Welcome New Fleet Captain Frank Gallagher!

 

                            
Last updated:
3/13/2010

                                

Welcome to the website of Fleet 50 of the  International Lightning Class Association (ILCA).  We are affiliated with the Potomac River Sailing Association (PRSA) and we race and cruise our one-design Lightning sailboats on the Potomac River out of the Washington Sailing Marina just south of Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington DC.  

What is Fleet 50?

   

 

Membership

By-laws

Classified Ads

Calendar 2010

Calendar 2009

Results

Photo Gallery

Fleet Contacts

Report Archives

Potomac Cup

Weather and Tides

Useful Links

Trophies & History

Dixie District

Racing Rules

2007 Women's/
Junior's/
Master's

2010 Spring Season Begins April 11!  What's up for 2010?  Check the 2010 Calendar.  Want to sail with us?  Find out how.  Skippers - want to stay in touch with potential new crew?  In addition to checking the Regular Crew List, take a look at the candidates on the Crew Candidates List.

 Time to renew, for 2010, our memberships in ILCA; PRSA; and Fleet 50!  ILCA membership is on a calendar year basis and you can join or renew on-line. To renew your Fleet 50 and PRSA memberships, go to the Membership page. To see if you have renewed, visit the Fleet 50 Skipper roster or the Associate roster.

Join BoatUS for only $12.50!  As a member of Fleet 50 you can join at a discounted rate. See  https://www.boatus-insurance.com/newMember/joinN.asp?st  and be sure to list " #GA81366S " as the Boat US cooperating group # for fleet 50 to get your discount.

LightningFleet50 Email List Website.  (If you are a member of the group and have a Yahoo ID, you can read recent and old emails from the website.)  

To join the email list simply send a blank email to LightningFleet50-subscribe@yahoogroups.com  To learn more about our fleet contact any of the Fleet's officers.  See Fleet Contact button on the left.

 

East Coast Flying Scots invited to the 2010 Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup Regatta!  Per discussion and decision by the 2009 Fleet 50 Board, an invitation has been extended to the East Coast Flying Scott fleet to join us in the 2010 Doc Gilbert Regatta, May 1 - 2.  Stay tuned for more on the regatta!

The Truth about Cold Water!  Mario Vitonne, a U.S. Coast Guard Safety Specialist, recently published an interesting article in which he states that it is not so much hypothermia that kills sailors who find themselves dunked in cold water, but rather several other factors that kill first.  This is a very good argument for always wearing your PFD when on the water. 

 

More 2010 News

2009 News

 

 

For more information contact: Frank Gallagher our current fleet captain at 703-560-6863..

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