The Fastest Lightning Sails on the Water

However you tweak your Lightning control lines, the best place to start is with a fast sail. That’s where North Sails comes in. With multiple cuts to choose from, you’ll find the ideal mainsail, jib, spinnaker combo for your Lightning setup. Power up with new sails from North.

Lightning NEWS

The final leg of the 2022 Lightning Class Southern Circuit wrapped up March 25th with the Lightning Midwinters being held in Miami Florida. 25 teams sailed on beautiful Biscayne Bay… Read More

North is a unique sailmaker, built on a champion spirit. We make history by looking ahead and that’s what sets us apart from other sailmakers. We’re proud to introduce Loft… Read More

The 2021 Wild Oyster Lightning Regatta was held in Charleston this past weekend with David Starck, Kathryn and Christine Maloney besting 31 other teams in very challenging conditions in Charleston… Read More

For over 40 years the North Sails Lightning team has supported the Lightning Class and Lightning sailors by not only delivering designs that have dominated circuits all over the world… Read More

In this webinar, North Sails experts Zeke Horowitz and Brian Hayes explain and demonstrate basic rules according to the US Sailing “Racing Rules of Sailing”. Using a whiteboard, Zeke re-creates… Read More

Lightning Class Expert Brian Hayes and special guest Greg Fisher share tips on how the top teams change gears and keep the boat going fast in this interactive live session.

Lightning Results

2023 Victory
Deep South Regatta
Bobby Starck / Adam Starck / Buck Rathbun
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
2023 Victory
St. Petersburg Winter Championship
Jody Starck / Tommy Starck / Elizabeth Starck
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
2023 Victory
Southern Circuit
David Starck / Jenna Probst / Debbie Probst
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
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