Important News and Upcoming Events:
Due to the pandemic we will hold Thunderbird Sailing Club will hold meetings, races/regattas, and other events scheduled for the Boat House on a month by month basis. Please call or check prior to coming out or attending any event to determine if it is still being held.
The Park remains open but under state guidelines for social distancing. We continue to monitor the situation and will make a decision about events scheduled for the remainder of the year. Please stay safe.
Jerry Lojka, Commodore
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!
DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS – monthly meetings may be held virtually via online video conference. Check back for more info.
Latest Features
The latest news and info about the Thunderbird Sailing Club
What are the best sails for club racing?
North Expert Tom Davis lays out your Inventory Options For some sailors, “club racing” means a casual jib-and-main evening race aboard a well-stocked cruising boat carrying roller
COVID-19 Announcement
Due to the pandemic there will be no Thunderbird Sailing Club or other events held at the Boat House in April or May. The Park remains open
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
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID Hiram Douglas Memorial Regatta A Distance Race, 10 - 18 miles Lake Thunderbird BoatHouse 1312 Indian Point Rd, Norman, OK 73026
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
Sailing News From Around the World
Sailing World
- The Crossover Effect April 6, 2021Derrick Fries, the two-time All-American at Michigan State University, won the Sunfish World Championship twice, the Sunfish NAs four times, the Force 5 World Championship twice, and the Laser Masters.
- The Long Beat to Diversity April 6, 2021If you want to known how healthy sailing will be in a generation fron now, look to how well we do at growing diversity. The country is changing. Sailing lags.Kimball Livingston
- Schwarting and Co. Earn St. Pete NOOD Overall April 6, 2021Gary Schwarting and his team on the Melges 24 Obsession take the class and overall win at the 2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg.Laura Muma
- Marblehead Halifax Race 2021 cancelled April 10, 2021The Organizing Committee for the biennial 363nm Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, which was set to start the 2021 edition on July 11, has canceled this year’s version of the race in its traditional format due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the pace of vaccinations in the United States is encouraging, Canada has less access […]Editor
- Solid start for Charleston Race Week April 10, 2021Charleston, SC (April 9, 2021) – Charleston Race Week 2021 got off to a rousing start today with organizers completing multiple races for all classes in moderate to medium conditions. It was a busy day for the four classes on Circles 1 and 3 and 4, all of which did four races in southeasterly winds […]Editor
- 2021 Finn Europeans saved by Portugal April 9, 2021The 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship will be held April 12-16 in Vilamoura, Portugal. Wtih a fleet of around 50 sailors from 28 nations entered, the event is the beginning of the end of the extended road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and for many it is being used as a warm up […]Editor
- Save the date: Pip Hare’s Ask Me Anything session on YBW April 8, 2021Pip Hare, regular Yachting World contributor, Vendée Globe hero, and all-round brilliant sailor will be the guest for YBW's second ever Ask Me Anything sessionPip Hare celebrates with Champagne after arriving back on the dock at Les Sables d'Olonne. Photo Richard Langdon / Ocean Images On Thursday 22 April, Pip Hare, who recently completed the […]Toby Heppell
- Jzerro: the oceangoing pacific proa April 8, 2021Jzerro is a Russell Brown-designed proa, which is being prepared for a 14,000-mile record bid from New York to San Francisco The great Californian Gold Rush of the 1840s and 1850s saw over a quarter of a million people follow the …Continue reading » The post Jzerro: the oceangoing pacific proa appeared first on Yachting […]Helen Fretter
- New Fastnet record: MOD70 PowerPlay sets new fastest time April 7, 2021The crew of MOD70 PowerPlay has set a new Fastnet record by completing the course in a touch over 25 hours. The MOD70 Trimaran PowerPlay, led by Peter Cunningham and skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, has set a new Fastnet record. …Continue reading » The post New Fastnet record: MOD70 PowerPlay sets new fastest time […]Yachting World