Community Stats
The Lightning community's season, at a glance
2,500 goal
1,877 community qualifying days in 2026
75% of the 2,500-day 2026 goal
2025 finished at 1,550 days
Qualifying Days
1,877
Sailing + capped non-sailing
Active Sailors
127
Logged at least one day
Active Fleets
28
Represented on the water
Active Districts
16
Represented on the water
Award Achievers
75
Reached 10+ days
When the community sails
Every day of 2026 — darker means more flashes
Busiest day: March 16 — 39 sailors on the water
View data table
| Date | Flashes |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 1 |
| 2026-01-05 | 1 |
| 2026-01-07 | 1 |
| 2026-01-08 | 3 |
| 2026-01-31 | 1 |
| 2026-02-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02-10 | 1 |
| 2026-02-12 | 15 |
| 2026-02-13 | 29 |
| 2026-02-14 | 28 |
| 2026-02-15 | 27 |
| 2026-02-21 | 1 |
| 2026-03-08 | 1 |
| 2026-03-11 | 1 |
| 2026-03-12 | 1 |
| 2026-03-14 | 27 |
| 2026-03-15 | 16 |
| 2026-03-16 | 39 |
| 2026-03-17 | 37 |
| 2026-03-18 | 36 |
| 2026-03-19 | 8 |
| 2026-03-20 | 30 |
| 2026-03-21 | 30 |
| 2026-03-22 | 1 |
| 2026-03-28 | 1 |
| 2026-03-29 | 1 |
| 2026-04-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04-04 | 1 |
| 2026-04-05 | 1 |
| 2026-04-07 | 1 |
| 2026-04-09 | 1 |
| 2026-04-11 | 4 |
| 2026-04-12 | 2 |
| 2026-04-13 | 1 |
| 2026-04-14 | 1 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1 |
| 2026-04-16 | 2 |
| 2026-04-18 | 5 |
| 2026-04-19 | 2 |
| 2026-04-21 | 1 |
| 2026-04-22 | 1 |
| 2026-04-23 | 4 |
| 2026-04-24 | 2 |
| 2026-04-25 | 6 |
| 2026-04-26 | 4 |
| 2026-04-28 | 3 |
| 2026-04-29 | 1 |
| 2026-04-30 | 5 |
| 2026-05-01 | 20 |
| 2026-05-02 | 28 |
| 2026-05-03 | 13 |
| 2026-05-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05-05 | 1 |
| 2026-05-06 | 4 |
| 2026-05-07 | 10 |
| 2026-05-09 | 10 |
| 2026-05-10 | 13 |
| 2026-05-12 | 7 |
| 2026-05-13 | 5 |
| 2026-05-14 | 15 |
| 2026-05-15 | 6 |
| 2026-05-16 | 40 |
| 2026-05-17 | 34 |
| 2026-05-18 | 1 |
| 2026-05-19 | 1 |
| 2026-05-20 | 2 |
| 2026-05-21 | 4 |
| 2026-05-22 | 1 |
| 2026-05-23 | 4 |
| 2026-05-24 | 20 |
| 2026-05-25 | 16 |
| 2026-05-26 | 3 |
| 2026-05-27 | 11 |
| 2026-05-28 | 20 |
| 2026-05-29 | 8 |
| 2026-05-30 | 19 |
| 2026-05-31 | 20 |
| 2026-06-01 | 2 |
| 2026-06-02 | 3 |
| 2026-06-03 | 14 |
| 2026-06-04 | 14 |
| 2026-06-05 | 17 |
| 2026-06-06 | 17 |
| 2026-06-07 | 28 |
| 2026-06-08 | 4 |
| 2026-06-09 | 2 |
| 2026-06-10 | 6 |
| 2026-06-11 | 20 |
| 2026-06-12 | 5 |
| 2026-06-13 | 36 |
| 2026-06-14 | 22 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1 |
| 2026-06-16 | 4 |
| 2026-06-17 | 13 |
| 2026-06-18 | 13 |
| 2026-06-19 | 2 |
| 2026-06-20 | 29 |
| 2026-06-21 | 28 |
| 2026-06-22 | 1 |
| 2026-06-23 | 6 |
| 2026-06-24 | 6 |
| 2026-06-25 | 11 |
| 2026-06-26 | 5 |
| 2026-06-27 | 26 |
| 2026-06-28 | 25 |
| 2026-06-30 | 7 |
| 2026-07-01 | 9 |
| 2026-07-02 | 6 |
| 2026-07-03 | 4 |
| 2026-07-04 | 11 |
| 2026-07-05 | 17 |
| 2026-07-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07-07 | 7 |
| 2026-07-08 | 12 |
| 2026-07-09 | 8 |
| 2026-07-10 | 8 |
| 2026-07-11 | 22 |
| 2026-07-12 | 36 |
| 2026-07-13 | 2 |
| 2026-07-14 | 6 |
| 2026-07-15 | 12 |
| 2026-07-16 | 5 |
| 2026-07-17 | 2 |
| 2026-07-18 | 5 |
| 2026-07-19 | 20 |
| 2026-07-20 | 4 |
| 2026-07-21 | 3 |
| 2026-07-22 | 14 |
| 2026-07-23 | 13 |
| 2026-07-24 | 18 |
| 2026-07-25 | 38 |
| 2026-07-26 | 41 |
| 2026-07-27 | 5 |
| 2026-07-28 | 9 |
| 2026-07-29 | 15 |
| 2026-07-30 | 15 |
| 2026-07-31 | 7 |
| 2026-08-01 | 17 |
| 2026-08-02 | 22 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3 |
| 2026-08-04 | 9 |
| 2026-08-05 | 12 |
| 2026-08-06 | 30 |
| 2026-08-07 | 30 |
| 2026-08-08 | 37 |
| 2026-08-09 | 15 |
| 2026-08-10 | 7 |
| 2026-08-11 | 10 |
| 2026-08-12 | 30 |
| 2026-08-13 | 31 |
| 2026-08-14 | 26 |
| 2026-08-15 | 29 |
| 2026-08-16 | 7 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2 |
| 2026-08-18 | 3 |
