Lightning
· Fleet 27
Lightning Fleet 27
- Boats in fleet
- 0
- Members
- 9
- Class
- Lightning
- Captain
- Don Schregardus
Fleet captain
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Don Schregardus
Captain · Lightning Fleet
- Phone
- 614-309-0016
The fleet at Leatherlips YC
Fleet 27 races the Lightning the way it was meant to be raced — three on the rail, spinnaker up, every Wednesday night and most weekends. The fleet hosts the annual Lightning District 11 championship at Leatherlips.
About the Lightning
A three-person planing centerboarder — and one of the most competitive one-design classes in the world.
Drawn by Olin Stephens in 1938, the Lightning combined Star-class racing pedigree with room for a crew of three. More than 15,000 boats have been built; Worlds, North Americans, and a deep Masters circuit keep the class fierce.
- Designer
- Olin Stephens (Sparkman & Stephens)
- Year
- 1938
- Crew
- 3
- LOA
- 19′0″ (5.79 m)
- Beam
- 6′6″ (1.98 m)
- Weight
- 700 lb (318 kg) hull
- Sail area
- 177 sq ft (16.4 m²) — main, jib, spinnaker
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