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About the Lightning

  • Design: Sparkman & Stephens, 1938
  • Over 15,000 built
  • More than 100 active Fleets worldwide
  • Length: 19'0" (5.8m)
  • Beam: 6'6" (2m)
  • Displacement: 700 lb (318 kg
  • Draft (board down): 4'11" (151.3cm)(board up): 5" (12.8cm)
  • Mast height: 26'2" (7.9m)
  • Sail area (main & jib): 177 sq.ft. / spinnaker): 300 sq.ft.
  • Crew (racing): 3




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Regatta Winners

Great breeze on Lake Champlain for the Leaf Peeper Regatta. William Hall with crew Emerson Krock and Christine Wheatley won 3 of the 5 races to win the regatta. Jamie Allen, Jay Deakin and Chantal Leger finished 2nd and local Steve Callison, Sam Callison and Patti Fisher rounded out the top 3. Great Photos from Lea Ann Smith too!
Oct 12-13 Results

Tanner Probst and his team won the Hoosier Regatta with 10 points. Ian Beckley and his Boat Grant Team finished in second with 15 points. Jenna Probst and her team finished right behind them with 16 points. This was the 6th largest regatta of 2024! 

Sept 28-29          Results
Team Proctor won the No Gas Regatta with 6 points. David Starck and his Team finished in second with 8 points and Team Neuman in 3rd with 18 points. Greg Fisher was on hand for a Lightning Lab. Be sure to read the full regatta report. 
Sept 28-29                           Results
Congrats to Frank Gallagher and crew for winning the Presidents Cup at the Potomac River Sailing Association. Bob Astrove and Team finished second and Dane Pedersen and Team finished third. 
Sept 21-22          Results
Congratulations to Mark Schneider, Cindi Schneider and Katherine Buckley for winning the NJ State Championship with 7 points. Team Neuman and Keith Taboada's Team tied with 10 points each with Team Neuman winning the tie breaker.
Sept 22  Results
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