Gordon “Sandy” Douglass, designer and first builder of the Thistle, has been inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020. Read an overview of Sandy’s sailing-related accomplishments on the National Sailing Hall of Fame website. Watch the induction ceremony here (start at minute 22:10):
Written By Sandy Douglass, designer of the Thistle Published in Rudder Magazine in the 1950s Table Contents The Start of the Thistle Class Association Was Auspicious Although Unusual In the autumn of 1945, as soon as it was evident that the war would end, the prospective Thistle owners, those who had placed orders for boats … Read more
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