Thistle

• Designer

  Sandy Douglass

• Manufacturer

  Several

• Design year

  1945

Build / Config

• Vessel type

  Dinghy

• Hull type

  Monohull

• Rig type

  Sloop

• Keel config

  Rotating centerboard

• Construction

  wood or fiberglass

Ratings / Handicaps

• P-DN

  83.0

• Number of crew

  2 (typical)

Dimensions

• Length (overall)

  17' 0"

• Length (water)

  17' 0"

• Beam

  6' 0"

• Draught

  4' 6"

• Draught (min)

  0' 6"

• Mast

  24' 6"

• Displacement

  515.0 kg

• Ballast

  80 kg

Sails

• Sail area (total)

  411 m²

• Main sail area

  136.0 m²

• Jib / Genoa area

  55.0 m²

• Spinnaker area

  220.0 m²