Merlin Rocket Class Launches Their 2025 Calendar
by Louise Johnson 26 Nov 2024 11:45 PST
Merlin Rocket Nationals at Tenby Day 2 © Alistair Mackay
The 2025 Merlin Rocket Calendar is here, and the class is delighted to share with you events that will take Merlin Rockets from the banks of the River Thames and the River Trent to the seas of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Essex to inshore waters in between.
Merlin Rockets get your calendars ready as there are 41 events, yes you read that right, to choose from!
Craftinsure Silver Tiller (and Silver Pole)
The Merlin Rocket Silver Tiller seeks to find 'the best' helm and crew across the year on different water - the sea, restricted and open. To qualify helms and crews require four events:
- One Open Water
- One Restricted Water
- One Sea
- Your best other results OR if you qualify for a regional circuit, you can use that result
Open Events:
- Salcombe YC - 22nd & 23rd March
- Parkstone YC - 19th April
- Queen Mary SC - 14th June
- Blithfield SC - 27th September
- Stone SC - 5th October
Restricted Events:
- South Cerney SC - 7th April
- Wembley SC - 27th April
- Midland SC - 18th May
- Hampton SC - 18th June
- Hollingworth Lake SC (TBC) - 2nd & 3rd August
Sea Events:
- Brightlingsea SC - 31st May & 1st June
- Mumbles SC - 19th & 20th July
- Shoreham SC - 26th & 27th July
- Plymouth Final Fling - 11th &12th October
- Lymington Town SC - 18th October
The Regional Events
We have three regional events, that are stand alone and qualification at any one of these circuits can count as your fourth result for Silver Tiller Qualifications. Meet the regional circuits.
HD Sails Midland Circuit:
To qualify for the Midland Circuit, you need four events including one non-Silver Tiller...
- Shustoke SC - 16th March. Non-Silver Tiller
- Bartley SC - 30th March. Non-Silver Tiller
- Burton SC - 11th May. Non-Silver Tiller
- Midland SC - 17th May.
- Mumbles SC - 19th and 20th July
- Trent Valley - 21st September. Non-Silver Tiller
- Blithfield SC - 27th September
Allen South East Circuit:
To qualify for the South East you need one wavey event, one flat event and one non Silver Tiller. Events on the calendar this year are...
- Royal Corinthian YC Club - 16 March. Wavey & non-Silver Tiller
- Broadwater SC - 12 April. Flat & non-Silver Tiller
- Wembley SC - 27 April. Flat & Silver Tiller
- Fishers Green SC - 11 May. Flat & non-Silver Tiller
- Brightlingsea SC - 31st May & 1st June. Wavey & Silver Tiller
- Shoreham SC - 26th & 27th July. Wavey & Silver Tiller
- Stone SC - 4th October. Wavey & non-Silver Tiller
Allspars South West Circuit:
To qualify for the South West Circuit, you need three events. Events this year are...
- Salcombe YC - 22nd & 23rd March
- South Cerney SC - 7th April.
- Parkstone YC - 19th & 20th April
- Plymouth Final Fling - 11th & 12th October
Thames Series sponsored by Craftinsure:
To qualify for the Thames Series, you need four events. Events this year are...
- Thames SC - 3rd May
- Minima - 4th May
- Tamesis SC - 18th May
- Ranelagh SC - 22nd June
- Upper Thames SC - 7th September
- Hampton SC - 14th September
- Ranelagh SC - 11th October
Vintage Series
Running alongside the Silver Tiller and Silver Pole you also have the Vintage and Classic Series.
The Vintage Series is for Merlin Rockets from 1 to 3357 and you need five events. Events this year are...
- Shustoke SC - 16th March
- Bartley SC - 30th March
- Thames SC - 3rd May
- Minima YC - 4th May
- Fishers Green SC - 10th May
- Tamesis SC - 17th May
- Ranelagh SC - 22nd June
- Banbury SC - 19th July
- Upper Thames SC - 6th September
- Hampton SC - 13th September
- Trent Valley SC - 21st September
- Ranelagh SC - 11th October
Classic Series
The Classic Series is for Merlin Rockets from 3357 to 3603 and you need three events. Events this year are...
- Shustoke SC - 16th March
- Bartley SC - 30th March
- Ranelagh SC - 22nd June
- Banbury SC - 19th July
- Trent Valley SC - 21st September
- Ranelagh SC - 11th October
And there's more
In addition to all the above events there is the following in the calendar...
- Class Training - 1st & 2nd March
- River Championships, Upper Thames SC - 24th to 26th May
- Allen Inland Championships, Grafham Water SC - 7th & 8th June
- Salcombe Merlin Rocket Week, 29th June to 4th July
- Aspire National Championships, Loose SC - 10th to 15th August
- Youth National Championships Date TBC
- Women's National Championships, Brightlingsea SC - 13th &14th September
To join in the fun all you need is a Merlin Rocket, a friend with one or join our Facebook Group community to find one of the above! We hope to see you at the RYA Dinghy Show, 22nd and 23rd February ahead of an action packed 2025 season.
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