SANFORD — The month of June continued to be a successful one for the Lake Monroe Sailing Association (LMSA) and it continued this past week with Wicklow Way and crew making news at the 2025 Catalina 22 Nationals and the club hosting the first Vudu scoring edition at the Wednesday night Rum Race.
Under Rich Gailey and the crew of Scott Marriott and Joseph Hogan, Wicklow Way raced to a 10th Place finish in the Gold Class and Third Place in Spinnaker Fleet on Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Texas, June 7-thru-12.
Back in Sanford on home water this past Wednesday (June 18), Wicklow Way raced to a fourth place finish overall and first in Displacement Boat in the Malibu Rum Vudu Race sponsored by Filomena's Pizzeria.
After several days, weeks in fact, of summer-like weather with storms moving through the area between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., it was a beautiful, breezy, rain-free evening on Lake Monroe for the Vudu edition of the Wednesday night Malibu race. A dozen boats hit the line at 6:25 p.m. in 13-to-16 knots of wind from the Southeast. Cats (Multihull Boat) ruled the night, with Terry Warren finishing first and John Chamberlin, on NacraNA, coming in second.
Bad JuJu, piloted by Jim White, completed the podium with a third place finish, while also claiming first place in Planing Boat.
During the awards ceremony and social time following the race, Imke Maring won the drawing for the Filomena's gift certificate.
The Vudu ratings tightened up the fleet's elapsed times but there weren't really any surprises in finishing positions. You still need to sail fast and smart to win.
Here are the results:
Wednesday Malibu Rum Vudu Race sponsored by Filomena's Pizzeria
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
1. (Multihull 1) No name (Terry Warren), 0:44:44; 2. (Multihull 2) NacraNA (John Chamberlin), 32:12 (minus-0:51:31); 3. (Planing 1) Bad JuJu (Jim White), 46:50 (-0:54:47); 4. (Displacement 1) Wicklow Way (Rich Gailey), 50:41 (-0:55:09); 5. (Displacement 2) Fleur de Mer III (Carolyn Cole), 52:28 (-0:55:21); 6. (Displacement 3) Castaway (Richard McFadyen), 57:45 (-0:56:54); 7. (Displacement 4) Shajaira (Bob Fellingham), 58:16 (-0:59:27); 8. (Displacement 5) Second Wind (Scott Baumer), 1:05:30 (-1:01:03); 9. (Displacement 6) Show Me (Andy Forrest), 59:21 (-1:01:42); 10. (Multihull 3) Corsair (Steve F.), 52:28 (-1:14:25); 11. (Displacement 7) Kind of Blue (James Moran), 1:20:13 (-1:17:26); 12. (Displacement 8) Spider Pig (Imke Maring), 1:15:48 (-1:22:34).
Upcoming:
* Today (Wednesday, June 25) _ Malibu Rum Wednesday Night Race at 6 p.m. A beautiful sunset race, social at Filomena's with STICKERS and a BOOZE RAFFLE! If you are looking to crew, be down at the ramp by 6 p.m. If you are sailing, the starting window will be between 6:25 p.m.-and-6:30 p.m.
* Thursday, June 26 _ The June LMSA Membership Meeting will be held from 7 p.m.-to-8 p.m. at the LMSA Club House (531 North Palmetto Avenue).
* Wednesday, July 2 _ As part of the Malibu Rum Race, the first Wednesday Night Race of each Month will be considered the Ladies on the Lake Wednesday Night Series and will be open to all ladies who want to participate. All rules of the Wednesday Night Malibu Rum Race will apply to this series. If you are looking to crew, be down at the ramp by 6 p.m. If you are sailing, the starting window will be between 6:25 p.m.-and-6:30 p.m.
* Friday, July 4 _ Fourth of July Raftup. As part of Star Spangled Sanford July 4th on The Riverwalk. A gathering of boats tied together. Meet at LMSA Clubhouse (531 North Palmetto Avenue on the Marina) at 4:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
For more information, visit _ www.flalmsa.org _ or call (321) 578-8364.
