Executive Meeting Minutes December 9, 2025
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Executive Meeting Minutes November 11, 2025
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Executive Meeting Minutes October 14, 2025
Present: Aaron Holland, Chris Murphy, Paul Cone, Wheeler Sutton, and Dave Hudson Parliamentarian: Joy Martin Secretary: Dianne Duckworth Treasurer: Sarah Paisley Meeting called to order:
Executive Meeting Minutes September 9, 2025
Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Secretary: Dianne Duckworth Treasurer: Sarah Paisley Meeting called to
Executive Meeting Minutes August 19, 2025
Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Secretary: Dianne Duckworth Treasurer, Sarah Paisley Guest: Ollie Kunz
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Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Secretary: Dianne Duckworth Treasurer, Sarah Paisley Guest: Ollie Kunz
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Executive Meeting Minutes June 10, 2025
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Executive Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025
Executive Meeting May 13, 2025 Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Secretary: Dianne
Executive Meeting Minutes April 15, 2025
Executive Meeting April 15, 2025 Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White Absent: Nicole Shedden (Report submitted by email)
Executive Meeting Minutes March 25, 2025
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Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Treasurer: Sarah Paisley Secretary: Dianne Duckworth RVP and DG:
Executive Meeting Minutes December 10, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes November 12, 2024
Executive Meeting Minutes November 12, 2024 Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Treasurer:
Executive Meeting Minutes October 22, 2024
Executive Meeting Minutes October 22, 2024 Present: Warren Duckworth, Aaron Holland, Paul Cone, Lloyd Kitchin, Bob White, and Nicole Shedden (non-voting member) Treasurer:
Executive Meeting Minutes September 17, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes August 20, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes July 30, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes July 9, 2024
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Executive Meeting Meeting Minutes June 11, 2024
Executive Meeting Minutes June 11, 2024 Present: Nicole Shedden, Warren Duckworth, Jenny Borshoff, Aaron Holland, Bob White and John Howell (non-voting member) Secretary:
Executive Meeting Minutes May 14, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes Monday March 4, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 13, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes Tuesday January 9, 2024
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Executive Meeting Minutes Tuesday December 12, 2023
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Executive Meeting Minutes Tuesday November 14, 2023
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Executive Meeting Minutes Thursday October 17, 2023
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Executive Meeting Minutes Thursday September 28, 2023
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TCA 2023 Nationals Governing Board Meeting Minutes
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Executive Meeting Minutes Monday July 03, 2023
Present: John Howell, Warren Duckworth, Nicole Shedden, Tom Hubbell, Aaron Holland and Wayne Pignolet Treasurer: Sarah Paisley-absent Secretary: Dianne Duckworth Meeting called to order:
2023 Amendment Proposal 7 – Prohibit Sex, Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Distinctions in TCA Sanctioned Events
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2023 Amendment Proposal 6 – Revise Sail Purchase Rules for Tracking and Enforcement
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2023 Amendment Proposal 5 – Revise Required Safety Equipment and Enforcement
Pro/con discussion of all amendments is happening on the TCA Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/thistleclass 2023 Amendment Proposal 5: Revise Required Safety Equipment and Enforcement Submitted by TCA
2023 Amendment Proposal 4 – Revise Rules Regulating Electronics
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes May 24, 2023
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TCA Governing Board Special Meeting May 23, 2023
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2023 Amendment Proposal 2 – Allow Hiking Line
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes April 19, 2023
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes March 30, 2023
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TCA 2023 Mid-Winters Governing Board Meeting Minutes
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes February 22, 2023
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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes January 16, 2023
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TCA 2022 Nationals Governing Board Meeting Minutes
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In 2022, the Specifications, Chief Measurers’ Rulings (CMR) and Part and Materials Notes were combined into a single document for ease of use. All CMR’s,
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Attention Thistle Boat-Owner Members: The Constitution & Bylaws Review Committee has produced edited versions of those documents. The Governing Board has just now approved the
TCA 2022 Mid-Winters Governing Board Meeting Minutes
Governing Board Meeting Minutes MWE Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Meeting called to order at 8:10 P.M. (EST) Roll Call: Present: John Howell,
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TCA 2021 Annual Meeting Minutes
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TCA 2021 Mid-Winters Governing Board Meeting Minutes
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Fleet 53 Constitution Amendment Proposal to clarify and revise Thistle Class Association jurisdiction and sanctioned event definition This is published by the Amendments Chair, Jack
TCA 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes
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MidWinters GB Minutes 2020
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2020 Annual Meeting Officer Reports
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2020 Thistle Class Association Annual Meeting Announcement
These unusual times call for innovative solutions to conventional problems. As stipulated in the TCA Constitution, Article XV, paragraph 1, The Annual Meeting shall be
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This July we launch a new Thistle Class Association website. We thought this would be an appropriate time to look at how things are going,
Discounted US Sailing Membership for Thistle Members
Join US Sailing today and get a discounted membership. Thistle Class members get a discount on their US Sailing membership. Please consider joining! Get your
2020 Amendment : Continuous Jib Halyard and/or Jib Pull Down Line
Amendment Proposal by Fleet #118 Fleet #118 proposes an amendment to Chief Measurer’s Ruling #38 Halyards by adding this line: Jib pull down- the tail
2020 Amendment: New/Additional Membership Classification
Amendment Proposal by Fleet #126: New/additional Membership Classification Revise Constitution Article IX Membership Classification by adding item 8 to Article IX designating a new classification
2020 Amendment: National Championship Qualifying Series Right to Appeal
Amendment Proposal by Fleet #120: National Championship Qualifying Series Right to Appeal Change Article XIII 2. National Race Committee fourth paragraph to read: Competitors in
2020 Thistle Nationals Postponed
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First year of membership free for first-time Thistle owners
First-time Thistle owner? Get your first year of TCA membership free. Get your first year of Thistle Class membership for free! If you acquire your