Jon Turner
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Jon Turner is a British yachtsman and boat builder. Turner has won national or world championships in International 14, Fireball, Merlin Rocket and Scorpion class racing dinghies.
Turner was originally apprenticed to 'Spud' Peter Rowsell, a boat builder in Exmouth with whom he won the Merlin Rocket Championships at Abersoch in 1978. He then crewed Phil Morrison to win the Fireball World Championships in 1981 at Weymouth.[1] Turner won the British Merlin Rocket National Championship in 1974 and 1978 (Crew) and 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1988 (Helm).[2]
References
- ^ "Sailing - World Championships - Fireball". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Past Merlin Rocket National Champions". merlinrocket.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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