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. [...]
2023 International Regatta Results
The 2023 Thunderbird International Regatta went off without a hitch. Good wind and weather, and a bunch of good sailors, made for a fun, competitive [...]
2107 International Championship Regatta Official Notice of Race
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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 [...]
2018 AGM Meeting
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2015 Northwest Thunderbird Regionals NOR
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ITCA Annual meeting Saturday February 20th, 2016 in Sequim Washington
The ITCA will be holding it’s annual meeting Saturday February 20th, 2016 in the Sequim Bay Yacht Club meeting room at the John Wayne Marina Building. [...]
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. [...]
On-line registration for 2017 Internationals now live!
Two months from today the 2017 Thunderbird International Regatta begins! It's time to register. To make that easier we are using the US Sailing Regatta [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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"]
2017 Annual General Meeting
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ITCA-AGM-2-11-17.pdf
2019 West Coast Championship Regatta
For details and to sign up, visit the event's Regatta Network Site.
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.
2016 Annual General Meeting Minutes
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ITCA-AGM-2-20-16.pdf
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 [...]
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 [...]
Happy 2019!
Something to get you thinking about the upcoming sailing season! Crowded Rounding on Day 1 of the 2017 Internationals
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]