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Genealogy Links:
Over 1900 links to Genealogy sites
The Genealogy Home Page
US Census Bureau
The following Skaneateles and Onondaga County links were provided courtesy of William Hecht:
1860 Onondaga County Maps
1875 Onondaga County Maps
Air Photo
Skaneateles
Skaneateles - Roosevelt Hall
Bob’s
Ruston’s
Skaneateles lakefront
Map of Village of Skaneateles
Map Directory
Mottville map
Town Map
Map illustration 1
Map illustration 2
Our Newspaper Archive
Note: This database contains over 22,300 records compiled from the old newspaper announcements indexed at the Skaneateles Historical Society offices by Jim Dougherty and Ted Prindle. Records from The Columbian date from 1831 through March 1853. Records from the Democrat date from 1843 through 1880. Records from the Free Press date from 1881 through 1899. Records from The Skaneateles Press dated from 1900 through 1919.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ARCHIVES
Visit our Archives Directory and view the files in text format with your browser. The download time is fast and you can save the entire individual files easily to your hard drive to search with your favorite text editing or spread sheet program. The Archives contain a readmefirst.txt file which describes the individual database files that you can view and download.
The St. Mary’s Cemetery Gravestone Archive
Note: This database contains 3,000 records compiled by Harold Witter. St. Mary’s Cemetery was dedicated in 1856. See additional notes at the top of the data file.
The Lakeview Cemetery Archive
Note: This database contains over 7,900 records provided courtesy of the Village of Skaneateles Cemetery Board. These records date from 1796 through 1988. We have provided a link on the search engine page so that you can also view the entire database file in plain text format
For more information about the International Lightning or to arrange a test sail in your area, call or write to the address listed below.
Copyright © 2001-2007, International Lightning Class office@lightningclass.org
For questions about information on this page contact the Class Office
International Lightning Class Association
7625 South Yampa Street, Centennial, Colorado 80016
phone 303-325-5886 fax 303-699-2178
David Dellenbaugh, former Lightning World Champion and starting helmsman for 1992 America’s Cup defender America3:
The Top 10 Things I Like About The Lightning:
1. There’s Lightning racing almost everywhere.
2. Some of the best sailors in the world sail the Lightning.
3. Lightnings are available from more than one high-quality builder.
4. Lightnings even 20 years old are still competitive.
5. The boat is one of the best crew trainers on the water today.
6. The class is not so strict as to discourage experimentation which makes the boat faster and easier to sail.
7. The Lightning has interested the finest sailmakers in the world so the sails and the tuning guides look great and are easy to use.
8. The Lightning is a very roomy boat for daysailing.
9. Lightning sailors sail hard, but they’re not too cutthroat - someone’s always ready to answer questions.
10. The class management is as good as you’ll find in one-design sailing.
The International Lightning Class Association
Welcome To Our World
The ILCA is one of the oldest and best organized class associations in sailboat racing.
Its primary purpose is to serve its membership, preserve the integrity of the Lightning and provide high-quality competitive events. In addition, the ILCA publishes a monthly newsletter Lightning Flashes with up-to-date regatta news, boat brokerage and ideas on how to get the most out of your Lightning.
An annual Yearbook, containing many illustrated articles, reports on major championships, fleet reports and a complete association mailing list, is also published. The professional ILCA staff is always on hand to assist both current and potential members.
If you’re looking for a boat you can be proud to sail, one that offers dinghy handling with the performance of a sportboat, a refined design that’s free of fads, complete with the technology of today for both racing and daysailing - Get The Best Of Both Worlds. Get into a Lightning. See you on the water.
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The Best Of Both Worlds
The Lightning truly excels as a racing boat. It requires a wide range of different skills, both tactical and technical. At 700 pounds all up, the boat is tough enough to avoid frequent breakdowns, but light enough to plane wildly on the reaches.
A World Championship is held every two years. North American, South American and European Championships are held each year as are innumerable regional and District championships. Major regattas attract some of the finest sailors in the world, but you find class members friendly and the sailmakers’ complete tuning guides helpful at getting you up to speed in a hurry.
The Best Competition In The World Or
A Way To Get Away From It
The Best Of Both Worlds
Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Ken Read, Dave Dellenbaugh, Dave Curtis, Bruce Goldsmith, Tom Allen, Neal Fowler, Steve Benjamin, Ched Proctor, Bill Shore, Greg Fisher, Andy Horton are just a few of the rock stars who have competed in the Lightning.
After more than 60 years and more than 15,000 boats it’s easy to find a regatta when you want to. But whether you’re interested in serious racing or you just want to go for a joyride with the family, you’ll find what you’re looking for in the Lightning.
Refined Design,
Today’s Technology
The Best Of Both Worlds
Whether you’re more interested in how a boat looks or how it behaves, it’s hard to beat the Lightning. The Class maintains an attitude that promotes conservative innovation, making the boat faster, safer and more maintenance free, while keeping prices affordable. Most Lightnings built in the last 25 years can be made competitive and it’s not uncommon to see them winning races right along with new ones. In fact the 1995 World Champion sailed a boat built in 1969!
Modern Lightnings are built in foam-cored fiberglass with stainless steel centerboards and black anodized aluminum spars. The world’s top sailmakers give the class their best efforts. In short, there are enough controls to keep the most technically inclined happy, but it’s good tactics, boat-handling and hiking that win races.