74th Annual Lightning Frigid Digit Highlights
September 20-21, 2025
The Lightning Fleet was very busy this fall. Due to the Lightning North American’s Being hosted at Carolina Yach Club in Wrightsville Beach, NC starting 09/23, we had an incredible showing for our Frigid Digit Regatta here at SSA! We had 25 teams registered, (one had to resign prior to the event) making this event one of the largest attended events since 2019!
The Metedeconk Rive YC Represented taking 1st and 2nd Place followed by the 8 Buffalo Canoe Club teams placing 3,4,5,6,7,9,10 and 22
It’s a Family Affair! When you hear the Lightning Class is a family class we are not kidding around! If you look at the scores, the ting that stands out is there are A LOT of family names!
There were 3 Teams sailed entire Family Members
Tom, Brady & Carly Starck
Jonathan, Derek & Philip Lange
George, Nancy & Brigid Saroch
8 Teams had at least 2 family members
Jody & Jay Lutz
Paige & Kevin Robinson
Debbie & Abbie Probst
Bill & Grant Bogardus
Scott & Jim Harris
Ed Lane and Fiancée Bella DiCamillo
Alex & Gabriella Shewfelt
Families on 4 different boats: Starck Family
Families on 3 different boats: Lane / Probst
Families on 2 different Teams: Lutz / Taboada
1st Place - 15166 Black River, Jody Lutz, Jay Lutz & Derek Gauger with 15 Points
2nd Place - 15464 Girl Trouble, Keith Taboada, Mark Hillman Goldberg with 16 Points
3rd Place - 15499 [No Name] Jody Stark, Paige Robinson, Kevin Robinson with 18 Points
Most Improved Skipper…Well, you will need to attend next year…Due to the Metedeconk and Buffalo Canoe Club Invasion, there was NO ONE who attended last year who improved! Another First!
