WoodPussy Nationals 2025
Saturday, June 21 at MBC

Other than there being no wind, it was a beautiful day over at Monmouth Boat Club on Saturday. The WP fleet managed a derigging party on Friday and then trailered eight WPs to MBC mostly in a caravan. On race day with five boats from MBC participating we made an inspiring line of 13 WPs at the docks. The Navesink had plenty of water as usual, but we had to sit for over an hour and wait for wind, which is also usual. Fleet Captain Marc Taranto handled race day well. We ate pizza, hydrated, and watched as 3 mph went to 4 from the opposite direction. That prompted the horn to sound and we launched down river. It took a while for PRO Paul Lucyk to set up the course as the wind continued to make large shifts. The breeze would remain light and shifty through all three races. Making fair speed and then finding yourself in a hole was a frequent challenge. MBC WP skippers seemed to have an edge in avoiding those situations.

In the first race the lead change several times with MBC’s Dot Lucyk slipping into first place ahead of Erik Beshore. Mac Barnes came in third, Tim Carr was fourth, and Marc Taranto held on to fifth while the rest of us tried to gain some proficiency in the fickle wind. In the second race a downwind finish was added. MBC’s Paul Scalisi, an accomplished sailor who had never raced a WP, nonetheless figured things out and took first. Delan Boyce grabbed second, while Mac Barnes demonstrated consistency by taking third again. Talbott Ingram moved up to fourth and was followed by Erik Beshore in fifth. In the third race finishing downwind was maintained and more consistency was established. Paul Scalisi proved his first place in race two wasn’t a fluke by repeating the win. Delan Boyce nailed second again while Dave Usechak found his mojo and slipped into third. Talbott repeated his fourth and Erik Beshore again held on to fifth.

Trophies/prizes for five places went to Paul Scalisi in first place, teammate Delan Boyce, in second, SSYC’s Erik Beshore in third, Dot Lucyk in fourth, with Mac Barnes earning fifth for SSYC. We were delighted again with a strong SSYC turnout and look forward to the WP Solo Bowl and some wind on July 26 at SSYC. We currently have 14 WPs and we love to get as many on the water as we can.



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