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IRC Rule Seminar April 8th
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Fiberglass Laser Foils – Now Available!
The Laser Class has been testing new Fiberglass Rudder and Daggerboards for a few years. With...
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Check out the latest iPhone app for sailors. R/C Assist is a tool for race committees which...
My Strange Affair with Cats - Part 2: The Cat Herder
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Area E Semifinals Mallory Trophy at Portage Yacht Club
The Area E Semifinals for the US SAILING Men's Championship (Mallory Trophy) were held at Portage...
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My job as forward crew on Dwaine and Deanne Trummert’s Thistle, 3669, is to call tactics...
CYC Seattle Lake Washington Spring Regatta - Thistles
Some excellent racing yesterday at Leschi in the CYC Lake Spring Regatta. We got three races...
Top Ten Things I Learned at Thistle MWW 2009
10. I learned that the song lied, it really does rain in southern California, and that sometimes...
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Raising and Lowering a Thistle Mast
Raising a Thistle Mast A Thistle mast can be raised with just one person but is easier with...
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Rebuilding Andersen Bailers
Like most of you who sail dinghies, my Thistle (3802, built in the early 90’s) suffered from...
Seattle (Lake Washington) Local Knowledge
Introduction Lake Washington is one of the two primary one design racing venues in Seattle,...
Learning with the Letts
A weekend of racing Thistles with top-notch crew Terry Lettenmaier and Laurie Weitkamp yields...
Thistle Rigging: Lose the Mainsheet Cleat!
A recent trend in the Thistle class is to race without cleating the mainsheet. Some Thistle...
Thistle Rigging: Looking at Traveler Controls
The 17 foot Thistle is a 60 year old American design. While the class operates under tight...
Thistle Rigging: Looking at Jibsheet Blocks
The 17 foot Thistle is a 60 year old American design. While the class operates under tight...
Beat Upwind in Three Phases
You’ve just started, now what? Upwind beats have three distinct phases: Set-up, Beat, and...
Getting Ahead at the Windward Mark: Stay High or Go Low, Bear Away or Gybe
Ideas for getting ahead at one of the most important points in any race.
Three Steps to Consistent Starts
Most of us can get a good start once in a while. The challenge is to be good regularly. Here...