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Sailor · 2007–2026

Ryan Ruhlman

pymatuning yacht club LightningPHRF handicapJ/111

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Events
51

338 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 5 of 51

Podium rate
29%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–63%, 1,372 boats)

Best class ranking
#61

Helm in Lightning · rating 328

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Ruhlman

4 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Nick Turney & Mark Wiss

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Rob Ruhlman

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tesse Ruhlman

Aug 2014 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
David Starck

25–110 head to head in 136 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

71–65 in 136 races

Best day
23 Jun 2016

2-1-1-2-1-1-DNF · Cleveland Race Week 2016 Offshore Regatta · about 1 in 144 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 21

Lakeside Regatta/Ruhlman Cup · PHRF handicap · 11 Jul 2014

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Ruhlman — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Tesse Ruhlman · ELF, Hobbes, Holy Smoke, Stupendous Man · Cape 31, J/70, Lightning, ORC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 87 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Rob Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 15 of 61 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Feb 2018
  • Doug Moose · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 38 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Feb 2018
  • Nick Turney · Holy Smoke, Spaceman Spiff · J/111, Lightning, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jul 2015
  • Maegan Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 43 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Jan 2017
  • Jim Sminchak · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 29 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Feb 2018
  • Mark Wiss · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Michael Sheehan · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Bill Faude · Spaceman Spiff · J/88 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
  • Abby Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2015 – Jun 2015

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

01743482008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningHelm10th / 53
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointHobbesORC handicapSkipper3rd / 11
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningSkipper15th / 34
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaHobbesORC handicapSkipper7th / 10
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningSkipper17th / 40
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointELFCape 31Skipper3rd / 3
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningSkipper17th / 36
20 Mar 20242024 LIGHTNING MIDWINTERSRyan RuhlmanLightningSkipper5th / 20
20 Oct 2023Wild Oyster Regatta 2023Holy SmokeLightningSkipper18th / 22
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekSailing IncORC handicapOther2nd / 4
23 Mar 20232023 Deep South Lightning RegattaRyan RuhlmanLightningSkipper13th / 26
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther18th / 40
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsHoly SmokeLightningOther15th / 50
24 Mar 20222022 Lightning MidwintersRyan RuhlmanLightningSkipper17th / 25
20 Mar 20222022 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther13th / 37
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)Holy SmokeLightningOther14th / 34
21 Mar 20212021 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther12th / 25
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgHoly SmokeLightningOther10th / 23
20 Jun 20192019 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
24 Mar 20182018 Winter Lightning ChampionshipSmokeLightningSkipper13th / 51
16 Feb 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgSpaceman SpiffJ/111Helm3rd / 5
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther41st / 56
10 Jun 20172017 Ohio District ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther1st / 6
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSpaceman SpiffJ/88Other2nd / 5
19 Mar 20172017 Winter Lightning Championship - 70th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht ClubPymatuning Yacht ClubLightningSkipper6th / 40

Helm rating across all classes: 310 (±111), #9,273.Crew rating across all classes: 190 (±204), #15,977. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.