Past Merlin Rocket Grand Slam Champions

Other events - Nationals, Inlands, Silver Tiller, Salcombe Week

Awared to helm with the lowest combined score from all four main events; Nationals, Inlands, Silver Tiller and Salcombe Week.

First awarded in 2001

* Joint winners

Year Sail No Boat Name Helm Crew Builder Designer Design
2001 3569 Time ZULU J. C. Bell G. Williamson Winder I. Holt/Turner Canterbury Tales
2002 3549 Unfinished Business M. Calvert Mrs J. Calvert Driver I. Holt Let It Ride
2003 3634 Ministry of Pleasure P. E. King K. Driver Full Wrecked'em Force I. Holt/Morrison EZ Roller
2004 3637 Delirium R. Whitworth M. Mee Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2005 3662 Attack of the Clones D. Winder Mrs J. Blake Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2006 3662 Attack of the Clones D. Winder Mrs J. Blake Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2007 3670 Filthy/Gorgeous R. Whitworth Miss N. Brook Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2008 3684 Keyser Soze A. Davis Miss E. Bremer Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2009* 3684 Keyser Soze A. Davis Miss E. Bremer Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
3626 Business as Usual G. Truswell O. Turner Driver I. Holt Let It Ride mod
Year Sail No Boat Name Helm Crew Builder Designer Design
2010 3707 Monkey Business S. Blake A. Jackson Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2011 3712 Oakey Dokey J. Gorringe T. Lewis Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2012 3684 Keyser Soze A. Davis T. Pygall Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2013 3703 Faithless R. Whitworth S. Bines Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2014 3684 Keyser Soze A. Davis Various Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod IV
2015 3743 Pokin the Turtle M. Biggs J. Hackett Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod V
2016 3777 Mockinjay S. Potts Miss A. Martin Winder I. Holt/Turner/D. Winder Canterbury Tales mod V


Records
Most wins, helm: 4 - A. Davis; 4 - R. Whitworth; 2 - D. Winder.
Most wins, crew: 2 - Mrs J. Blake, Miss E. Bremer.
First female winning crew: Mrs J. Calvert, '02.
Most successful boats: 4 - Keyser Soze; 2 - Attack of the Clones.
Most successful builders: 14 - Winder.
Most successful designers: 16 - I. Holt; 14 - Turner (with I. Holt); 13 - D. Winder (with I.Holt).
Most successful designs: 14 - Canterbury Tales (including mods).

Other Records of Note
Most 'main event' wins in a year, helm: 3 - K. Haynes, '76; P. V. Blake, '77; J. Turner, '84; P. E. King, '91 & '01; S. Blake, '10.
Most 'main event' wins in a year, crew: 3 - R. Howl, '76; D. Webster, '77; R. Parslow, '84; K. Driver, '01; A. Jackson, '10.

Boats to have won all the 'main events':
3431 Charge of the Light Brigade, won Nationals, Inlands (4x), Salcombe Week, Silver Tiller (4x) and Midland Circuit (5x)
3684 Keyser Soze, won Nationals, Inlands (2x), Salcombe Week (2x), Silver Tiller (3x), Grand Slam (4x) and Midland Circuit


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