Thistlebase
As It Was in the Beginning
A historical account of the origins of the Thistle class, starting with a mysterious ship that appeared on Lake Erie in 1945 and the subsequent design by Sandy Douglass that sparked the creation of this now-established sailboat class.
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The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 7.
This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.