Regatta Program from the 1983 Internationals
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International Thunderbird Class Association
More than just a sailboat… a way of life!
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Thunderbaby was built by Duane Emnott. She is the the newest Thunderbird in the worldwide fleet. With a gorgeously varnished wood hull she was launched as the fleet celebrated its 50th anniversary in Read More …
Year Skipper Boat Hull Fleet Host City 1966 Bob Johnson Tokoa 2 San Diego Seattle 1968 Tony Redstone Piper 539 Sydney San Diego 1970 Tony Parks Moonraker 904 Sydney Sydney 1971 John Malleson Read More …
The Thunderbird story began in 1958 when Tom Sias, a Tacoma sailor working for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, conceived the idea of a sailboat to be built out of Read More …