The Sailing at Sayville: Steady Air, and Lots of It

This historical retrospective examines conditions from the 1966 Thistle Nationals held in Sayville, NY, drawing from archived Bagpipe articles. It describes the consistent southwesterly winds, race-by-race conditions, and strategic considerations for sailing on Great South Bay, providing context for the 2000 Nationals to be held at the same venue.

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

• 1966 Nationals
• Sayville
• Great South Bay
• wind conditions
• race tactics