"DSK" wrote in message
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Did they shave their heads and cut off their testicles?



Frank Boettcher wrote:
No, just refused to acknowledge the existence of any other sailing
craft.

Could be equivalent... if you think about how many Thistle sailors are
basically saying that sailboat design has not advanced since 1948...

There have been some improvements, especially in seat/flotation tank
configurations and in spar design, depite having that silly square section
through the deck. Running rigging has changed as well. About the only
thing that is typically seen as advancements in other OD classes but not in
the Thistle is deck configuration, for obvious reasons.

OTOH the Thistle is possibly *the* best light-air sailboat ever designed,
a performance characteristic that I hope to never put to the test...
again, I mean

Scow sailors might be quick to disagree. A scow heeled to weather in light
air has less wetted surface area than anything afloat. Pull up the bilge
board until there is just a nub protruding, and you've got a tough boat to
beat, even with a Thistle.

Max