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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

One point separated 1st and 2nd place at the Brazilian National Championship Jose Hackerott and his team edged out Claudio Biekarck and his team for the win. Fernando Ricki Hackerott and his team rounded out the top three. 
Apr 18-21 Results                       
David Starck and his team win the Southern Circuit with 19 points. Team Proctor wins the tie for second with 27 points. Debbie Probst and her all female team finishes third and was the only team to post all single digit finishes in the circuit. 
Mar 15-22          Results
David Starck, Tom Starck and Jenna Probst win the Deep South Regatta with 5 points. Debbie Probst, Maya Weber and Amy Simonsen finished 2nd with 13 points and Josh Goldman, Brian Hayes Sr. and Laura Jeffers rounded out the top 3 with 16 points.  
Mar 21-22  Results
Geoff Becker, Will Murray and Laura Jeffers win the Winter Championship with 6 points. Ched Proctor, Rafael Melendez and Meredith Killion finished in second with 7 points and Tom Peterson, Mike Blackwood and Amy Simonsen in third with 10 points. Racing was blown out the first two days, 2 races scored day 3 and on day 4, 2 races were attempted, but both ended up abandoned due to lack of wind. 
Mar 15-19 Results

Team Becker wins the Winter Masters Championship. Team Proctor finishes second with 6 points and Team Peterson finished third with 9 points.   

Mar 15-19          Results
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