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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 heading into the final day of racing at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg David Starck and his team didn't make any mistakes and stayed upright to earn the win. Joe Starck and his all family team of son Adam and daughter Katherine finished 2nd and Team Diaz moved up on the final day to 3rd.

Feb 14-16 Results

Team Robles won with just 9 points in the 9 race Chilean National Championship. Tanner Probst and his team finished in second with 24 points and Cristobal Perez and his team moved up to third on the final day and finished with 29 points.

Dec 29-31 Results

Ecuador sweeps podium at South American Championship in Salinas, Ecuador. Team Martinetti, wins with 15 points. Team Birkett in second with 21 points. Team Velez is third with 43 points.

Dec 11-14 Results

Team Diaz edged out Team Starck by 1 point to win the King's Day Regatta. Team Jeffers rounded out the top 3. 4 races were sailed on Saturday in lighter, shifty conditions. Racing was canceled on Sunday due to no wind. Sailors were treated to great oyster roast on Saturday night.

Nov 23-24 Results

After a 20 year hiatus Lightnings sailed on Lake San Pablo, 9000 feet above sea level for the ECU National Championship! Congratulations to Jonathan Martinetti, Moira Padilla, Alisson Haon for winning with 8 points. Team Wiener finished second with 16 points and Team Birkett finished 3rd with 18 points.

Nov 2-3 Results

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