Tbird Regatta 2025 – Day 1
The day started out with a postponement for lack of wind, but patience prevailed and the race committee was able to get off two races before the wind went fluky and light(er). Fandango got two firsts to take the lead, Owl is in second with two thirds. And Corvo rounds out the top three with a second and a fifth. Click here for the full results.
TBIRD Regional Regatta 2024
Ten Thunderbirds joined in for eight races over two days. Conditions were great with moderate, consistent winds. Corvo dominated the field with six wins and two seconds. Congratulations to Steve, Piper, Jeff and John. Ken Lane (Roadrunner) picked up second place. And Dale Dunning (Owl) came in third. It was a fine weekend of racing. Many thanks to Roland Nikles who made the whole thing happen. Results and photos below. Photos from Day 1
Some Great Photos
You may have seen a photographer with a big camera and a long lens on the committee boat on Wednesday May 19th, 2021. Her name is Crystal Craig and she got some great photos. You can find them here. Thanks Crystal!
New Video
This video was taken (and edited) by Chris Blasucci from Kuma San on a windy Wednesday evening during the Dog Day Series 2019.
2019 T-bird West Coast Championship Results
On August 31-September 1, 2019 the Port Townsend Sailing Association hosted the 2019 Thunderbird West Coast Championships. It was a well-run affair with a variety of windward-leeward courses set over seven races. At the skippers’ meeting Saturday morning there was grumbling of “can we postpone sailing until this afternoon, when some wind is expected?” The race committee knew better. Sixteen boats made their way out to the anticipated starting area at the center of Port Townsend Bay by 10:30 a.m., drifting about as the race committee searched the horizon for wind. Some promising ripples soon appeared near Rat [...]
Dog Days 2019 Photos
All photos by Jeff McLean. Taken from Kuma San.
T-bird Internationals 2019 – Day One
Steve Scharf has reported from the 2019 T-bird International Regatta in Boston that it was a light wind day, but after a one hour delay they got off three races. Eleven boats participated and the Raven crew got a seventh, a first, and a third putting them in second place at the end of day one. You can see the results on the regatta web site.
Raven Wins 2018 Thunderbird West Coast Championship Regatta (updated)
Steve, Stig, Simon, and John dominated the regatta with four firsts, three seconds, and one fourth place finish. And in late breaking news Magic Bus has been declared the third place winner. They tied with Invader in points and there was some confusion as to the tie breaking criteria, which as now been cleared up. Here are the official, final, results: It was an excellent two days of racing with better than predicted winds and good weather (after the fog burned off).
Thunderbird West Coast Championship Regatta – Sept 1-2, 2018
Labor Day will see the west coast Thunderbird fleet back in Port Townsend Bay for a fabulous two days of racing. Don't miss out. Sign up, and get the Notice of Race, on-line at the Regatta Network page for the event.
Tbird International Results
Seventeen races in five days! Everybody was exhausted at the end. But the wind was good and the racing was competitive. All-in-all a great success. Pictures are being uploaded to our photo sharing site.
Tbird Internationals Going Strong
Good wind for the first two days of racing has allow the race committee to get off four races each day. The top two local boats are Raven in 3rd and Dorado in 6th. There are three more days of racing to go. Results after two days
2017 Thunderbird International Championship Regatta to be held in Port Townsend
Here is the official notice of race, including everything you need to know about the regatta: 2017 Thunderbird Internationals NoR
Photos from the Thunderbird Regatta
To see a bunch of really great photos taken by Olga on Invader see the Thunderbird Fleet 2 Facebook page.
Final Results – NW Regional Thunderbird Championship Regatta
It was another great day of racing. Challenging and shifty, but fun. Final results below the photos . 2016 Thunderbird Western Regional ChampionshipSeries Standing - 7 races scored
Day One Results – NW Tbird Championship Regatta
Three great races today. Here are the results from day one. 2016 Thunderbird Western Regional ChampionshipSeries Standing - 3 races scored
2016 Thunderbird Northwest Regional Championship Regatta
This fun event is begin held in Port Townsend for the second year in a row. Find all the details and the entry form in the notice of race (below). 2016 Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta Notice of Race And here are the final sailing instructions for the regatta: 2016 Thunderbird Regionals SI-v2
New, Large 2015 Thunderbird Regional Gallery
Steve Scharf’s large on-the-water gallery of 74 terrific pictures of the 2015 Thunderbird Regional Regatta. Tight racing to weather in the 2015 Thunderbird Regional Regatta. Photo by Steve Scharf. Pictures follow the break […]
Thunderbird “Black Book”
The International Thunderbird Class "Back Book" is the definitive source for the complete specifications of a racing Thunderbird sailboat. It includes things like mast dimensions, where the black bands on the mast and boom should be placed, length of the spinnaker pole, size of the sails, and much more. In addition it specifies what equipment is required. For example did you know that a racing T-Bird must carry a mechanical toilet, a permanently installed water tank of not less then ten gallons, 30 pounds of ground tackle and a two pound fire extinguisher? For your reading pleasure the Back Book is now [...]
Leeward Mark Rounding, Thunderbird Regional
Thanks to Satch Yarbrough for sending along this video of one of the leeward mark rounding at the Thunderbird Regional Regatta, and a number of pics from the same rounding that have been added to the earlier T-bird Regional photo's post.
Photos from the T-Bird Regionals
Thanks to Wendy Feltham and Steve Scharf for these pictures of the 2015 Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta. Hopefully, more photos will be coming in soon. Click on any image to open the viewer.
Thunderbird NW Regional Results
To see a photo of the PRO's scoring sheet click here
T-Bird Regionals A Big Success
The starting line got crowded with 17 boats fighting for a spot. Photo by Steve Scharf. A total of 17 T-Birds showed up for a really fun weekend of Thunderbird style one-design racing at Fleet 33's Northwest Regional Regatta. What they got was a big does of fun and a little of everything else: 10 races, aggressive starts, general recalls, sun, rain, fog, big wind, light breezes, a river of current, busy mark roundings, a couple of noisy discussions on what boat was allowed in there, highs, lows, a terrific dinner, a beer or three. Everything you could [...]
Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta – Saturday and Sunday
With up to 15 boats expected for the T-Bird regional regatta this Friday and Saturday, September 5th and 6th, the Bay promises to be filled with action. Just to get the mood going, a video of the 2012 Thunderbird Internationals.
Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta – Sept 5th and 6th, 2015
The Thunderbird regionals will once again be held on Port Townsend Bay. We can look forward to two days of exciting racing and a tasty awards dinner. This fun event will provide the opportunity for us in Port Townsend to meet some new TBird sailors and test our skills against boats from other parts of the northwest. See the notice of race below for details. 2015 Thunderbird Regionals Notice of Race
T-Bird Practice on Sunday 11/23 at Noon
Let's do some rabbit starts, short upwind legs, and some multiple boat tuning on Sunday at noon. We will congregate near Indian Point Buoy. Bring your VHF radio so we can chat on Channel 68.