146 One-Design Class Sailboat Handbook 



Detroit area and in several other Great Lakes areas. Fleets are being 

 formed in this region and monthly Teal regattas in the Detroit area. 



Tech Dinghy 



Association Name: Tech Dinghy Association 



Insignia on Sail: Letter "T" 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard catboat 



Overall length— 12 feet Draft— 4 inches* 



Beam— 5 feet Sail area— 72 square feet 



Construction Material Allowed: Fiberglass 



Price Range: New, about $775 



Principal Builder: Beetle Boat Co., Inc., East Greenwich, R. I. 



Racing Activity: This is one of the most popular training racers in the 



East. Used in many interclub races and frostbite events. 



Thistle 



Association Name: Thistle Class Association 



Annual Dues: Full boat-owner's, $6; associate members, $3 



Insignia on Sail: Thistle in bloom 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 



Overall length— 17 feet Draft— 6 inches* 



Waterline— 17 feet Sail area— 175 square feet 



Beam— 6 feet 



Construction Materials Allowed: Molded plywood or fiberglass 



Price Range: New, less sails, to $1,650; used, up to $1,400; kits, less sails, 



$700 to $1,000; sails average $235 for main and jib, and $90 for spinnaker. 



Principal Builders: 



O. C. Bailey Co., 521 S." Water St., Corpus Christi, Texas 



Douglass and McLeon, Inc., Box 311, Painesville, Ohio 



Elderlee, Oaks Corners, N. Y. 



R. Hamann & Sons, RFD, Carmel, N. Y. 



Holland Boat Works, Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, Calif. 



Marriott Cove Yacht Yard, Box 77, Chester, N. S., Canada 



W. D. Schock Co., 18141 Greenville, Rd., Santa Ana, Calif. 



Racing Activity: Most of the 1,500 boats that have been built are very 



active. There are some 83 fleets in the United States. 



