11 Gold 3727 Fragile Mark Stockbridge James Gifford Upper Thames SC 05 14.0 (19.0) 7.0 12.0 6.0 12.0 10.0 6.0 (15.0)   101.0 67.0      
12 Platinum 3807 Baloo Timothy Saxton Faye Chatterton Itchenor SC UFD 11.0 12.0 11.0 5.0 8.0 (20.0) 13.0 (14.0) 9.0   103.0 69.0      
13 Platinum 3804 Rockatross Sam Barker Ben Rayner Castle Cove SC   8.0 9.0 17.0 6.0 7.0 (25.0) 15.0 11.0 (DNF [42.0])   140.0 73.0      
14 Gold 3666 Ted John Meadowcroft Rory Gifford Upper Thames SC
Salcombe YC
13 12.0 (21.0) 6.0 16.0 9.0 8.0 12.0 (21.0) 11.0   116.0 74.0      
15 Gold 3683 Bluebird Tom Ballantine Dan Harris Castle Cove SC   (21.0) 14.0 8.0 13.0 11.0 (18.0) 11.0 10.0 7.0   113.0 74.0      
16 Platinum 3796 Roberta William Warren Andy Prince Shoreham SC   18.0 15.0 (21.0) 9.0 (UFD [42.0]) 15.0 14.0 9.0 10.0   153.0 90.0 Centennial Trophy    
17 Gold 3710 Paradigm Shift Jon Ibbotson Robert Stewart Burghfield SC 08 16.0 18.0 (RET [42.0]) 19.0 (20.0) 10.0 17.0 13.0 17.0   172.0 110.0   Neil Henderson Cup  
18 Silver 3801 Beltie Sam Thompson Leanne Thompson RNSA   (24.0) 13.0 22.0 23.0 21.0 9.0 (24.0) 17.0 19.0 W   172.0 124.0   Neil Henderson Cup  
19 Gold 3805 Nermal Ed Bradburn Ollie Goodhead South Staffs SC 02 22.0 (25.0) 15.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 22.0 (23.0) 14.0   174.0 126.0      
20 Gold 3747 Learner Driver Clive Eplett Megan Pascoe Frensham Pond SC 03 13.0 23.0 (25.0) 20.0 19.0 14.0 21.0 19.0 (DNC [42.0])   196.0 129.0 Centennial Trophy    
21 Gold 3787 Quicksilver Chris Martin Josh Oates Bartley SC   27.0 24.0 16.0 17.0 14.0 (33.0) 19.0 (32.0) 13.0   195.0 130.0     Y
22 Gold 3815 The Kraken Mark Barwell Louise Johnson Lymington Town SC
Upper Thames SC
06 19.0 17.0 19.0 21.0 16.0 (22.0) 20.0 18.0 (DNC [42.0])   194.0 130.0   Ball and Chain Trophy  
23 Gold 3779 The Angels' Share David Lee Angela Bridges Starcross YC   20.0 (28.0) 18.0 24.0 22.0 16.0 16.0 (25.0) 20.0 W   189.0 136.0 Centennial Trophy    
24 Platinum 3829 Back in Business Mike Calvert Jane Calvert Axe YC   10.0 2.0 13.0 22.0 15.0 (DNC [42.0]) (DNC [42.0]) DNC [42.0] DNC [42.0]   230.0 146.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
25 Gold 3781 The Force Awakens David Hall Georgia Booth Blackwater SC 11 23.0 16.0 20.0 (27.0) 26.0 24.0 23.0 20.0 (DNC [42.0])   221.0 152.0   Ball and Chain Trophy  
26 Silver 3825 Tea Cup Storm Nuttall Sally Wakefield West Hoe SC   26.0 27.0 23.0 (RET [42.0]) 24.0 11.0 (29.0) 24.0 22.0 W   228.0 157.0      
27 Silver 3806 Blue Tit Benjamin Jones Helen Hilditch Lymington Town SC   25.0 20.0 26.0 (30.0) 27.0 23.0 26.0 27.0 (DNC [42.0])   246.0 174.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
28 Bronze 3767 One Love Roman Archer Ben Archer Parkstone YC   28.0 (35.0) 24.0 25.0 25.0 31.0 (32.0) 26.0 24.0 W   250.0 183.0   Neil Henderson Cup Y
