A disaster narrowly averted:
Merlin was sailing well on the 1st day of the Rolex Big Boat Series last Thursday when a nasty halyard wrap forced them to retire towards the end of the 1st race. The crew assessed the problem and the boat made arrangements with KKMI in Richmond to get the carbon headstay replaced in short order. While she missed the 1st start on Friday, the boat and crew were back out and racing for race 4.
Had the team not been tuned into the rig's nuances, a much more...
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Dismasting Narrowly Averted For Merlin
A disaster narrowly averted:
Merlin was sailing well on the 1st day of the Rolex Big Boat Series last Thursday when a nasty halyard wrap forced... -
Merlin's Magical Mystery Tour Begins West Coast Return
The Mother of all things Sled is back on the west coast, for what appears to be an extended stay!
Bill Lee's original downhill... -
The Cosmic Tour Continues : Merlin's Magic Back In The Bay
Merlin’s Magical Cosmic Tour Rolls Into SF Bay
Boat Captain Chris Watts gives Saturdays team a bit of a preview of the day's... -
Merlin Long Beach Workout
First team practice of 2019 on the Bill Lee-designed 70-foot 'Merlin', in Long Beach, California.
The boat was recently relaunched... -
2019 BBS Projected To Be A Classic Act
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The July 31 deadline to enter Rolex Big Boat Series is fast approaching, and a whole new... -
Merlins Ongoing Transformation Updated!
At Decho Marine, Merlin has undergone a transformation forward and back in time.
Gone is the dark blue hull and repainted to original glory,...Last edited by Photoboy; 05-22-2019, 02:55 PM. -
Merlin Strips Down
The ambitious rehab of Merlin continues with the boat on the hard and undergoing
some major cosmetic reconstruction which include moving... -
Merlins Magic Yields Another Record
While you were watching your favorite NBA or NHL team's playoff hopes go up in smoke,
The Mighty Merlin was engaging in her 2nd...Last edited by Photoboy; 05-09-2018, 12:59 PM. -
Merlin Heads East
Merlin, the legendary Transpac record setter built in a Soquel chicken coop has flown the coop. Again.
It was just...Last edited by Photoboy; 12-02-2017, 09:55 AM. -
40 Years Hence, The Magic Contines
Bill Lee reassembled surviving members of the 1977 Merlin crew, Jack Halterman, Don Snyder, Phil Vanenberg,
Dave Wahle and Bob... -
Merlin To Return To Santa Cruz
The magical Merlin, Bill Lee's 1977 SC 68' that started the sled revolution has been reacquired by Bill Lee himself,
and should...