Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Sword in Stone

Merlin hauled out in front of my office this morning


Many changes since it was built in 1977

Merlin is, perhaps, the most famous racing yacht ever.  With justification, it has its own Wikipedia page: S/V Merlin. Designed, built, owned and campaigned by Bill Lee (The Wizard); Merlin held the TransPac record for an amazing 20 years.  

It's been changed over the last 40+ years: new keel, new rudder, new bowsprit -- generally, it looks even sleeker. Merlin is still an amazing boat...still fast, still competitive, and still fun.