This will be Whitstable’s tenth Merlin championships and the local Merlin fleet, supported by enthusiastic club members, are determined to make it the best champs ever (better than Looe!).

The championships website is at www.bestchampseverever.com.

Contacts;

• Organising committee chairman: John Cooper T: 01795 534129
• Club Manager: Melanie Rogers - Office hours normally weekdays 9am to 2pm
• Phone number: 01227 272942
• Postal address: Whitstable Yacht Club, 3-4 Sea Wall, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1BX
• Email: Whitstable YC office
• Email: Championship website administrator

Useful website links

• Championships website
• Whitstable Yacht Club
• Champion Marine Photography
• Championship Facebook group
• Merlin Rocket website

Web Cams and weather

• Yacht club web cam
• Windguru for Whitstable
• Met Office inshore forecast
• Whitstable Marine - live weather
• Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club - live weather and web cam