So the dinghy show is over and it was a fantastic show for us.  The stand was always busy, particularly yesterday morning for the book launch. Real Magic looks fantastic.
 
The boats both looked amazing, One Love was stroked a lot.
 
The mast auction has ended, the champs will be well funded, and the mast has gone to a great home in Brightlingsea. Thanks again to Selden!!
 
Thank you to everyone that has put in so much time and effort, particularly:
 
Ben Archer, Jon Turner, Richard Parslow, Dougal Henshall, David Winder, Harriet Salmon and the one person that makes our dinghy show stand happen, Paul Hollis.  And everyone else that spent time on the stand enthusing about merlins.
 
Thanks again!
 
Fran 
 
  

Great show Fran and well done leading the team so capably.
Dan

I would Like To add my thanks also to all that helped over the weekend. Ben Archer and Dave Winder for bringing boats in a fantastic condition we were again in the top three in the best in show thats a 1st, and two top three's inthe last 4 years a great result and the stand was packed all weekend.
and also for Jon Turner, Ben Archer Richard Parslow for talking none stop for two days.
 
thanks guys.
 
Paul 
 
 

Great to be part of such an enjoyable weekend, and to talk to so many people looking forward to joining the Merlin family for the first time. There was ALOT of stroking.

 It was those two boats that really 'made' the stand; they just stood out so far from the rest of the boats in the show, most of which were nice to look at, but pretty representative of their class.  I did hear 'that black merlin' being spoken of on at least a couple of other stands as I did the rounds.
Seems like once again the Merlins lead in the innovation stakes - so nothing new there, then...