Lightning Circuit: Three to go

North Sails rep Greg Fisher and his team of JoAnn Fisher and Steve Davis will be keeping us updated on the this year's Lightning Southern Circuit, which began in Savannah, GA (March 11-12), continued on to Miami, FL (March 14-15) and finishes up in St. Petersburg, FL (17-19).

(Thursday, March 16 - St Pete, FL) Thursday was the day to catch up...what a beautiful day. The sea breeze kicked in at 2pm and blew a nice 6-10mph. As in Miami, a handful of boats took advantage of the great conditions for a little practice. We did a little boat work and laundry while our skipper, Steve, worked on Lightning class stuff with his Executive Secretary wife, Jan. They were busy all day.

After the skipper's meeting, the annual class meeting took place. The large group in attendance is indicative of the support and strength that exists in the class. There are sixty-two boats this year...a great turnout for the last regatta of the circuit! Unfortunately the breeze doesn't look so breezy for the rest of the weekend...but we are hopeful that the sea breeze will soon arrive. Of course, at this point of the circuit, we have a pretty good handle on the Tiki Bar conditions, which always seem to be favorable at the St Pete YC. - Greg Fisher

View all Circuit reports:
Savannah, Miami (One, Two, Three), St Pete (One, Two, Three, Four)