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.
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
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
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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