Thistle project pt8. Second coat of Totalboat topside paint
Sailboat Plans--Daysailers 10 ft to 15 ft LOA
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Thistle Boat Plans
Boat Setup & Maintenance. Sailing Tips. How To Measure. Register Your Thistle. The Competition. About The Competition. Regattas & Events. Regatta Results. Class Trophy History.
About the Thistle
The Thistle is a high-performance one-design racing sailboat that is g enerally sailed with a three-person crew. Thistles have a main, jib and symmetrical spinnaker sail plan. They're: Consistently fast due to the high sail area to weight ratio. Quick to plane thanks to the wide, flat stern. Built to slice through waves with the plumb bow.
Thistle Deck Layout
Class History The Thistle is a high-performance one-design racing boat that can also be used for daysailing. Designed in 1945, the Thistle has been carefully modernized to reflect new technologies while keeping all boats competitive. It carries a lot of sail for its size, planing easily in 10-12 knots of wind. The sail plan consists of a main, jib, and spinnaker. This family-friendly boat ...
Thistle (dinghy)
The Thistle is a recreational sailboat, with the earlier production models made from molded plywood and the more recent models built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood structural members and trim.The seats are a fiberglass-sandwich construction, and provide built-in flotation. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars and three spreader bars.
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Try sailing a Thistle with us. You'll enjoy being in the boat - it's fun and fast - and you'll be welcomed by a great community of people. ... You'll love the speed and responsiveness of this great one design boat. Race At An Upcoming Regatta Check Out Recent Regatta Results See the "Sailing Tips" page for go-fast pointers Race ...
Atkin & Co.
Quite beyond, and landed them upon the shore of Greenland, Labrador, and even our own New England coast. Thistle is 32 feet 1 inch in over all length, has a water line length of 27 feet 6 inches, a breadth of 11 feet, and a draft of 5 feet. She has generous freeboard but not so much as to appear badly or to present excessive windage, the latter ...
Thistle Class Association
Thistles sail as a Corinthian class, which means you won't be sailing against boats with paid crew members (or a paid driver). The Thistle Class is a community of people who love the Thistle and get a thrill out of sailing it with our friends - new and old. The Thistle Class has been around since 1945 and is still growing and active; you ...
Thistle
The Thistle is a high performance racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. The Thistle was designed in 1945 by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass. ... The sail plan is large for a boat of this size, consisting of a marconi rig with a main, jib, and symmetrical spinnaker. Thistle #1 won the Lake Erie Districts in 2013!
Thistle
Beam: 6 ft. Draft (up/dn): 6 ft. / 4 ft. 6 in. Weight: 515 lbs. Sail Area (main/jib): 191 sq. ft. Sail Area (spib): 220 sq. ft. The Thistle is a high performance one design racing sailboat that is ...
Thistle
Thistle is a 16′ 11″ / 5.2 m monohull sailboat designed by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass and built by Schock W.D., Douglass & McLeod, and Clark Boat Company starting in 1945.
Thistle sailing how-to videos
Learn to sail a Thistle! Check out these videos for: • On-shore training • Coach boat commentary
What To Expect
Main - the big, white sail; it's connected to the mast and the boom. Jib - the small, white sail at the front. Spinnaker - the third sail, often colorful. AKA chute, spin, kite. Line - when a rope is on a boat, you call it a line. Sheet - a line (rope) that controls a sail.
Thistle 12'
Thistle 12'. $97.00 CAD. Add to Cart. THISTLE (FIN BOAT) The Fin boat is designed to be propelled like a fish. She has an extremely flexible fin at her transom which is controlled by reciprocating foot pedals. Thus, using your strongest muscles, she can be propelled and steered by legs alone, leaving the operator's hands free for navigating, or ...
One Man's Mistake is Another Man's Treasure
The Thistle Class sailing dinghy was designed in 1945 by Gordon ("Sandy") Douglass to reach the post-war market yearning for inexpensive, high-performance one design boats. The design was patterned after then-current versions of the International 14 Class dinghies, in which Douglass had won a bronze medal in the '36 Olympic Games.
