does anyone know any information about merlin rocket number 950? we believe that it was first sailed at upper themes sailing club, the builder was chipendale boats.
p.s. would anyone like to buy it as it has now been loveingly restored.

According to the 1962 Year Book 950 was called Desperation and was owned by 
S.W.Cox, Nailzee, Dukes Wood Avenue, Gerrards Cross..
She is an Ian Proctor designed Mk V111 and you're right she was built by Chippendale, probably in 1959. 
She may be quite rare as there were probably only 6 boats built to this design, 4 by Wyche and Coppock and 2 by Chippendale. 950 may have been the last one. Her sister ship was 870 Wahwi also at Upper Thames S.C. in those days.
The 1978 Y.B. records the next owner as T. Broughton, 21 Wheeler Ave, Penn, Bucks of Broad S.C. Later Y.Bs show the owners name as Boughton and the club as Broadwater S.C.
In 1983 she was owned by J. Cambourne-Paynter, 10 Maxwell Close, Rickmansworth also at Broadwater S.C. I think this was the last recorded owner in the class records.
Hope this info. helps.

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