Recently in the Lightning Class
August 21 - Over 1,000 sailing days logged in the G.O.T. Flashes Challenge - see the extended Leaderboard in the new G.O.T. Flashes Blog
August 18 - North American Championship NOR Amended to allow for Vakaros RaceSense Technology. See Clubspot NAs Page for more information.
August 15 - 8 Bells... with a heavy heart we share the passing of Edwin "Eddie" Adams from the Southern District and Fleet 135 - Mobile Bay.
August 8-11 - Three fleets totaling 43 boats gathered at the beautiful Larchmont Yacht Club for the 2025 Women’s, Juniors and Masters’ North American Championships. Competitors ranged from 12 years to 85 years old. With light to medium winds over the three days of racing, there were both opportunities and challenges for all!
Jenna Probst, hot off her win at the Thistle Women’s Nationals, took top honors in the Lightning Women’s Championship as well, with teammates Maya Weber and Martina Perez Aguirre.
Junior Champion, winning three of five races, was Sabrina Starck with sister Jamie Starck and Jane Rathbun. Starck’s team and the 2nd place team each qualified to represent the US at the Lightning Youth World Championship to be held on Lake Tuusula in Finland, June 22-26, 2026.
Great-Grand Master and perennial champion Ched Proctor won the overall Masters Division with crew Meredith Killion and Ted Ferrarone. Huge shout-out to the wonderful crew at Larchmont for outstanding hospitality. Full results & On the Water Photos by Art Petrosemolo
July 21 - Watch Fleet 430 and Ocean City YC promote their Friday night sailing series. Read the latest News Blog Post. This is a fun piece where the local news anchor goes out sailing on a Lightning! Nice job promoting sailing in a Lightning!
July 19-20 -Team Healy (Bill, Caroline, and Kristin) took first place at the Atlantic Coast Championship this weekend with 10 points! Team Patstrong, David Starck, Jason Lutz, and Timmy Crann, finished second with 14 points. In third place with 15 points was Boat Grant recipient Will Murray sailing with Tanner Probst and Molly O'Connor. Timmy (without his tiny mics) interviewed some family boats at the regatta! Watch those here!
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