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The Thistle is a beautiful, high performance racing dingy that combines grace with speed. Designed in 1945, the boat and class continue to thrive and are raced by dedicated enthusiasts and enjoyed by families alike. The boat has a planing hull and will plane in 10-12 knots of breeze but it also moves well in light winds and will outperform many larger boats in these conditions.

Our class is very active with often more than 20 boats racing weekly on Lake Washington. Racing experience ranges from novice to expert with the Seattle Fleet home to 2007 Thistle National Women's Champion, Haley Lhamon and other former collegiate and top local racers.  Skippers and crew of all skill levels are welcome.  With a snow capped Mount Ranier in the background, colorful spinnakers and good sociable racing -- it doesn't get much better.

We race locally on Wednesday nights from April to September with other regular regattas throughout the West Coast. A few enthusiasts sail all year round!

Last Updated ( Monday, 10 November 2008 08:48 )
 

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2008 Tuning Clinic - Season Off to a Great Start

The 2008 season was kicked off today with a great Tuning Clinic and Practice Drills lead by:  Rusty Lhamon, Joe Burcar, Kerry Nielan, and Michael O'Brien.   Boats arrived by 9:30 am and started rigging.  Kerry made the rounds helping with rigging and tuning questions.  Next, Joe Burcar lead a discussion and demo on rig tuning covering topics such as diamond and mainstay tension, rake, shimming, prebend, and sail shape.  Rusty covered the plans for the practice drills over a quick lunch. 

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Sat, Dec 6th, @6:00pm - 10:00PM
Winter Party/Fleet Meeting
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