Sandy Douglass
Newark, New Jersey. Died. February 12, 1992. Occupation (s) Sailboat designer and builder. Gordon K. "Sandy" Douglass (October 22, 1904 - February 12, 1992) was an American racer, designer, and builder of sailing dinghies. Two of his designs, the Thistle and the Flying Scot, are among the most popular one design racing classes in the United ...
Thistle 31
Thistle 31 is a 31′ 0″ / 9.5 m monohull sailboat designed by William Atkin, William Crealock, and Colin Archer and built by various from plans starting in 1934. Great choice! Your favorites are temporarily saved for this session.
The Six Categories of Daysailers, and Why We Love Them
Other more recent entries in this sub-genre include Marshall Marine's catboat line, Com-Pac Yacht's Picnic Cat and Sun Cat, Bauteck Marine's Bauer line, the NorseBoat 12.5 and 17.5, and the Crabber 17, 22 and Shrimper at the small end of the Cornish Crabber line.. And let's not forget that quirkiest of boats, the Melonseed skiff, built by the Crawford Boat Building company.
About The Class
About the Thistle Class Association. We're a community of people who love the Thistle and get a thrill out of sailing it with our friends - new and old. The Thistle Class has been around since 1945 when Sandy Douglass introduced his new one-design sailboat and amazed the naysayers. The class is still growing and active; you can find ...
THISTLE 31
A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
Thistle sailboat re-rigged
Complete package - $2500. Connecticut David Fales - 203-981-3549 cell or Robin Johnson 917 318 871. 9/13/2005 - Wayfarer #704 Restored Woodie for sale. Hull # 704. Freshwater Wayfarer sailed only a few times since full restoration. $1,800 for quick sale. New items include: jib, jib halyard, bronze gooseneck, boomvang, mainsheet hardware, and ...
Rebuilding, Repairing and Rigging a Thistle
Tips and tricks for removing and installing Thistle rails. Stern scuppers / rear bailers on Thistles. Tuning the Thistle mast step. Rebuilding Thistle bailers. Filling seat and transom screw holes on wooden Thistles. *When APS went out of business, they gave the TCA permission to save and distribute their gallery of Thistle rigging photos.
Atkin & Co.
[email protected]. +1 (860) 572 5360. The name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for "the right little boat" to build -- or have built -- or if you just like to dream over boat plans -- you'll be delighted with the wooden boat design collections of John (1918-1999) and William (1882 ...
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Boat Setup & Maintenance. Sailing Tips. How To Measure. Register Your Thistle. The Competition. About The Competition. Regattas & Events. Regatta Results. Class Trophy History.
The Thistle is a high-performance one-design racing sailboat that is g enerally sailed with a three-person crew. Thistles have a main, jib and symmetrical spinnaker sail plan. They're: Consistently fast due to the high sail area to weight ratio. Quick to plane thanks to the wide, flat stern. Built to slice through waves with the plumb bow.
Class History The Thistle is a high-performance one-design racing boat that can also be used for daysailing. Designed in 1945, the Thistle has been carefully modernized to reflect new technologies while keeping all boats competitive. It carries a lot of sail for its size, planing easily in 10-12 knots of wind. The sail plan consists of a main, jib, and spinnaker. This family-friendly boat ...
The Thistle is a recreational sailboat, with the earlier production models made from molded plywood and the more recent models built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood structural members and trim.The seats are a fiberglass-sandwich construction, and provide built-in flotation. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars and three spreader bars.
Try sailing a Thistle with us. You'll enjoy being in the boat - it's fun and fast - and you'll be welcomed by a great community of people. ... You'll love the speed and responsiveness of this great one design boat. Race At An Upcoming Regatta Check Out Recent Regatta Results See the "Sailing Tips" page for go-fast pointers Race ...
Quite beyond, and landed them upon the shore of Greenland, Labrador, and even our own New England coast. Thistle is 32 feet 1 inch in over all length, has a water line length of 27 feet 6 inches, a breadth of 11 feet, and a draft of 5 feet. She has generous freeboard but not so much as to appear badly or to present excessive windage, the latter ...
