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70 Years of Lightning Sailing
70th Anniversary Regatta

Rigging Ideas
Examples of Rigging A Lightning
Make Sure Your Day Doesn't End Early
APS photos of Lightning Rigging

Fleet Development
History of the Class Part 1, Part 2
Lightning Fleet Sailing
Riverton is 9 Years Old
Happ'inin' Fleets Don't Just Happen

Tuning Guides
North Sails One Design 
Shore Sails
Gears in the Lightning

Boat Speed
Use Sail Trim to Help Turn Your Boat
Sailing Upwind in A Chop
Balancing the Lightning
Crew Weight and Weight Distribution
When the Going Gets Light
Heavy Air Sailing
Trimming the Front
Understanding Jib Sag

Lightning "Manual"

Crewing
The Art of Crewing - Part I, Part II
Crew Communication

Tactics
Tactics By Greg Fisher

Mental Attitude and Organization
High Tech vs. Sail It Simple
Preparing for a Big Event? Get your mind and body ready first!

Rules
Dave Dellenbaugh on the New Rules (Speed & Smarts, Jan/Feb 97)

Saftey
Effective Use of the Self-Rescuing Lightning
A Lethal Combination: Metal Masts and Electricity

Wooden Boats
Dangerous Bottom Jobs

Adventures in Wooden Boating Series
A Big Deal
Cedar, Spruce, Et Al
Lightning Lingo
Be Seated, Please
Tape Rule
Fear of Drilling

Shipping Lightnings in a Container
Packing Containers by Tom Allen,Jr.

Local Knowledge
Conditions at the Annapolis Show

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