Charleston Lightning

NEW DATES for 2013 Wild Oyster Regatta

reggiefairchild — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:59:03 +0000

We've moved the 2013 Wild Oyster Regatta to November 9-10, 2013, with an informal afternoon on the water clinic / practice hosted by Greg Fisher on November 8 starting around 2 p.m.

We changed the dates for the regatta to avoid conflicts with the Annapolis Frigid Digit, the Championship of Champions in Columbia and the Bluenose in Tennessee.

In 2014, the regatta will likely be on the 4th weekend in October. We'll announce the date for 2014 after consulting with the other fleets.

Thank you for your support. We've had 37 and 39 boats the past 2 years and are looking forward to another great regatta in 2013.

Charleston Lightning Championship 2013

reggiefairchild — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:06:26 +0000

It's time to start gearing up for the 2013 Charleston Harbor Championship. The Championship will be based on the 5 key Lightning regattas in Charleston this year:

Hobcaw YC Open
James Island YC Open
Charleston YC Open
Carolina YC Open *
Wild Oyster at Carolina YC

The detailed sailing schedule for the year is list here. There will be one throwout in the Championship.

Trophies will be handed out to the top 3 boats at a fleet event after the Wild Oyster regatta. The 2012 winners are listed here.

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the trophies, please let Reggie know. The total cost is less than $150.

* This year, the Lightning Class Atlantic Coast Championship is on the same weekend as the Carolina YC Open. The ACCs will be held in Wrightsville, NC. Several Charleston boats are expected to travel to Carolina YC-NC.

2013 Racing Schedule Set

reggiefairchild — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:55:34 +0000

The Racing Schedule on the CharlestonLightning.com is up to date for 2013.

Classifieds Removed

reggiefairchild — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:41:30 +0000

I’ve decided the experiment with Classifieds on CharlestonLightning.com is more trouble than it’s worth. While we have had a few legitimate ads, the classifieds have also attracted allot of spam.

So I’ve removed the classifieds.

Dates set for 2013 Wild Oyster Regatta

reggiefairchild — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:56:19 +0000

Continuing with tradition, the regatta will be on the 3rd weekend in October. That’s October 19-20, 2013 at the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston, SC.

Group Photo of Wild Oyster Champions 2012

reggiefairchild — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Trophies and Friendship

reggiefairchild — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:28:01 +0000

Charleston Lightning Fleet 429 had it's year-end awards ceremony today at Taco Boy over lunch. About a dozen people attended.

Fleet Championship trophies were awarded to:

Lenny Krawcheck
Patrick Hogan and Nancy Hagood
Mark Marenakos

The group also talked about things we could do to make 2013 even better. The main idea was that we travel as a block, whenever possible, to about 5 out of town regattas and announce our intentions so that others in the SELD also target those regattas. The top names that I heard were:

Deep South Regatta in Savannah (and the rest of the Southern Circuit)
Wilmington's June regatta
Wilmington's Atlantic Coast Championships
North American's in Connecticut
Augusta Halloween regatta

If you want to suggest other venues, everyone is open to suggestions.

Of course, the main in town regattas will be

Hobcaw
James Island
Charleston
Carolina — this event conflicts with the ACC's in Wilmington; so we should choose which to attend in 2013
Wild Oyster

It was great to see everyone. Greg Fisher mentioned that we might be able to have a cookout at the College of Charleston some time.

Ten More Wild Oyster Photos

reggiefairchild — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:44:27 +0000

More Photos of Wild Oyster Regatta 2012

reggiefairchild — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:27:25 +0000

All photos by Sarah Ashton.

Wild Oyster Photos 2012

reggiefairchild — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:49:18 +0000

All photos by Beryl Foster.