Too Many Thistles?

An opinion column questioning whether the Thistle fleet is too large for existing elimination procedures. At the 1960 Nationals in Detroit, 83 Thistles were eligible to sail, but only 64 showed up, creating crowding on the starting line. The author proposes alternatives including elimination series and regional racing.

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• Nationals
• fleet management
• racing logistics