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
- Tulane Sailing Goes Big Time October 8, 2019Tulane Sailing’s varsity status has challenged its sailors in new ways, but the squad is starting to reap the rewards.Jennifer Mitchell
- How to Get a Proper Ping October 8, 2019In line pinging, it’s important to take your time and be accurate. Good input in equals good input out.Erik Shampain
- INEOS Team UK Reveal A Unique Take With Its First AC75 October 8, 2019INEOS TEAM UK officially christened their first America’s Cup race boat from their HQ in Portsmouth.Sarah Alexander/INEOS Team UK
- Sailing La Vagabonde – Episode 219 October 14, 2019Despite beginning with no previous sailing experience, Australian couple Riley & Elayna have been documenting their journey traveling the world by sail. Since late 2014 they’ve been filming their adventures on YouTube full-time as they’ve crossed the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific Ocean. Now on a Outremer 45 catamaran, here’s Episode 219 published on October […]Editor
- Don’t stop sailing after youth programs October 14, 2019When Steve Reid needed to rebuild his racing crew a few years ago, he decided to look to an untapped resource: Etobicoke Yacht Club’s Junior Sail program in Etobicoke, ON. His spouse and steady crew Maggie had decided she wanted to pursue other hobbies, and his successive crews had moved on to other things. Looking […]Editor
- OK Dinghy Class reborn in the USA October 14, 2019At the 2019 OK Dinghy World Championship, if you scanned the results there was something among the 110 competitors not recently seen - two entries from the USA. It's not that the 13-foot singlehander doesn't have history in the USA, it just has been MIA for some time. But not any longer. Since the US […]Editor
- Racing multihulls: 5 tips for making the switch from monohulls October 14, 2019Round the world sailor and record holder Brian Thompson is in demand among performance cat racing teams and cruising owners for his multihull skills. He has tips for Andy Rice on switching from one hull to twoPerformance and cruising catamarans require a skillset readjustment for sailors more used to monohulls. Photo: Jesús Renedo For a […]Yachting World
- Road to the America’s Cup podcast episode 2: How the AC75 will fly October 10, 2019In recent weeks we have seen the first AC75s start to fly, but the engineering and sailing techniques needed to get these new monohulls to foil are very different to the catamarans of the previous Cup cyclesFlaps on the T-foils is a big change for this Cup. Photo: Harry KH / Ineos Team UK America’s […]Yachting World
- Sailing Tasmania: Bucket list cruising across the Bass Strait October 9, 2019Cruising in the ‘roaring forties’ proves rewarding for Janneke Kuysters as she braves the Bass Strait to explore TasmaniaPhoto: Alamy / Alistair Scott “No pizza today.” When this announcement is made at Port Cygnet Sailing Club, all conversations among members in the clubhouse …Continue reading » The post Sailing Tasmania: Bucket list cruising across the […]Yachting World