29 Silver 3816 Wild Horses Phil Emery Hilary Bradshaw Whitstable YC   (31.0) (31.0) 29.0 29.0 29.0 26.0 25.0 22.0 25.0 W   247.0 185.0 Centennial Trophy    
30 Silver 3830 Amuse-Bouche Tom Low Ed Low Parkstone YC 12 34.0 (DNC [42.0]) 31.0 31.0 23.0 19.0 36.0 (BFD [42.0]) 18.0   276.0 192.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
31 Bronze 3760 Moz's Tale Jerry Ibberson Liza Hunt SCYC   32.0 (36.0) 27.0 33.0 28.0 (37.0) 28.0 29.0 16.0   266.0 193.0 Centennial Trophy    
32 Silver 3600 The Matrix Mike Partridge Claire Davis Hayling Island SC   30.0 26.0 30.0 (RET [42.0]) 34.0 28.0 31.0 (RET [42.0]) 26.0 W   289.0 205.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
33 Silver 3488 Carrera Ben Scroggie Harry Scroggie Parkstone YC   33.0 33.0 32.0 26.0 (DNC [42.0]) 30.0 27.0 30.0 (DNS [42.0])   295.0 211.0   Neil Henderson Cup Y
34 Silver 3766 The Bear Andrew Dalby Elsa Dalby Burghfield SC
Lee on Solent SC
15 29.0 (34.0) 34.0 34.0 30.0 27.0 30.0 28.0 (UFD [42.0])   288.0 212.0   Neil Henderson Cup  
35 Silver 3626 Business As Usual Tim Male Rebecca Male Staunton Harold SC   35.0 30.0 (RET [42.0]) 28.0 31.0 29.0 33.0 31.0 (UFD [42.0])   301.0 217.0   Neil Henderson Cup  
36 Silver 3817 Aura Geoff Kimber Helen Kimber Stone SC   (38.0) 32.0 28.0 35.0 32.0 34.0 35.0 (36.0) 23.0 W   293.0 219.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
37 Bronze 3813 Pacemaker Steve Harling Eleanor Thomas Starcross YC   37.0 29.0 (DNC [42.0]) 37.0 (DNC [42.0]) 32.0 34.0 34.0 DNC [42.0]   329.0 245.0 Centennial Trophy    
38 Bronze 3707 Monkey Business Stuart Jenkins Peter Walker Hampton SC
Upper Thames SC
  (DNS [42.0]) (DNC [42.0]) 33.0 32.0 33.0 39.0 37.0 33.0 DNC [42.0]   333.0 249.0 Centennial Trophy   Y
39 Bronze 3594 Summit Fever Robin Clifton-Dey Michael Clifton-Dey Weymouth SC   36.0 37.0 36.0 (38.0) 35.0 35.0 38.0 35.0 (DNC [42.0])   332.0 252.0 Centennial Trophy Neil Henderson Cup  
40 Silver 3704 Factory Maid Jemma Horwood Nicola Scaddan Tamesis SC 14 39.0 38.0 35.0 36.0 (DNC [42.0]) 36.0 39.0 (DNC [42.0]) DNS [42.0]   349.0 265.0 Centennial Trophy    
41 Bronze 3792 Seas The Day Alistair McDonald Steven McCann Berwick SC
Yorkshire Dales SC
  40.0 W (DNC [42.0]) (RET [42.0]) DNC [42.0] DNC [42.0] NSC [42.0] RET [42.0] DNC [42.0] RET [42.0]   376.0 292.0 Centennial Trophy    

Scoring codes used

CodeDescription Points
BFDBlack flag disqualification under rule 30.4 42
DNCDid not come to the starting area 42
DNFStarted but did not finish 42
DNSCame to the start area but did not start 42
NSCA boat did not sail the course as defined rule A5.1 42
PRPScoring penalty accepted under RRS Apendix T T1(c) 17.6
RETRetired 42
UFDU flag disqualification under rule 30.3 42
WBoat finished under procedure in Sailing Instruction 14.2.1 Varies
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