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Thistle Class Association
The TCA was formed 1946 and currently has 1700 active racing members. Come join the FUN!!!
Happy Earth Day Sailors!
As you know the Thistle Class strives to leave our waters better than we find them via our Clean Class intiative. thistleclass.com/thistle-clean-class-initiative/
Time to reaffirm our commitment to the Sailors for the Sea Clean Regatta 20 Best Practices. Follow this link for support. cleanregattas.sailorsforthesea.org/best-practices-discussion-forums/
Stay tuned for our Clean Fleet intiative.
The 2025 racing action is getting started in the Midwest! Last weeks Sailor Spotlight - Noah Craciun picked up the win. 🏆
This week’s sailor spotlight for the 2025 Thistle Nationals is Noah Craciun who is currently the youngest registered skipper.
“The first time I sailed at @sanduskysailingclub was in the fall of 2022 with the Duckworths. I was relatively new to the class and had only been in a thistle a handful of times before then, which is surprising considering I have sailed all my life and grew up in Northeast Ohio. I was hooked! Jay and team are always doing great work out on the water delivering exceptional racing, and great party’s back on shore. I have met so many great people in this class and made new life-long friends from people I have met at clubs like SSC where the onshore activities are just as fun as the great sailing! I am so thankful I found the class when I did.
The Thistle Class continues to do great things for the youth of the class between the grant boat program and the reimbursement for chevron events for anyone under 26. If you are under the age of 26 and are interested in coming to Nationals take advantage of this great opportunity!”
Picture: @frankpphoto - My first ever thistle nationals with my fantastic crew @jgoetz12 & @callie_deere_ at Toms River
