Lightning Archives

Lightning Southern Circuit

March 23rd, 2025

The 2025 Lightning Southern Circuit included the Winter Championship (March 16-19; St Petersburg, FL), won by Geoff Becker, and the

August 26th, 2024

The health of one design dinghy classes was once secured by recruiting teen sailors as crew, and over time these

August 11th, 2024

David Starck, Jason Lutz, and Adam Starck topped the 70-boat fleet to win the 2024 Lightning North American Championship held

August 5th, 2024

The 2024 Lightning Class North American Championships is being hosted by Buffalo Canoe Club in Ridgeway, ON. The schedule begins

May 3rd, 2024

The Lightning Class has confirmed three Boat Grant recipients for 2024, continuing a program that began in 2007 and has

March 23rd, 2024

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

December 2nd, 2023

The Ecuadorian team of Jonathan Martinetti, Moira Padilla, and Allison Haon bested 40 teams from 8 nations to win the

October 9th, 2023

As a tribute to Hale Walcoff, who recently died, we share a report he had written for the Lightning Class

August 11th, 2023

The 2023 Lightning North American Championship attracted 37 teams on August 7-11 in Toms River, NJ. In a windy 9-race

August 4th, 2023

The 2023 Lightning Class Women’s/Junior’s/ Master’s (WJM) North American Championships was held August 2-4 in Brick, New Jersey. Laura Jeffers