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

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Whats the best way to make it through the next 6 weeks of winter? Register for the Thistle Midwinters East in Pensacola Florida March 4 - 8! You really deserve a break from the brutal cold in the eastern half of the country. Great racing... great venue… great people. Register today, or we will send Phil to talk to have a word with you. He also needs a warm place to stay for the next 6 weeks. 😉 Happy groundhog day!

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Midwinters East is sponsored by The Sailing Inc.Powered by Evolution Sails.
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Putting together a Thistle triple stack for the trip back to Oregon. Thank you Mission Bay Fleet 13 and Mission Bay Yacht Club for hosting another great Thistle Midwinters West. #onedesignracing #OneDesignSailing #westcoastsailing #regatta #sailfast ... See MoreSee Less

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The Larry Klein Match Racing Championship has a winner! Congratulations to Owen Fretwell, Efe Derman, and Santi Escobar in 777, from the Mission Bay Yacht Club. 🏆 Pictured with Leslie Klein on the left, and Kirsten Cummings. Fleet 13 Fleet Captain on the right. Team Fretwell lined up against Oliver Kunz, Quanah Green, Dillon Kilroy in 807 from HRYC in the last flight of racing. Congratulations to Team Kunz to make it to the final! Be sure to see the Facebook livestream of the final race Paul Cone recorded today.

That concludes a great 4 days of racing at the Midwinters West. Near perfect weather, and great competition. Next up, Midwinters East, March 4 - 8th in Pensacola, FL. We hope to see you there!

Photos by Paul Cone, and John Gordon, Thanks Paul and John!

Midwinters West is sponsored by The Sailing Inc.Powered by Evolution Sails, Downwind Marine Sailing Supply, and Cindy Gonzales / State Farm Insurance.

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