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Sailor · 2011–2026

Loy Vaughan

bsc ThistleHandicapPortsmouth handicap

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Events
43

187 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 4 of 43

Podium rate
47%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–72%, 762 boats)

Best class ranking
#53

Helm in Thistle · rating 295

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Martha Godfrey

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Greg Griffin

12–57 head to head in 70 races

Rival
Van Rogers

34–40 in 74 races

Best day
11 Nov 2017

1-1-1-1-1 · Jubilee Regatta & Stitt/Chappell

Signature result
1st of 15

2025 Smith Berry Long Distance Race · Portsmouth handicap · 7 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Martha Godfrey · 007 · Handicap, Thistle 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Andrew DeRussy · 007, Loy Vaughan · Handicap, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Craig Hennecy · 007, Loy Vaughan · Handicap, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Mar 2025
  • Andrea Bright · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Conor Madden · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Conor Ruppen · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Laura Jelks · 007 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Andrew Phillips · 007 · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Andrews DeRussy · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Van Rogers · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

021843620122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 May 2026Singing River Regatta007ThistleSkipper3rd / 13
11 Apr 20262026 Thistle Southeastern Championship007HandicapSkipper10th / 28
28 Jan 2026Thistle Midwinters West / Larry Klein Match Racing 2026007ThistleSkipper9th / 25
15 Nov 20252025 Oyster One-Day RegattaLoy VaughanThistleSkipper1st / 4
18 Oct 20252025 Great Pumpkin Regatta007ThistleSkipper11th / 18
13 Sep 20252025 Leukemia Cup Regatta007ThistleSkipper4th / 5
6 Sep 20252025 Thistle Old Goat Regatta007HandicapSkipper3rd / 36
12 Jul 20252025 Firecracker One-Day RegattaLoy VaughanThistleSkipper2nd / 7
7 Jun 20252025 Smith Berry Long Distance RaceLoy VaughanPortsmouth handicapSkipper1st / 15
18 May 20252025 Caldwell Cup RegattaLoy VaughanThistleSkipper3rd / 4
12 Apr 20252025 Spring One-Day RegattaLoy VaughanThistleSkipper2nd / 2
22 Mar 20252025 Opening One-Day RegattaLoy VaughanThistleSkipper2nd / 3
6 Jan 20252025 BSC Sunday Series007HandicapSkipper3rd / 41
12 Oct 20242024 Great Pumpkin Regatta4007ThistleSkipper8th / 25
6 Sep 20242024 Thistle Old Goat Regatta007HandicapSkipper9th / 35
31 May 2024Brown Jug Thistle Regatta 2024007ThistleSkipper8th / 18
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East Championship007ThistleOther16th / 38
4 Nov 202352nd JUBILEE REGATTA007ThistleSkipper2nd / 6
14 Oct 20232023 Great Pumpkin Regatta4007ThistleSkipper5th / 22
8 Sep 20232023 Thistle Old Goat Regatta007HandicapSkipper9th / 35
15 Apr 20232023 Thistle Southeastern Championship4007ThistleSkipper3rd / 14
15 Oct 20222022 Great Pumpkin Regatta4007ThistleSkipper5th / 28
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022007ThistleSkipper33rd / 37
6 Nov 20212021 Jubilee Regatta007ThistleSkipper3rd / 12
15 Oct 20212021 Great Pumpkin Regatta4007ThistleSkipper11th / 23

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 334, #8,093. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.