Thomas Sets Sail

"Be careful with that tall boat! It's a very blustery day!"

- Elizabeth

Thomas Sets Sail is the twelfth episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
It is a windy spring day on the Island of Sodor, and Thomas is to deliver the Mayor of Sodor's yacht from the docks to the harbour. Cranky tells Thomas that he must wait for the engineer to put the boat's tall mast down, but Thomas is too impatient to wait and leaves.

Thomas races past Elizabeth, who tells him to be careful with the yacht, but Thomas feels too important to take any notice of her. Thomas approaches a bridge, but Rosie stops Thomas from going under it as the mast was too tall. Thomas goes back to take another way, but the mast gets caught in some trees. Thomas pulls as hard as he can and breaks free, but he does not know that the ropes tied to the sail have come loose, and the wind pushes the sail, causing Thomas to speed up significantly. Molly sees Thomas and tries to warn him about the sail, but Thomas is going so fast that he does not hear her.

Thomas is approaching the harbour, but cannot stop and races pass The Mayor, the Fat Controller and Lady Hatt. Finally, the wind stops and so does Thomas. Thomas realises his mistake and collects the engineer from the docks. The engineer puts the mast down and Thomas arrives back at the harbour and the yacht is able to be unloaded and launched. The Fat Controller tells Thomas that he sees that he decided that full steam is better than full sail and Thomas agrees.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Emily
 * Molly
 * Rosie
 * Salty
 * Elizabeth
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * Lady Hatt
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * Butch
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant
 * Two Railway Board Members
 * Big Mickey

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Three-Track Level Crossing
 * Three-Track Road Bridge
 * Norramby Fishing Village

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the third episode of the eleventh series.
 * In several shots of Thomas being carried by the wind, the footage is sped up.
 * This episode marks the last of three things:
 * Molly's last speaking role and her last appearance in a television series episode.
 * Butch's last appearance in an episode until the fifteenth series episode, Stuck on You.
 * The last appearance of Edward's anxious face.
 * This episode was shown in select US cinemas as part of Thomas and Friends on the Big Screen.
 * The boat engineer is Old Bailey with a head repainted from one of the football managers from Thomas and the Moles.
 * Thomas' original plastic model was used when he was at Norramby Fishing Village, when he met Emily, when the sailboat got stuck and when he went very fast.

Goofs

 * When Edward puffs through the wind, his face is out of position.
 * When Thomas arrives at the docks, his wellwagon is tilted.
 * In the Polish dub, Rosie's English name is used by accident.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * The Complete Series 11
 * Here Comes Spring!

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS

 * The Complete Series 11

DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection

US/CAN

 * Here Comes Spring!

THA

 * Hide and Peep

NOR/SWE/DNK/FIN

 * Thomas Gets Wind in the Sails

GER

 * Thomas and the Spaceship

DVD Boxsets

 * 11 Great Stories with Thomas and his Friends
 * Adventure on Rails!

ARA

 * Thomas Sets Sail

SPN

 * Thomas Is Done to the Sea

MYS

 * Hide and Peep and Other Adventures

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.1

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 35

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 6 Vol. 1

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 22

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