Upcoming Thunderbird Sailing Club Meetings:
Boats, Blues, and BBQ
Join our monthly meeting on Saturday, Sept. 21. Emjoy live music by the lake with “Big Train and the Loco Motives” with special guests “Heartbreak Rodeo”.
Jerry Layton Regatta
Saturday, October 5th – The 25th Annual Jerry Layton Regatta WANTS YOU! We are looking for 5 experienced TSC skippers and 15 crew members that need not be experienced or be TSC members.
To Bee or Knot To Bee
Join us on Saturday, October 19 for the 2nd annual sailing knot tying bee. Fun and laughter guaranteed as you learn to tie classic sailing knots.
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
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
First Sail: A TSC US Sailing Program for 1st timers
First Sail: A TSC US Sailing Program for 1st timers Think sailing might be for you. Here’s your chance to try out this exciting sport with little
Regatta Advisory Committee
Regatta Advisory Committee Lots of you have considerable experience with sailing, racing, and understand what it takes to pull off a successful regatta. You know what it
The Eta Aquarids
The Eta Aquarids The Eta Aquarids are one of two annual showers caused by Halley's Comet. (The other one is the Orionids, in October.) They are named
Cleaning up our seas: What sailors can do to help
(This post is an excerpt from an online article. To read the entire article, click on the link at the bottom of the page) From lost fishing
Sailing News From Around the World
Sailing World
- SailGP Season Finale Fits the Script September 19, 2019The British squad was on form for the practice races in Marseilles, France.Dave Reed
- A Summer of Twelves September 17, 2019One of the best things about being a tactician at the 12 Metre World Championship was getting a firsthand look at every boat in the fleet.Gary Jobson
- SailGP, Making Sailing Cool September 17, 2019The pendulum swings against overcoaching kid sailing. Russell Coutts is pushing the pendulum, so why not hitch a ride?Kimball Livingston
- VIDEO: Top five best places ever September 19, 2019It is an amazing world we live in when people can cruise the world, recording their travels to post on YouTube, and have the income streams from the internet pay for their journey. Among this enterprising sector are Australian travel vloggers Elayna Carausu and Riley Whitelum. They’ve been sailing the world on their boat La […]Editor
- Wilde dominates start of Sonar Worlds September 19, 2019Rochester, NY (September 19, 2019) - The opening day of the 2019 Sonar World Championship hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club was dominated by local sailor Michael Wilde. Wilde’s scoreline was 2-1-2-1, and there likely would have been another first had a race in which he had a significant lead not been abandoned. Full report.Editor
- World Sailing Rankings – September 2019 September 19, 2019World Sailing Rankings are for the 10 Olympic events and Open and Women’s Match Racing. In match racing, top North Americans are Nicole Breault (USA) and Chris Poole (USA) in 4th and 10th. In fleet racing, top 20 North Americans are Canadians Tom Ramshaw (7th, Finn) and Sarah Douglas (13th, Laser Radial) and from the […]Editor
- Sailing South Georgia: The inside story of Skip Novak’s 2018 expedition September 18, 2019Emboldened by success in 2016, Skip Novak sails back to South Georgia to attempt a traverse via the island’s virgin summitsPelagic Australis on the jetty at King Edward Point. Photo: James Novak We were eight days out from the south coast of South Georgia and once again we had skied smack into …Continue reading » […]Yachting World
- Ràn VII: On board the Stealth Bomber of the Fast 40+ class September 17, 2019Ràn VII is a latest generation Fast 40+ designed by Shaun Carkeek for renowned owner-driver Niklas ZennströmHold on to your hats: Rán VII competing at Lendy Cowes Week 2018. Photo: Paul Wyeth Some boats are the sum of their parts, but Rán VII is really the sum of the parts that aren’t …Continue reading » […]Helen Fretter
- Sailing across the Atlantic: Bluewater veterans share top tips for your first crossing September 16, 2019Elaine Bunting asks a delivery skipper, charter pros and some first-time transatlantic skippers for their best advice on planning and preparing for the big adventurePhoto: Trystan Grace On the afternoon before we left the Canary Islands for the Caribbean for a transatlantic with the ARC, I struck …Continue reading » The post Sailing across the […]Elaine Bunting