- The Yachts
- 2003
- Merlin
Merlin
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Well known Zeus II skipper Jim Dunstan will navigate this cruiser racer south for its first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for Olympic gold medallist David Forbes and Richard Brooks. Apart from this year’s Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, Merlin hasn’t done much offshore racing but the crew is well experienced.
Competitor Details
| Yacht Name | Merlin |
| Sail Number | 93 |
| Owner | D Forbes & R Brooks |
| Skipper | D Forbes & R Brooks |
| Crew | D Forbes (9), T Bold (15), C thornton (8), R Dickson (4), A Dickson, R Brooks (3), G Nelson, J Dunstan (25), C Dwyer, E Saalfield (6), D Macleod, G Olivo |
| State | NSW |
| Club | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadren |
| Type | Kaiko 51 |
| Designer | Phil Kaiko |
| Builder | McConaghy |
| Construction | Kevlar/Carbon |
| LOA | 15.6 |
| Beam | 4.0 |
| Draft | 3.1 |
