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Wednesday evenings from March to October, monthly club races, a Sunday race and three open regattas. Friendly fresh water competition, open to all sailors.

The Goslings Rum Race

Every Wednesday, March to October

Open to all sailors, members and non-members. No starting gun: start inside the window, keep your own time and post it when you get back.

Season: Every Wednesday, March 11 to October 28, 2026
Start window: 6:25 – 6:30 pm
Mar 11 – Apr 8 and Sep 30 – Oct 28: 6:00 – 6:05 pm
Looking to crew: Be at the ramp 1 hour before the posted start time
Course: Posted on Clubhouse door and Race Day online
Radio: All skippers to be on VHF radio Ch. 69 for in-race updates
Scoring: Self-timed. Post your elapsed time at vuduwave.com/lmsa
Time limit: None
Rules: Racing Rules of Sailing 2025–2028
Sponsor: The Breezeway

How it works

1. Sign in before racing, or you will not be scored.

2. Start inside the window and start your timer as you cross. If you miss it, start your timer at 6:30 pm and sail the course anyway.

3. Sail the posted course and keep your own elapsed time.

4. Sign out by entering your time at vuduwave.com/lmsa, e.g. 48.14, 1.04.25 or DNF.

5. Ashore for scoring, awards and the prize draw.

Prizes and the draw

A non-competitor draws a finishing position; that boat wins a bottle of rum or a sponsor prize. Skipper or crew must be present, and the boat must have had a valid start.

Non-members are scored separately and are not eligible for bottle prizes or fleet stickers.

Series and events

Other club races

Season calendar →

Second Saturday

Monthly Club Races

Members only. A different member takes race committee duty each month.

Members · Monthly

Sundays

Jameson Sunday Race

Open to all. See the calendar for dates.

Open · Monthly

Through the season

Ladies on the Lake

A series with women on the helm.

Series

Through the season

LMSA Club Series

The monthly club races, scored across the season.

Members · Series

2026

Fleet 29 San Juan 21 Travel Series

Travel series for the San Juan 21 fleet.

One-design

March 6–7, 2027

Trans Monroe – Southern Challenge

The spring regatta: a day of buoy racing and a day around the lake.

Open · Two days

November 15

Mother’s Arm Challenge

A navigation challenge through the marsh at the east end of the lake.

Open · One day

December 5–6

Sanford Sailfest Regatta

Two days of racing, then prizegiving.

Open · Two days

The course

Commonly used marks

The Rum Mark moves a little with current and weather but should be within about 20 feet of this position.

Open on a map →

LMSA race marks · WGS84, degrees and decimal minutes
Mark	Latitude	Longitude
Rum Mark	N 28° 50.101′	W 081° 15.832′
Gosling Mark	N 28° 49.842′	W 081° 15.168′
Romance Mark — Flag	N 28° 49.123′	W 081° 15.874′
Romance Mark — U Sail Ball	N 28° 49.150′	W 081° 15.721′
Channel Buoy 8	N 28° 49.863′	W 081° 17.298′
Channel Buoy 10	N 28° 49.558′	W 081° 16.908′
Channel Buoy 12	N 28° 49.262′	W 081° 16.515′
Channel Buoy 2 — east side	N 28° 48.999′	W 081° 14.562′
Manatee Mark 1	N 28° 50.889′	W 081° 14.963′
Manatee Mark 2	N 28° 51.245′	W 081° 15.266′
Green Buoy	N 28° 49.030′	W 081° 16.168′

Channel Mark 8 is the tripod; Channel Mark 10 is the single post leaning over.

Scoring

Ratings

Mixed fleets are scored on US Portsmouth numbers, adjusted by our own back-calculated ratings (BCR).

Live results →

Back-calculated ratings (BCR)

We looked at Rum Races with at least four boats since the start of 2024, dropped races where the wind died, blew in or swung 180°, and calculated a rating that moves each boat toward the middle of the fleet.

Improved ratings get 80% of the change; worse ratings take the full hit. Like boats (San Juan 21s, Hobie Waves, Catalina 22s) share one rating. Boats without four qualifying finishes keep their standard Portsmouth rating.

Monthly Club Series races are timed and scored by the race committee in Sailwave.

Club ratings · USPN and adjusted Vudu factor
Class	USPN	Vudu
Nacra 6.0	62.6	71.5
Nacra 5.8	66.5	62.5
Lightning	87.0	85.5
Capri 22 (tall rig)	88.9	91.0
Beneteau 235	90.6	98.0
Capri 22	90.8	85.8
Pearson 26	91.5	101.5
Hobie Wave	92.1	89.2
Catalina 28	92.6	103.0
Hunter 235	94.2	103.6
San Juan 21	94.7	94.8
Precision 23	96.0	96.2
Catalina 22	96.3	91.9
Sounder	104.5	107.3
Typhoon 18	106.7	116.7

Lower is faster. Ratings are reviewed periodically to keep them current.

Results

Live scoring — vuduwave.com/lmsa

Rum Race, Club Race and championship results, race by race.

Open live results

Recent seasons

2026: Rum Race, Club Series, Ladies on the Lake, Sine Metu
2025: Full season archive
2024: Full season archive
Earlier: 2018 – 2023 results are held by the club

Before you race

Documents

Sailing instructions, notices of race and entry forms.

Sailing instructions

Club Series: 2026 LMSA Club Series instructions (PDF)
Trans Monroe: Buoy races use the standard instructions in RRS Appendix S; the distance race instructions come out that morning — about the regatta
Courses: Course diagrams (PDF) · mark positions

Notices of race

Trans Monroe: Southern Challenge NOR 2026 (PDF)
Ladies on the Lake: Club Series NOR 2026 (PDF)
Fleet 29: San Juan 21 Travel Series NOR 2026 (PDF)

Entering

Registration: 2026 LMSA registration forms (PDF)
On the day: On-site registration form (PDF)
Waiver: Liability and authorization agreement — every sailor and crew member, once per season, signed at the ramp. No waiver, no score.