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Andy Horton, Bill Fastiggi and Heather Rowe won the Pan Am Games Lightning Class Gold Medal.

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A very big year for Shore Sails, maybe the best ever achieved by any sailmaker at a Lightning North Americans!

1st    Pan American Games
1st    North American Championships
1st    North American Championships, Juniors
1st    North American Championships, Womens
1st    North American Championships, Masters with our fast spinnaker
1st    World Championships, Juniors

Look for improvements in 2000 in Shore's AP Lightning jib and the already-faster-than-anyone-else AP Radial Runner.

North Americans
Andy Horton continues to excel at Lightning sailing. Following close on his win of the Pan Am Games, Andy with Kate Sheahan and Scott Ikle won the Lightning North American's in Lake Carlyle. Nice job, Andy!

Andy Horton with Bill Fastiggi (Shore Burlington) and Heather Rowe won the New England Lightning District regatta, finished second in the CT / RI Districts and won the Pan Am Games Lightning Class Gold Medal. They did not have to race the last race. Party time in Gimli.

Kathyrn Connell, Mandy Hofmeister and Kerstin Visbeck turned in a tremendous performance winning their second Women's Lightning Championships (with Shore Sails both times) and Colin Park, Karen Park and Adrian Irving won the Masters Lightning Championships with a really fast Shore spinnaker. Photos of the 1999 North American's and Masters, Womens and Juniors are at http://home.earthlink.net/~topflash/99nas.htm.

Shore Sails has developed the fastest Lightning sails available by utilizing a development program that has produced numerous championship winning sails. Our philosophy is to offer a single main and jib that perform well over a wide range of conditions.

Shore Sails dominated the 1999 and 1998 North Americans! Our sailors led at weather marks and ran away with our new fast spinnakers. Simple sail choices and minimal rig tuning allowed smart sailors to focus on winning!

Join the Shore Sails Lightning Revolution!

The International Lightning Class is part of the Shore family and has been for several generations. This class was responsible for inciting Bill's interest in designing faster one design sails. Shore Sails have won more Worlds, North American and other country titles than any other sailmaker.

photo — Mary Huntsman
This generation of champion racers are winning with speed and consistent performance. These young, demanding and uncompromising sailors include:

Andy Horton (winner of the 1999 North American's, the Pan Am's, the 1998 North American Qualifying Series and 3rd in the 1998 North American’s) and
Sean Fidler (6th in the 1998 NA’s)

They use Shore Sails.

Shore Sails dominated the North American’s leading at most first weather marks and running away off the breeze. Through a full range of wind and sea conditions, Shore Sails’ smooth shapes require only minimal rig adjustments.

Shore Sail’s application of modern sail design theory and investment in sail testing results in sails which are fast, easy to trim and durable.

Join these rising young stars and enjoy the Shore team commitment to superior performance for every customer. Phone us for more information on fleet purchase discounts.

Contact Bill Fastiggi, Shore Sails Burlington or Bill Shore, Shore Sails International

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