| 2026-08-19 | 6 |
| 2026-08-20 | 5 |
| 2026-08-21 | 4 |
| 2026-08-22 | 19 |
| 2026-08-23 | 23 |
| 2026-08-24 | 2 |
| 2026-08-25 | 4 |
| 2026-08-26 | 8 |
| 2026-08-27 | 7 |
| 2026-08-28 | 3 |
| 2026-08-29 | 18 |
| 2026-08-30 | 7 |
Flashes over the season
Running total of every flash in 2026 — toggle activity types, genders, age groups, or count vs share
View data table
| Month | Regatta | Club Race | Practice | Day Sailing | Maintenance | Race Committee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Feb | 87 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 |
| Mar | 186 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 229 |
| Apr | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 50 |
| May | 138 | 100 | 41 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 338 |
| Jun | 167 | 130 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 367 |
| Jul | 114 | 149 | 20 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 376 |
| Aug | 192 | 124 | 32 | 44 | 27 | 7 | 426 |
| Total | 889 | 515 | 157 | 158 | 133 | 43 | 1895 |
Community growth
Running total of registered sailors through 2026 — stack by age or gender, count or share
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| Date | Total sailors |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | 4 |
| 2026-01-08 | 6 |
| 2026-01-09 | 8 |
| 2026-01-10 | 10 |
| 2026-01-11 | 11 |
| 2026-01-13 | 12 |
| 2026-01-20 | 13 |
| 2026-01-22 | 14 |
| 2026-02-10 | 16 |
| 2026-02-12 | 17 |
| 2026-02-13 | 23 |
| 2026-02-14 | 25 |
| 2026-02-23 | 27 |
| 2026-02-24 | 29 |
| 2026-02-25 | 41 |
| 2026-02-26 | 43 |
| 2026-02-27 | 44 |
| 2026-02-28 | 45 |
| 2026-03-04 | 46 |
| 2026-03-15 | 48 |
| 2026-03-16 | 51 |
| 2026-03-17 | 57 |
| 2026-03-18 | 58 |
| 2026-03-19 | 60 |
| 2026-03-20 | 62 |
| 2026-03-22 | 63 |
| 2026-03-25 | 65 |
| 2026-03-29 | 66 |
| 2026-03-31 | 67 |
| 2026-04-09 | 68 |
| 2026-04-10 | 69 |
| 2026-04-11 | 70 |
| 2026-04-19 | 71 |
| 2026-04-25 | 74 |
| 2026-05-06 | 76 |
| 2026-05-08 | 78 |
| 2026-05-09 | 81 |
| 2026-05-13 | 82 |
| 2026-05-14 | 84 |
| 2026-05-15 | 86 |
| 2026-05-16 | 87 |
| 2026-05-17 | 91 |
| 2026-05-18 | 92 |
| 2026-05-19 | 93 |
| 2026-05-21 | 95 |
| 2026-05-25 | 96 |
| 2026-05-26 | 97 |
| 2026-05-30 | 101 |
| 2026-05-31 | 102 |
| 2026-06-06 | 103 |
| 2026-06-07 | 107 |
| 2026-06-08 | 109 |
| 2026-06-09 | 110 |
| 2026-06-10 | 112 |
| 2026-06-13 | 113 |
| 2026-06-14 | 114 |
| 2026-06-18 | 115 |
| 2026-06-21 | 116 |
| 2026-06-22 | 117 |
| 2026-06-28 | 119 |
| 2026-06-30 | 120 |
| 2026-07-04 | 121 |
| 2026-07-05 | 122 |
| 2026-07-08 | 124 |
| 2026-07-12 | 125 |
| 2026-07-14 | 126 |
| 2026-07-20 | 127 |
| 2026-07-23 | 128 |
| 2026-07-26 | 130 |
| 2026-08-05 | 131 |
| 2026-08-07 | 132 |
| 2026-08-09 | 134 |
| 2026-08-21 | 135 |
| 2026-08-30 | 136 |
Sailor ages
Active sailors in 2026, by Lightning Class age division and gender
View data table
| Division | Ages | Female | Male | Non-binary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth | 20 & under | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| U32 | 21–32 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 41 |
| 33–54 | 33–54 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| Masters | 55 & over | 16 | 39 | 0 | 55 |
From sign-up to award
How far 2026 sailors climb — registered, active, then each award
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| Stage | Sailors | % of registered |
|---|---|---|
| Registered | 136 | 100% |
| Logged a day | 127 | 93% |
| 10-day award | 75 | 55% |
| 25-day award | 24 | 18% |
| 50-day award | 2 | 1% |
Fun facts
Season opener
January 8
Bill Cabrall logged the season's first sailing day
Longest sailing streak
14 days
Dean Caley and Jonette Werley each sailed 14 days in a row
Most flashes logged at once
6 flashes
Logged in a single entry by Katherine Starck
The 50+ club
2 sailors
Earned all three awards this year