Pacific Northwest Builder

Conerly tells the story of how the Pacific Northwest District acquired molds for Thistle boat construction through the efforts of Grant Noel, and how these molds eventually led to the founding of Northwest One Design. The article explains the lease arrangement between the district and builder, the mold improvements, and the success of boats built from these molds.

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

• boat building
• Pacific Northwest District
• Northwest One Design
• molds
• manufacturing