in view
Sailors converge on
Wrightsville Beach
Lightning
Fast photography by ALLISON POTTER
Sailors tack upwind after rounding the
leeward mark during the 2022 Lightning
Worlds invitational regatta on May 20. The
Carolina Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach
hosted the competition May 16 – 21 with races
taking place oceanside. The regatta drew
50 entries from eight countries. Two CYC
members skippered teams; Pierce Barden,
with crew Doug Sherwood and Fred Strammer,
and Paul Whitesides, with crew Robert
Hoffman and Harold Tomlinson. Team
PATSTRONG from the United States won
with a cumulative total of 41 points.
44 july 2022
WBM
