"First Race to the Trout Inn"
The Merlin Rocket vintage series made its first visit to the picturesque Medley Sailing Club, perched on the banks of the River Thames above Oxford. The visitors from Thames, Hampton and Upper Thames Sailing Clubs arrived at the club to be greeted to a fast-flowing river and a gentle breeze from the South. Once rigged the programme of the day was revealed: first race up river to the Trout Inn at Godstow Lock, now I thought this is my kind of sailing!, Second return trip back to the club and the third around a couple of placed marks.