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The Thistle Is A Family Racing Boat!

A humorous and touching essay by Norm Williams describing how the Thistle sailboat serves as a vehicle for family participation in racing, from introducing young children to the sport to providing lessons in courage, teamwork, and personal growth through competitive sailing.

View original on Google Drive · page 9

The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 9.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

  • family racing
  • children
  • parenting
  • Thistle culture
  • personal growth