Helm board
| # | Helm | Rating | Skill | Peak | Races | Events | Wins | Overall # | Impact | Trend | Last raced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Porter | 651 | 892 | 728 | 63 | 15 | 8 | 1080 | +2.8 | 13 Aug 2014 | |
| 2 2–6 | Buddy Melges | 466 | 711 | 466 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 6151 | — | 1 Aug 2010 | |
| 3 3–7 | Paul Reilly | 402 | 538 | 495 | 129 | 23 | 4 | 1389 | −2.7 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 4 2–9 | Patrick Hughes | 400 | 610 | 511 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 3590 | +15.6 | 15 Aug 2021 | |
| 5 3–7 | Vincent Porter | 399 | 525 | 476 | 166 | 28 | 10 | 824 | +14.2 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 6 2–8 | Hans Melges | 398 | 550 | 443 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 1228 | +11.6 | 16 Aug 2022 | |
| 7 3–11 | Tom Freytag | 346 | 470 | 429 | 227 | 46 | 6 | 3555 | +12.7 | 27 Jun 2026 | |
| 8 7–11 | Chuck Lamphere | 331 | 449 | 342 | 254 | 54 | 5 | 2780 | +6.2 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 9 3–18 | Bo Freytag | 318 | 508 | 318 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 4209 | −1.2 | 16 Aug 2022 | |
| 10 7–20 | RJ Porter | 297 | 464 | 364 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 3474 | +8.3 | 15 Aug 2023 | |
| 11 7–21 | Rob Evans | 292 | 489 | 587 | 119 | 27 | 5 | 4859 | +1.5 | 25 Jun 2017 | |
| 12 7–25 | TW Whowell | 273 | 460 | 284 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5634 | +3.8 | 29 Apr 2023 | |
| 13 7–25 | Kyle Navin | 272 | 465 | 272 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 746 | +2.6 | 30 Aug 2025 | |
| 14 7–30 | Andy Burdick | 258 | 503 | 258 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 13 | +11 | 10 Aug 2025 | |
| 15 9–23 | Michael Lynch | 255 | 397 | 272 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 4611 | +8.1 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 16 10–22 | Tom Burton | 254 | 388 | 586 | 133 | 26 | 6 | 516 | +6.6 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 17 8–27 | Patrick Lynch | 247 | 427 | 274 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2822 | −3.7 | 10 Aug 2025 | |
| 18 10–25 | David Byczek | 241 | 364 | 260 | 146 | 22 | 2 | 5307 | +2.3 | 27 Jun 2026 | |
| 19 9–34 | George Rolfs | 221 | 427 | 221 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 726 | — | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 20 10–30 | Henry Chapman | 220 | 385 | 235 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 3873 | +2.8 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 21 14–29 | Todd Haines | 205 | 330 | 232 | 178 | 29 | 2 | 5842 | −1.3 | 8 Jan 2026 | |
| 22 14–35 | Judson Dayton | 192 | 348 | 314 | 96 | 17 | 2 | 9892 | +7 | 10 Aug 2025 | |
| 23 12–41 | Harry Melges | 189 | 373 | 231 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 138 | +4.9 | 31 Dec 2019 | |
| 24 12–43 | Bill Burns | 187 | 405 | 195 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 29233 | — | 9 Aug 2003 | |
| 25 12–43 | Gordy Bowers | 185 | 405 | 187 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 4757 | — | 20 Aug 2000 | |
| 26 12–50 | Bob Sevey | 172 | 409 | 172 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 27712 | — | 9 Aug 1997 | |
| 27 19–41 | Jack Schweda | 169 | 306 | 202 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 10645 | +7.6 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 28 14–51 | David Bohl | 162 | 395 | 162 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 16940 | — | 9 Aug 2003 | |
| 29 19–43 | Bob Schroeder | 153 | 307 | 157 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 8118 | −1.5 | 1 May 2026 | |
| 30 17–51 | David Chute | 146 | 367 | 146 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 10533 | — | 11 Aug 2007 | |
| 31 22–44 | Charlie Allen | 136 | 269 | 154 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 621 | +1 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 32 17–56 | Lon Schoor | 132 | 379 | 137 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6549 | — | 13 Aug 2014 | |
| 33 19–55 | Lou Morgan | 131 | 363 | 139 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 25500 | — | 9 Aug 2003 | |
| 34 21–52 | Mike Keefe | 126 | 315 | 228 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 13290 | +4.8 | 13 Aug 2019 | |
| 35 22–51 | Jeff Niedziela | 123 | 283 | 162 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 8468 | — | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 36 26–50 | Ben Burgum | 118 | 239 | 147 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 11687 | −4.8 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 37 26–51 | Hans Zinn | 118 | 257 | 127 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 13788 | −1.2 | 9 Aug 2026 | |
| 38 19–58 | Bill Perrigo | 117 | 359 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 37157 | — | 8 Aug 1998 | |
| 39 22–52 | Jim Klauser | 113 | 290 | 114 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 24681 | — | 27 Jun 2021 | |
| 40 19–59 | Rick Kotovic | 112 | 357 | 112 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 25300 | — | 9 Aug 2003 | |
| 41 19–59 | John Anderson | 111 | 352 | 163 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27694 | — | 23 Jun 2013 | |
| 42 22–60 | Dave Keck | 91 | 319 | 134 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2188 | — | 1 May 2026 | |
| 43 26–59 | Bill Kercher | 85 | 291 | 108 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 23001 | −8.4 | 30 Apr 2024 | |
| 44 24–62 | Thomas Whowell | 77 | 314 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 17609 | — | 23 Jun 2018 | |
| 45 26–62 | John Dennis | 74 | 305 | 173 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 261 | — | 25 Jun 2017 | |
| 46 25–64 | Joel Ronning | 73 | 311 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 524 | — | 22 Jun 2014 | |
| 47 26–65 | Harry Allen | 70 | 310 | 70 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 61899 | — | 22 Jun 2014 | |
| 48 26–63 | David Davenport | 70 | 299 | 130 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2684 | — | 16 Aug 2017 | |
| 49 26–65 | Jay Ecklund | 68 | 309 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 36078 | — | 24 Aug 1994 | |
| 50 26–65 | William Crary | 63 | 300 | 112 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1942 | −2.5 | 15 Aug 2021 |
Pool: Helms with a substantial record of rated racing, all time · updated 26 Oct 2026. Rating answers “who has proven the most”; Skill answers “who is strongest, on current evidence”. Ranks in brackets cannot be told apart. Equal ratings share a rank.