Merlin

Merlin

Pacific Races

  • Transpacs: 15

  • Vic Maui: 2

  • Pacific Cups: 5

Pacific Crossings and returns: 20

Mexican Races

  • Jake Wood Mexican Race

  • Nick Frazee Cabo

  • Dick Steele Cabo

Other Races

  • Cal Cups: 2

  • Big Boat Series: 2

  • Single-handed Farallones: 1

  • Double-handed Farallones: 2

A brief timeline in the history of Merlin.

Started Construction 1976

Conceived by a Wizard, we started construction.

Merlin is Launched Feb 1977

Hatched in a chicken coop.

Transpac
Skipper Bill Lee July 1977

First to Finish

8:11:45:01 New course record

First corrected in Div 2 - (10 light displacement boats)

San Diego to Manzinillo
Skipper Bill Lee Feb 1978

First to finish - New course record

Victoria, BC to Lahaina, HI
Skipper Doug Fryer 1978

First to finish - New course record

10:00:02:37

Read the Log
Transpac
Skipper Al Cassel 1979

13:01:20:17

Pacific Cup
Skipper Norton Smith 1980

First to finish - New course record

10:04:51:52

Transpac
Skipper Nick Frazee 1981

First to finish - Missed course record by 45 seconds

8:11:02:31

Los Angeles to Manzanillo
Skipper Bill Lee 1982

Another race to Mexico!

Owner #2
Donn Campion 1982
Pacific Cup
Skipper Syndicate 1982

First to finish - New course record

10:03:23:03

Transpac
Skipper Steve Doty Syndicate 1983

9:03:54:38

Windjammer Record: 5 hours, 59 minutes, 43 seconds - still stands

Pacific Cup
Skipper Ben Choate III 1984

First to finish - New course record

9:07:49:24

Transpac
Skipper Skip Steveley 1985

11:12:10:47

Pacific Cup
Skipper Bob Cranmer-Btimeline-rown 1986

First to finish - New course record

8:14:53:50

Transpac
Skipper Donn Campion 6th Jan 2021

First to finish

8:12:00:40

Transpac
Skipper Stewart Kett 1989

8:23:51:35

Transpac
Skipper Skip Steveley 1991

10:16:18:08

in IMS Class A

Victoria, BC to Lahaina, HI
Skipper Dan Sinclair 1992

First to Finish

9:23:15:59

Transpac
Skipper Donn Campion 1993

10:09:31:41

in PHRF A

Transpac
Skipper Dan Sinclair 1995

First overall on corrected time

9:06:39:59

Transpac
Skipper Alliance Syndicate 1997

8:03:25:03

Canting keel installed

Pacific Cup
Skipper Donn Campion 1998

Second to finish

6:03:52:41

Owner #3
Al Micallef September 2000

New deck and deckhouse, new blue paint

New Name - Merlin's Reata

Transpac
Skipper Al Micallef 2001

4th in class, 13th in fleet

8:17:45:35

Owner #4
Orange Coast College April 2002
Owner #5
Trisha Steele July 2004
Transpac
Skipper Trisha Steele 2005

10th in class, 27th in fleet

8:23:26

Owner #6
Donn Campion January 2007
Owner #7
Jere Sullivan February 14, 2008

5 great summers on the lakes

Owners #8
Bill and Lu Lee September 2015
Owner #8
Skipper Bill Lee 2017
Owners #9
Skipper Chip Merlin 2019
Transpac
Skipper Chip Merlin 2023

6th in fleet

9:14:07:57