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2026 Thunderbird International Regatta
Registration and NOR for the 2026 Thunderbird Class championships is now online. We anticipate a very exciting and competitive regatta. Another loaner boat can be available…The Boston Fleet 5 and the Savin Hill YC welcomes all sailors.
Hosted by Savin Hill Yacht Club – Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Dates: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Sunday, August 2, 2026
2019 West Coast Championship Regatta
For details and to sign up, visit the event's Regatta Network Site.
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. He died at his home of 51 years, doing what he loved - tinkering in his shop. John's passing leaves an immense hole in our family, with his friends, and in the many communities in which he embedded himself. He was loved by all for his kindness, generosity and incredible talent which he shared so freely. John was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on September 5, 1938. As a boy, he grew up on the family [...]
Happy 2019!
Something to get you thinking about the upcoming sailing season! Crowded Rounding on Day 1 of the 2017 Internationals
2018 AGM Meeting
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ITCA-AGM-2-10-18.pdf
2018 West Coast Thunderbird Championship NOR
https://thunderbirdsailing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Thunderbird-West-Coast-Champioship-Regatta-NoR-002.pdf
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 Club meeting room at the John Wayne Marina Building in Sequim Washington. The room is located on the main floor of the building. All Thunderbird owners and people interested in Thunderbirds are invited to attend. The meeting agenda is as follows: Call to Order Minutes of last meeting Reports of officers, committees and fleets Treasurers Report Measurers Report Fleet Report Old Business Recap of 2017 Internationals in Port Townsend Discussion of 2019 Internationals in Boston New Business [...]
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! Seventeen races over five days! For starters, what better venue for sailing than the historic seaport of Port Townsend? In recent years, the city has become a mecca in the Pacific Northwest for Thunderbirds. There are currently about 14 boats in the local fleet. With a back drop of Mount Baker and the Cascades to the east, the Olympic Mountains to the south, ferries and other boat traffic coming and going, a walkable downtown with lovely [...]