Thistles sail as a Corinthian class, which means you won't be sailing against boats with paid crew members (or a paid driver). The Thistle Class is a community of people who love the Thistle and get a thrill out of sailing it with our friends - new and old. The Thistle Class has been around since 1945 and is still growing and active; you ...
The Thistle is a high performance racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. The Thistle was designed in 1945 by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass. ... The sail plan is large for a boat of this size, consisting of a marconi rig with a main, jib, and symmetrical spinnaker. Thistle #1 won the Lake Erie Districts in 2013!
Beam: 6 ft. Draft (up/dn): 6 ft. / 4 ft. 6 in. Weight: 515 lbs. Sail Area (main/jib): 191 sq. ft. Sail Area (spib): 220 sq. ft. The Thistle is a high performance one design racing sailboat that is ...
Thistle is a 16′ 11″ / 5.2 m monohull sailboat designed by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass and built by Schock W.D., Douglass & McLeod, and Clark Boat Company starting in 1945.
Learn to sail a Thistle! Check out these videos for: • On-shore training • Coach boat commentary
Main - the big, white sail; it's connected to the mast and the boom. Jib - the small, white sail at the front. Spinnaker - the third sail, often colorful. AKA chute, spin, kite. Line - when a rope is on a boat, you call it a line. Sheet - a line (rope) that controls a sail.
Thistle 12'. $97.00 CAD. Add to Cart. THISTLE (FIN BOAT) The Fin boat is designed to be propelled like a fish. She has an extremely flexible fin at her transom which is controlled by reciprocating foot pedals. Thus, using your strongest muscles, she can be propelled and steered by legs alone, leaving the operator's hands free for navigating, or ...
The Thistle Class sailing dinghy was designed in 1945 by Gordon ("Sandy") Douglass to reach the post-war market yearning for inexpensive, high-performance one design boats. The design was patterned after then-current versions of the International 14 Class dinghies, in which Douglass had won a bronze medal in the '36 Olympic Games.
Newark, New Jersey. Died. February 12, 1992. Occupation (s) Sailboat designer and builder. Gordon K. "Sandy" Douglass (October 22, 1904 - February 12, 1992) was an American racer, designer, and builder of sailing dinghies. Two of his designs, the Thistle and the Flying Scot, are among the most popular one design racing classes in the United ...
Thistle 31 is a 31′ 0″ / 9.5 m monohull sailboat designed by William Atkin, William Crealock, and Colin Archer and built by various from plans starting in 1934. Great choice! Your favorites are temporarily saved for this session.
Other more recent entries in this sub-genre include Marshall Marine's catboat line, Com-Pac Yacht's Picnic Cat and Sun Cat, Bauteck Marine's Bauer line, the NorseBoat 12.5 and 17.5, and the Crabber 17, 22 and Shrimper at the small end of the Cornish Crabber line.. And let's not forget that quirkiest of boats, the Melonseed skiff, built by the Crawford Boat Building company.
About the Thistle Class Association. We're a community of people who love the Thistle and get a thrill out of sailing it with our friends - new and old. The Thistle Class has been around since 1945 when Sandy Douglass introduced his new one-design sailboat and amazed the naysayers. The class is still growing and active; you can find ...
A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
Complete package - $2500. Connecticut David Fales - 203-981-3549 cell or Robin Johnson 917 318 871. 9/13/2005 - Wayfarer #704 Restored Woodie for sale. Hull # 704. Freshwater Wayfarer sailed only a few times since full restoration. $1,800 for quick sale. New items include: jib, jib halyard, bronze gooseneck, boomvang, mainsheet hardware, and ...
Tips and tricks for removing and installing Thistle rails. Stern scuppers / rear bailers on Thistles. Tuning the Thistle mast step. Rebuilding Thistle bailers. Filling seat and transom screw holes on wooden Thistles. *When APS went out of business, they gave the TCA permission to save and distribute their gallery of Thistle rigging photos.
[email protected]. +1 (860) 572 5360. The name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for "the right little boat" to build -- or have built -- or if you just like to dream over boat plans -- you'll be delighted with the wooden boat design collections of John (1918-1999) and William (1882 ...