The Thistle Class: Great Sailing, Great Friends

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The TCA was formed 1946 and currently has 1700 active racing members. Come join the FUN!!!

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The Nyack Fleet , lead by Kat and Ryan Harris, ran another great Paul Lo Gerfo memorial regatta with beautiful weather although light wind.
Congrats to Tom Lawton, Sarah Hatselll and Ben Yanelli!

Cool fact: there were 3 family teams!

Lloyd, Brian and Riley Kitchin,

Don , Jane and Melissa Dexter

Ed, Meredith and Micaela Adams!
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The Nyack Fleet , lead by Kat and Ryan Harris, ran another great Paul Lo Gerfo memorial regatta with beautiful weather although light wind.
Congrats to Tom Lawton, Sarah Hatselll and Ben Yanelli!

Cool fact: there were 3 family teams!

Lloyd, Brian and Riley Kitchin,

Don , Jane and Melissa Dexter

Ed, Meredith and Micaela Adams!Image attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

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The Fall Frontier, hosted by the Rochester Canoe club, brought feisty west winds to the competition on both Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay! Wind blew 15- 20 with gusts to 30kts.

The bay brought its own famous westerly shifties! An updraft was even reported!

The great sailing each day was followed by yummy trash can roasted turkey dinners on Saturday and fantastic turkey and corn soups on Sunday!
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The Fall Frontier,  hosted by the Rochester Canoe club, brought feisty west winds to the competition on both Lake Ontario and  Irondequoit Bay! Wind blew 15- 20 with gusts to 30kts.

The bay brought its own famous westerly shifties! An updraft was even reported!

The great sailing each day was followed by yummy trash can roasted turkey dinners on Saturday and fantastic turkey and corn soups on Sunday!Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
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