The Lightning class competition of the sailing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 17 to October 23 at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Puerto Vallarta.Sailing technical manual The defending champion was the boat from Chile.

Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 8 points were assigned for that race (as there were 7 sailors in this competition). The top 5 sailors at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The sailor with the lowest total score won.

Schedule All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6). Date Time RoundOctober 17, 2011 13:00 1 and 2 racesOctober 18, 2011 13:00 3 and 4 racesOctober 19, 2011 13:00 5 and 6 racesOctober 21, 2011 13:00 7 and 8 racesOctober 22, 2011 13:00 9 and 10 racesOctober 23, 2011 13:18 Medal race

Results

Race M is the medal race in which only the top 5 competitors took part. Each boat can drop its lowest result provided that all ten races are completed. If less than ten races are completed all races will count. Boats cannot drop their result in the medal race.

Rank Athlete RaceTotal PointsNet Points 12345678910M Alberto GonzálezDiego Gonzalez Cristian Herman 4 2 4 1 (6) 1 2 1 3 2 6 32 26 Jody LutzDerek Gauger Jay Lutz 1 3 1 (6) 4 2 4 2 2 3 10 38 32 Claudio BiekarckMarcelo da Silva Gunnar Ficker 3 1 (7) 2 2 3 5 3 6 1 8 41 34 4 Peter HallMegan Armitage Chantal Leger 2 6 6 4 3 (7) 3 4 4 4 245 38 5 Juan Miguel SantosSebastian Herrera Juan Andres Santos 5 4 3 (7) 5 6 1 5 1 5 4 46 39 6 Juan CloosCarlos de Mare Julian de Mare Villar 6 5 2 3 1 4 6 (7) 5 6 – 45 38 7 Aroldo de RienzoGerrit Gentry Kenneth Porter (7) 7 5 5 7 5 7 6 7 7 – 63 56

References

External links Sailing schedule