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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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The Youth World Championship is underway! Racing concludes, Saturday, July 27th, 8 races are scheduled. At the halfway point, 1 point separates 1st Team Hughes from Peru and 2nd Team Salvatore from CHI. With 4 more races and a discard after 6 completed races the action is heating up! Follow along on Lightning Class Social Media sites and Youth Worlds Blog
July 23-27 Preliminary Results

Some wild weather and tight racing at the Indiana District Championship with 1st place going to Pete McGinity, Josie Forbes and Autumn Pierce.  In 2nd place Jeff Schmahl, Sarah Covey and Alan Crespi.  In 3rd Place Dale Kreck, Steve Tinsley and Marcus Timms.

July 13-14         Results/Report/Photos
Congrats to Benjamin Guzman, German Novion, Augustin Campos for taking 1st place in the Winter Championship #3.  2nd Place Rafaela Salvatore, Walter Malsch, Jorge Urzua.  3rd place Nicholas Halles, Pedro Parada, Elisa Schongut.  
July 6          Results/Report/Photos
A great time was had by all at the Canadian Open & Lake Erie District Championship.  Team Wake made the trek to participate and took 1st place.  Congrats to Todd Wake, Douglas Wake and Lars Osell.  2nd place David Starck, Ian Jones and Jason Lutz.  3rd place Augie Diaz, Alfonso Bringas Garcia and Madeline Baldridge.
July 6-7                           Results
Close racing for the Ohio District Championship with 1st place Kurt Andrews, Mike Mirarchi, Andy Creamer.  2nd place Joe Hunt, Amy Hunt, Lisa Austin.  3rd place Don Schregardus, Tim Traber, George Auer.
June 29-30  Results
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