Thistle Thistle Class

Thistle Class Sailboat for Sale “LizaBeth” Fiberglass Hull, thistle, stored indoors. Very Nice Trailer and 2 year old 4 stroke 2.5 hp outboard Length Overall 17 Feet Beam 6 feet Mast Height 24’ 6” Draft board up 6 Down 4ft Hull number 1504. Boat is in good shape, recently re-done wood, 3 coats of Ceatol with all needed equipment. Nice retractable mounting bracket is included. 2 rudders included (one a “pop-up” rudder for sailing in shallow water). Trailer is large and well maintained, very good tires, spare tire, lights replaced with LEDs and trailer rewired. Main Sail in excellent shape with the thistle insignia and the boat’s hull number (1504) on it One jib in decent condition. The mast is aluminum and has all rigging (forestay, shrouds, halyards, etc). The boom is wood. There are paddles, and lifejackets, and misc gear. An anchor. There is a registration for the boat and for the trailer Thistle has an active class association in Nyack and across the US The Thistle is a high-performance one-design racing sailboat that is generally sailed with a three-person crew. Thistles have a main, jib and symmetrical spinnaker sail plan. Theyre: Consistently fast due to the high sail area to weight ratio Quick to plane thanks to the wide, flat stern Built to slice through waves with the plumb bow Its a fun, fast, responsive boat that does well in a wide variety of conditions. Thistles plane easily in 10-12 knots of breeze and glide effortlessly in light air.

Equipment: Thistle is an active class in the US. Check out the class sites online and us sailing sites. Nyack, NY is the closest active racing group to Kingston, nY This boat is for sale by Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, NY. Open to viable offers!!! Boat can be seen outside our wooden boat shop- proceeds support our sailing programs Please reply with Phone number!!