Meet Spencer Barnes!
By
Carly Starck
Posted: 2025-03-04T18:45:40Z
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐, from Cleveland, Ohio!
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๏ปฟRead about what he loves most about the Lightning Class.
โLast year I was fortunate enough to sail the Canadian Open, NAs, and U32s at the gorgeous Buffalo Canoe Club. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ:
1. It is impossible for the BCC to host a bad event.
2. The lightning itself is a technical, rewarding, and all around gorgeous boat. Only a fool would pass up the chance to race it. Yet, this is merely a bonus.
3. What makes the class, is not the boat but the people that sail it. The people that run the regattas, and plan the parties. The long time members that lend their boats out for younger sailors like myself to use at the one of a kind U32 regatta (shoutout Tommy Starck).
4. Will I be returning to sail every chance I get?
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ฉ, ๐ญ๐ฌ/๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ.โ
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Thanks so much, Spencer! Weโre thrilled to hear that you enjoy the Lightning community as much as we do. We canโt wait to see you out there racing soon! โก๏ธ