1976 National Championship Regatta

Comprehensive coverage of the 1976 Thistle National Championship held at Association Island, New York in August. Mark Gilliland won the championship with a 12-20-1-3-5-7 card, sailing with crew Tom and Tim Gilliland. The regatta featured 100 boats in the Championship Division and 60 in the President's Division across six races with detailed race-by-race reporting and final standings.

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• 1976 National Championship
• Mark Gilliland
• Larry Klein
• Championship Division
• President's Division
• Association Island
• Lake Ontario
• race results