TBird Racing Videos
Dale Dunning from Fleet 33 in Port Townsend has done a series of videos from his boat Owl using a 360 camera and has posted [...]
2017 Thunderbird Internationals
The 2017 edition of the Thunderbird Internationals was held on August 1st through the 5th in beautiful Port Townsend, Washington. It was an epic event! [...]
Get the lead out – Mast issue up for discussion
The ITCA is currently working on a proposal for an amendment to the specifications to remove the weight requirement. A current proposal would be to eliminate section [...]
We’re back!
It’s been awhile cheap jerseys but the ITCA is back up and running so is our new website! The website needs some tweaking but it should be [...]
2018 ITCA Annual General Meeting Announcement
ATTENTION THUNDERBIRD OWNERS The annual ITCA Annual General Meeting will be held at Twelve noon, Saturday February 10th, 2018 in the Sequim Bay Yacht [...]
Save the date – 2017 Thunderbird International Championship Regatta
More information to come
2017 Annual General Meeting
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ITCA-AGM-2-11-17.pdf
1975 Internationals Seattle – Tanker Jones
A newspaper article about Canadian "Tanker" Jones, Canadian Football League player and Thunderbird sailor attempting to repeat as International Champion in 1975. Tanker Tries [...]
John Booth, A Legend. RIP
Published in Victoria Times Colonist from Apr. 17 to Apr. 18, 2019 BOOTH, John Reginald Age 80 of Victoria, BC passed away suddenly on Monday, April 8, 2019. [...]
2025 Pacific Northwest Regional Regatta
The Pacific Northwest held their 2025 Thunderbird Regional Regatta in Port Townsend during the Labor Day Weekend. Port Townsend Sailing Association once again hosted [...]
April 2026 Racing in Port Townsend – Photos
It was a dark and stormy Wednesday evening...but the Tbirds prevailed. Photos by Nell Allen from the committee boat. [...]
Thunderbird NW Regional Championship Regatta Sept 3-4
Mark you calendars and get your boats ready for the NW Regional Championships. [pdf-embedder url="https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-NW-Regionals-NOR.pdf" title="2016 NW Regionals NOR"]
TBIRD West Coast Regional Regatta 2024
Ten Thunderbirds joined in for eight races over two days in Port Townsend. Conditions were great with moderate, consistent winds. Corvo dominated the field with [...]
Raven Wins 2019 Internationals
Team Raven from Port Townsend, sailing a loaner boat (Atomic Salsa), took three first place finishes on the last day of racing to win the [...]
Tom Wile Builds Vivachee, Hull #10
A series of YouTube videos documenting Tom Wile (the first ITCA President) building Hull #10. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 [...]
Accidentally discovering the carver of the Thunderbird International Race Trophy
Here's a great article from the Gig Harbor History Museum about the International Regatta Trophy. Synopsis: The piece tells the story of how the [...]
West Coast Championship Regatta – Sept 4-5, 2022 – Results
Nine races were completed over two days. Day one saw light but steady winds from the SE and the race committee was able to pull [...]
2016 Annual General Meeting Minutes
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ITCA-AGM-2-20-16.pdf
2015 ITCA Annual General Meeting Minutes
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ITCA-AGM-2-7-15.pdf
THUNDERBIRD RENDEZVOUS and REGATTA big Success!
by Edward Josberger While Saturday, July 25, brought a welcome respite to the 90 F heat wave that enveloped Western Washington, the racing at the T-Bird [...]
2107 International Championship Regatta Official Notice of Race
Printable NORPrintable Amendment 1 to NOR
Happy 2019!
Something to get you thinking about the upcoming sailing season! Crowded Rounding on Day 1 of the 2017 Internationals
2025 Northwest Championship Regatta – August 30th & 31st
Will be held in Port Townsend. See the regatta page on Regatta Network for more info. Everybody's welcome.
The Birth of Thunderbaby
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 [...]