The Thunderbird story began in 1958 when Tom Sias, a Tacoma sailor working for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, conceived the idea of a sailboat to be built out of […]

Year       Skipper                     Boat                                 Hull           Fleet                         Host City 1966       Bob Johnson             Takoa                               24                San Diego                 Seattle 1968       Tony Redstone         Piper                                539            Sydney                      San Diego 1970       Tony Parks                […]

Thunderbaby was built by Duane Emnott.  She is the the newest Thunderbird in the worldwide fleet.  With a  gorgeously varnished wood hull she was launched as the fleet celebrated its 50th anniversary in […]

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