Thistlebase Independent Thistle Class Knowledge Base
Hull Construction & Materials

What About Precedent?

Jim Hendrickson (21) January-February, 1968 page 6–7

Discussion of the historical use of Cunningham Holes in Thistle design, noting their importance for sail maintenance and their eventual discontinuation as sailcloth technology improved.

View original on Google Drive · page 6

The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 6.

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

  • sail design
  • history
  • equipment