Ian Proctor
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Ian Douglas Ben Proctor was a British designer of boats, both sailing dinghies and cruisers. He had more than one hundred designs to his credit, from which an estimate of at least 65,000 boats were bu
Wanderer - sail No W48, the Wayfarer class dinghy that Frank Dye sailed to Iceland and Norway. Now in National Maritime museum, Falmouth, Cornwall.
Merlin Rocket
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The Merlin Rocket is a 14 foot dinghy sailed in the United Kingdom. It is an active class, now with over 3800 boats built.
Ian Proctor
…he was joint editor of Yachtsman Magazine. Ian Proctor first began to design dinghies professionally in 1950. The National 12 was soon followed by the Merlin Rocket. Proctor's early designs were met with immediate success, winning championships from 1950 to 1952. His design of Proctor Spars revolutionised dinghy…
The Merlin Rocket.
Merlin #1 'Kate' in Merlin Open at Ranelagh Sailing Club, Sept. 6, 2020