Lightning Winter Championship Archives

Road trip, Southern style

March 21st, 2026

It has become popular for one design classes to schedule several winter events in Florida, but they require back-and-forth travel.

March 23rd, 2024

Augie Diaz, sailing with teammates Enrique Quintero and Paula Herman, won the overall Lightning Southern Circuit, a combination of the

March 22nd, 2023

Jody Starck with crew Tom Starck and Elizabeth Starck (USA) bested 41 boats in breezy and shifty conditions on March

March 22nd, 2022

The Lightning Southern Circuit got underway for 37 teams at the Winter Championship on March 20-22 in St. Petersburg, FL.

March 24th, 2021

David Starck and his team of Tom Starck and Jenna Probst won the 2021 Lightning Winter Championship held March 21-24

March 22nd, 2021

One year after the Lightning Southern Circuit was canceled due to the pandemic, the circus has returned to St Petersburg

March 23rd, 2019

St. Petersburg, FL (March 23, 2019) – The final day at the Lightning Winter Championship needed just one race to

March 22nd, 2019

St. Petersburg, FL (March 22, 2019) – The second day at the Lightning Winter Championship completed three more races for

March 21st, 2019

St. Petersburg, FL (March 21, 2019) – The Lightning Winter Championship began today for 46 teams in 10-18 knots out

March 28th, 2018

Miami, FL (March 28, 2018) – The 2018 Lightning Midwinter Championship opened with classic Biscayne Bay sailing, featuring 16-20 knots