Recently in the Lightning Class

May 31-June 2- Great turn out at the Campeonato Nacional de Lightning at Club Nautico El Portillo in Tomine, Colombia! Juan Bustos, Juana Rojas, and Nicolas Deeb finished first with 20 points. Close behind was Julian Ramirez, Nestor Parra, and Adriana R. with 23 points. Finishing in third was Gustavo Tamayo, Antonio Mila, and Felipe P. with 28 points. Congratulations sailors!

May 31-June 1 - Jonathan Martinetti wins again in the Salinas Yacht Club Cup in Salinas, Ecuador! Jonathan and his team, Moira Padilla and Alisson Haon, win the exciting award of personalizing the Lightning Bar at Salinas Yacht Club with their team name and colors. We can't wait to see the new look! Congratulations to John Birkett, Ernesto Sarrazin, and Mikaela Garces for their second place finish and to Francisco Sola, Carlos Luis Lecaro, and Justus Klemperer on their third place finish.

May 31-June 1 - Action at Mallets Bay Boat Club for the Lightning Spring Regatta! Justin Coplan, Caroline Patten, and Danielle Coplan finished in first place with 10 points. Following closely in second place was Ched Proctor, Sam Blouin, and Jay Lurie with 12 points. Boat Grant Team consisting of Will Murray, Heather Kerns, and Tess Weber finished in third place with 16 points! Amazing job!

May 24-25 - Laura Pesola podiums again at Kotka Ranking 2 in Helsinki, Finland. Laura took home 1st place with Saara Kuisma and Tiina Saavalainen. Kimmo Aromaa, Mika Aromaa, and Pekka Bollstrom finished second and Matti Aalto, Tom Wendt, and Risto Pesola finished third. Finland is worlds ready!

May 24-25 - This weekend called for sailing with a po boys and a side of beingets! Team Baxter won the Southern Districts / Juby Wynne One Design Regatta at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA with 4 points. Lawrence Frost followed closely in second with 5 points and Robert Bernhardt finished third with 7 points. Great sailing by all!

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