Important News and Upcoming Events:
Annual Membership
It’s time to renew your annual membership! Don’t miss out on all the fun activities we have planned for 2020. You can easily do it online by clicking HERE
Learn to Sail!
Registration is now open for all sailing classes for this spring and summer. Be quick – classes are already starting to fill up. Classes for ALL levels of sailors are available. Register today!
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming meeting topics include a night of sailing trivia, tie-dye party, racing tune-up, “Cheeseburgers in Paradise”, presentations on invasive species, the water resource board, and much, much more!
Learn To Sail
Many Classes Available
Learn to sail at Lake Thunderbird. Classes are taught by US Sailing Certified instructors and cover a wide variety of skill sets from the novice all the way up to the seasoned sailor.
The Mainsheet
Our Monthly Newsletter
This is the location of our monthly newsletter. Issues go back into the 1970’s, thanks to our curator and historian Les Cummings. Find out the latest news or take a trip down memory lane.
Calendar
Boathouse Schedule
Between our monthly meetings, our racing schedule, special events, and other rentals, there is a lot happening at our boathouse! Check the calendar and join us at any of our monthly membership meetings.
Membership
How to Join
Question: Do you need to own a sailboat?
Answer: NO!
While many of our activities revolve around sailing, at the core is a group of like-minded individuals who love being on the water. And we love having extra hands on board when we go our sailing.
Latest Features
The latest news and info about the Thunderbird Sailing Club
Sailing in a time of COVID-19
Boating in a time of COVID-19 adds another level of boating safety that needs to be considered.
Get ready for Summer Sailing
Preparing Your Boat for the Season “You bought a boat last year. It has been in storage since September, and you now want to take it out
Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta
Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta A One Day Regatta Sunday, November 3, 2019 A Distance Race, 10 - 18 miles Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse 1312 Indian Point
Hiram Douglas Chili Cook-Off – 2019
Chili Cook-Off Sunday, November 3, 2019 Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse 1312 Indian Point Rd, Norman, OK 73026 CLASSES: All
25th Annual Jerry Layton Regatta
The 25th Annual Jerry Layton Regatta will be held Saturday, October 5th. The event will begin with a skipper's meeting at 10:15 am. Races will start at
Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse Sailing Program – New RS Fleets!
By Les Cummings – Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation The Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation and the Thunderbird Sailing Club are celebrating their 20th year of teaching children and adults following the US Sailing training
Know how: Installing a New Whisker Pole
(This post is an excerpt from an online article. To read the entire article, click on the link at the bottom of the page) If you own
Light-air Sails and Their Uses
(This post is an excerpt from an online article. To read the entire article, click on the link at the bottom of the page) There’s nothing like
OCBC Spring Regatta May 18 & 19, 2019 NOTICE OF REGATTA
Oklahoma City Boat Club Spring Regatta May 18 & 19, 2019 INVITATION : Oklahoma City Boat Club cordially invites you to attend the OCBC 2019 Spring
Through the Panama Canal in your yacht: everything you need to know
(This post is an excerpt from an online article. To read the entire article, click on the link at the bottom of the page) Cape Horn sailors
Sailing News From Around the World
Sailing World
- An Online Crew Board To Connect and Recruit April 7, 2020Avid sailboat racers build an online portal that connects programs and owners for crews looking to sail and race.Dave Reed
- To Where the Next Ocean Race April 7, 2020The next edition of The Ocean Race will visit 10 international cities, including the start port and the Grand Finale finish in Genoa, Italy in the summer of 2022.Bob Fisher
- Around the Sailing World April 7, 2020Dave Reed convened with Sailing World's Racing Editors for a Zoom meeting to kick off a new video series that will provide a fast-moving and personal check-in with sailors the top of the sport on down.Dave Reed
- When entertainment is out of phase April 8, 2020The 25th James Bond movie, No Time to Die, was set to release on April 10 before the coronavirus outbreak, but fearful of empty theaters, was postponed until November 2020. Smart move, as life should resemble some form of normal by then. However, fully missing the shift during this pandemic is the new survival adventure […]Editor
- Eight Bells: Dayton Carr April 8, 2020The sailing community lost a great friend, sailor, and champion as Dayton Thomas Carr passed peacefully at his New York City home on April 7, 2020. He was 78 years. Dayton established the Venture Capital Fund of America Group (VCFA Group) in 1982 and is credited as being the founder of the secondary private equity […]Editor
- Flying Scot new boat raffle for 2020 April 8, 2020The Flying Scot Sailing Association will be raffling off two (2) new Flying Scot sailboats and multiple prizes by June 1, 2020. Details.Editor
- Yachting World anniversary: Celebrating 125 years of amazing sailing April 8, 2020As Yachting World’s 125th anniversary year draws to a close, we bring you half a dozen things you (probably) never knew about life ashore and afloat in 1894...Issue no 1 of The Yachting World was published on April 20, 1864 On 20 April 1894 the debut issue of Yachting World was published. It was a […]Yachting World
- Exumas to New York in a 33ft boat: Dick Carter’s extraordinary east coast voyage April 7, 2020A race on a friend’s boat in the early 1960s led Dick Carter to design a revolutionary yacht that beat Admiral’s Cup contenders and won the Fastnet RaceRabbit’s crew had been up all night in a storm when this photo was taken. Dick Carter is on the helm In 1965 a young American designer, Dick […]Tom Cunliffe
- How to buy Yachting World from home April 6, 2020If you can no longer buy Yachting World magazine from the shops but still want to read it in from the comfort of home here’s how to do it... Print issues You can order Yachting World print issues delivered to your door either as a one off or on longer-term …Continue reading » The post How […]Chris Jefferies