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2002 THISTLE LAKE ERIE FALL SERIES Report by Skip Dieball Below you’ll find the top three in each of the regattas that make up the Thistle Lake Erie Fall Series. All of these trophy winners used North Sails to power their Thistles. Interesting note. The Hoover regatta featured the debut of George Fisher (yep, his 1st ever Thistle outing!). George, US Sailing Sportsman of the year and Midwest sailing legend, stepped into the Thistle and won the light air event convincingly. I was fortunate to be on the boat with him (and his granddaughter Martha) and was amazed how he adjusted to the boat so quickly. Congratulations to Steve Lavender for winning the series and sailing consistently through all the events. Season Overall For more information, feel free to contact any of our Thistle Experts!
2002 OLD GOAT REGATTA Report by Greg Griffin Twenty nine Thistles from Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina made the trek to Lake Lanier Sailing Club in Flowery Branch, Georgia for the 40th annual Old Goat Regatta. The competitors were treated to shifty Easterly winds from 5-15 knots. Short first beats with windward-leeward courses put a premium on starts and kept the fleet tight. Since some of our starts weren’t spectacular we relied on our boat speed and teamwork to move through the fleet. Getting to the velocity was another big key and whether we were footing or pinching to a puff, our Fisher cut main and jib were up to the task. On the downwind legs, we used our North Superlite chute to sail low and fast in the puffs and reach up through the lulls. My team of Mark Reddaway and my wife Suzanne were flawless and consequently we gained boats at almost every mark rounding. We were fortunate to pull off the victory as my brother Scott and his team were also sailing very fast. North Sails were dominant taking the top three spots and 7 out of the top 10. All Boats
2002 THISTLE NATIONALS Report by Skip Dieball This year's Nationals event was held in Eugene, Oregon. The event was
last held there in 1969, and many "experienced" Thistlers
offered up tons of advise as many prepared for the event. In the end,
nothing could have prepared my team for the conditions which ranged
from shifty, pond type sailing to full-on straight line speed. It was
a great test and the winners sure did show their consistency throughout
the event.
2002 ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPS A Clear North Sweep - 1,2,3,4,5! Report by Greg Fisher June 22-23, 2002 - This past weekend the Thistle Atlantic Coats took place at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey - 49 boats. It was an exceptionally well attended regatta considering the temperature and location. Pretty lake, but not exceptionally huge. I did a clinic on Friday and was amazed we had nearly 22 boats out on the water! I gave a short talk before we went on the water followed by some drills, some racing and a lot of video. After the dinner and some beers I showed the video to a group of maybe 60-70. There wasn't a whole lot of wind but we still were able to watch and learn some technique from some of the best, including Mike Ingham, who helped me critique a bit. The results are below. A sweep, as usual for North! Final results:
2002 GREAT LAKES CHAMPS North Domination: 43 boats, 42 used North! Report by Skip Dieball June 10, 2002 - This past weekend, Seneca Yacht Club hosted the Thistle
Great Lakes. The conditions on Saturday were ideal with winds 10-20
and four races completed. Sunday's only race was in light to drifting
breezes.
2002 8-BALL REGATTA North Customer wins with amazing consistency! Indianapolis, IN, 37 boats For more information, feel free to contact any of our Thistle
Experts!
2002 THISTLE MIDWINTERS EAST Report by Skip Dieball The Thistle Midwinters East was held in March at St. Pete Yacht Club.
A slightly lower turnout of 52 boats were greeted to extremely high
winds and cold temps. In fact, practice racing and the first day were
cancelled due to "wind chill". For more information about our winning Thistle program, contact the North Thistle Experts!
2002 THISTLE MIDWINTERS WEST Mission Bay Yacht Club - San Diego Report by Greg Fisher
I, with my team of Jeff Eiber and Jo Ann Jones were fortunate to best
Mike Gillum from Roseville, Ca. It was a tight series throughout with
only one point between us at the series end. Terry Lettenmaier from
Seattle was third. Kris Vogelsong of San Jose, Ca. won the President's division. Preceding the regatta, the Larry Klein Memorial match race regatta was sailed in Mission Bay. After three fleet races and a ladder series match race, One Design's Chris Snow sailed our boat and devastated the fleet!...his first time in a Thistle! I videoed the Larry Klein racing which we showed in a couple seminars later in the regatta...but I was glad I was watching and not trying to compete against Chris- he was hot!! Another great result for North! Actually it was encouraging that all three of our sail designs performed
well at this regatta. It truly is a great situation for our customers where we have a "style" of sail that fits their "style" of sailing. One design likes centering the traveller and vang sheeting, for example. While another likes dropping the traveller and sheeting the main hard. The third likes easing the sheet with the vang on hard. If you're not comfy with one model try another! For more info on North Thistle sails including the tuning, and the great results our sails have achieved feel free to contact: Skip Dieball- skip@od.northsails.com
2001 THISTLE NATIONALS The Thistle Nationals were sailed in Traverse City, Michigan. A near record 92 boats competed and sailed in nearly every condition Lake Michigan could offer. As usual North Sails had by far the largest percentage of sails there. Bruce King of Indianapolis sailed a great regatta and won the event over last year's winner, Mike Ingham by just a few points. Unfortunately Mike had a 16th, I think, in the fourth race but otherwise beat King in every race. Ingham sailed the North Proctor jib, the North Fisher main and the RC4 spinnaker. 8 out of the top ten sailed North sails. North finished 2,3,4,5!!
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1st Fisher, George
The
Thistle Midwinters West were sailed January 17-20 on Mission Bay in
San Diego. 35 boats sailed in some of the best conditions San Diego
has to offer. With breezes of 5-15 the entire weekend, everyone got
a little of everything. George Samuels, the regatta chair and the Mission
Bay fleet put on a superb show and provided great hospitality. Thanks
to all!
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