December 1946

The winter meeting of the Thistle Class will be held on January 25, 1947, at the Cleveland Athletic Club. The event includes a banquet starting at 6:30 PM, followed by a business meeting and entertainment through midnight. Colored movies of the 1946 Nationals will be shown, and Sandy Douglas will speak about the New York Motor Boat Show.

A first-person account of a summer sailing season aboard Thistle #43 with the author's family. The narrative captures the adventures, challenges, and lessons learned while teaching two young sons to sail, from dealing with shifting ballast to managing the spinnaker and enjoying picnics on Turtle Island.

Fleet updates reporting new boat owners across multiple locations including Sandusky, Detroit, Seattle, Lakewood, Erie, Mount Clemens, and Muncie. The editor solicits reader feedback and letters, notes the Toledo fleet's expansion with new acquisitions, and encourages participation in the newsletter.

A humorous holiday letter to Santa requesting that he remind every Thistle owner to contribute news items to the Bagpipe. The editor suggests that interesting content depends on reader participation from across the country and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and good sailing in 1947.