Aidan Naughton and his teammates Marina Barzaghi and Kaleigh Morgan have all been competitive college sailors. 

Aidan, of North Kingstown, RI, sailed for University of Rhode Island, Marina, also from Rhode Island, sailed at University of South Florida and Kaleigh sailed for George Washington. 

Aidan, with teammates Marina and Aidan Van Der Wal sailed the Midwinter circuit where they finished in an impressive 11th overall in their first regattas together! 

Team Naughton is enthusiastic to continue to sail the regatta circuit including the North Americans at the Buffalo Canoe Club. A future Pan Am Games campaign is also on their list! They will be based out of Rhode Island and mentored by longtime Lightning sailor, PJ Schaffer. In his application, Aidan said: “I have shaped my life around our sport of sailing, but I have recently been lacking in the simple pleasure of sailing with friends and trying your best to achieve a good result against respected competitors. There is no better way to do this than to head to the next Lightning Regatta!"