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How To Create Thistle Sailors and Build Thistle Fleets
Third VP Lloyd Kitchin shares two lessons on building Thistle fleets and developing young sailors. Lesson 1 recommends introducing children to Thistle racing at ages 6-8, organizing Saturday morning fleet races with multiple children per boat and flexible positioning to keep racing competitive and fun. Lesson 2 describes a pairing system that matches previous year winners with last-place finishers to provide instruction and improve skill levels, with opportunities for everyone to earn trophies.
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