Flight of the Navigator

From this angle the Merlin resembles the spaceship from the eighties film of the same name.

Hopefully a good omen.

It'll need to be; with a London 2012 silver medallist, and numerous world and national champions filling out the 80 boat fleet for next weeks Merlin championships we'll need all the help we can get...!

Meanwhile at the Scorpions a much better day, around 10th in the first race and in the second fighting back to the top 20 after a disastrous start.