68th Wirth M. Munroe Race

In picture-perfect tropical conditions, Blitzkrieg, Matthew Schaedler’s J122 from Toledo, Ohio was the overall winner of the Sailfish Club of Florida’s 68th Wirth Munroe Race from Miami to Palm Beach on December 6, 2024. This was the second event of the 2024-25 Islands in the Stream Series.

Hap Fauth’s Maxi 74 Bella Mente was the elapsed time winner with a time of 4:47:08. Mach Schnell, Kent Haeger’s Gunboat 62, won the multihull class, and Alexei Vasiliev’s Tripp 33 Stalker was first in PHRF

The 29-boat fleet representing 14 states included four ORC classes, multihulls, and a PHRF division racing on two courses — the Classic course starting in Miami and the Sprint course starting in Fort Lauderdale. Both courses finished off Palm Beach.

Racers enjoyed sunny skies and warm temperatures. A light northerly tested tacticians and prompted the Race Committee to shorten the 60-mile Classic course by 8 miles. All boats finished within the time limit, and the 350 sailors enjoyed the Sailfish Club’s dockside Bossa Nova cocktail reception and legendary seafood buffet awards dinner.

Details: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=16848

Final Results:
ORC A — Hap Fauth’s Maxi 74 Bella Mente
ORC B — Chris Saxton’s J125 Vortices 2
ORC C — Matthew Schaedler’s J122 Blitzkrieg
ORC D — Tom Bowler’s C&C 115 Rockstar
PHRF — Alexei Vasiliev’s Tripp 33 Stalker
Multihull — Kent Haeger’s Gunboat 62 Mach Schnell

Perpetual Trophy Winners:
• Best elapsed time — Bella Mente, Hap Fauth’s Maxi 74 — 4:47:08
• Navigator of the boat with best elapsed time — Ian Moore, Bella Mente
• Best elapsed time by a Sailfish Club of Florida boat — Interlodge IV, Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s Botin 44 — 6:10:44
• Best corrected time by a Sailfish Club of Florida boat — Rockstar, Tom Bowler’s C&C 115

2024-25 Islands in the Stream Series
• St. Petersburg to Ft Lauderdale Race – November 20, 2024
• Sailor’s Choice Race – November 21, 2024
• Wirth M. Munroe Ocean Race – December 6, 2024
• Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race – January 9, 2025
• Nassau Cup Ocean Race – February 20, 2025

Details: https://www.sorcsailing.org/