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!
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
- Voices Heard (and visions of trimarans dancing...) November 20, 2020A story that originally appeared in Sailing World Magazine in February 1989 about amateur sailor Phil Stegall's multihull campaign with the 60-Trimaran "We" during the late 1980s.By Phillip Steggall
- Defender Reveals its Weapon November 20, 2020Emirates Team New Zealand launch their second AC75, Te Rehutai to defend the 36th America's Cup.Emirates Team New Zealand
- Downwind Finishes with Asymmetric Spinnaker November 20, 2020A how-to from expert Steve Hunt about how to finish properly when racing with an asymmetric spinnaker.Steve Hunt
- Floating grandstand to popularize sailing November 25, 2020by Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd. When Mark Foy formulated his plan to popularize sailing as a sport on Sydney Harbour in 1892, a critical component of his plan was a spectator ferry, which would become a floating grandstand to give patrons a close up view of the action-packed racing. The success was […]Editor
- No hanky panky at Tokyo 2020 November 25, 2020In advance of the 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee revealed that about 450,000 condoms would be distributed during the Rio Games. Given freely to the athletes, the IOC has learned when highly trained and physically fit athletes come together, there tends to be hanky panky. However, the Tokyo 2020 experience is going to be […]Editor
- Form guide forming for Sydney Hobart November 25, 2020The 76th running of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will be different this year with COVID-19 restrictions in place around the world, however, it has not diminished the quality of the fleet; the chase for the overall Tattersall Cup as strong as it ever was and a new Two-Handed […]Editor
- Jules Verne Trophy: Head-to-head foiling battle begins for round the world record November 25, 2020Two 100ft foiling trimarans crossed the start line off Brest, western France this morning, in a tantalising head-to-head battle for the Jules Verne Trophy, the round-the-world, non-stop fully crewed recordPhoto: Eloi Stichelbaut / PolaRYSE / Gitana The time to beat is 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds, set in 2017 by Jules […]Helen Fretter
- Induction cookers on yachts: Why it’s finally feasible to ditch the gas November 25, 2020Advances in electrical technology mean sailors no longer have to rely on gas for making hot meals and drinks. Rupert Holmes reports on the latest generation of induction cookersWith the advances in induction cooking technology, cooking with gas could become a thing of the past For most of us, cooking with gas has been so […]Yachting World
- Sailing with humpback whales: An amazing extract from Orca by John A Pennington November 24, 2020A young couple on their 30ft yacht Orca have a dramatic meeting with a pod of humpback whales on the West Australian coastJohn and Kara Pennington’s adventures aboard Orca eventually took them north to Alaska It’s far too easy for a retired ocean sailor like me who served his time 40 years ago in a […]Tom Cunliffe