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Sailor · 2009–2026

Ty Reed

san diego yc EtchellsORC handicapHandicap

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Events
32

118 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 5 of 32

Podium rate
44%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 61%–68%, 597 boats)

Best class ranking
#605

Crew in Etchells · rating 83

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Artie Means

4 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Jon Gardner & Artie Means

3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kelly Holthus

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bruce Nelson

Jul 2017 – Aug 2026 · 19 events

Nemesis
Chris Busch

12–35 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Marvin Beckmann

27–26 in 53 races

Best day
12 Jul 2015

3-5-3-5-4 · 2015 The Vineyard Cup Regatta · about 1 in 116 by chance

Signature result
1st of 15

2019 Transpac Honolulu Race · Handicap · 10 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Artie Means — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate
  • Bruce Nelson · Bad Pak, BadPak, Rhino, Zero Gravity 51 · Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 19events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 16% win rate · 4 of 57 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Artie Means · Bad Pak, BadPak, Meanie · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 44% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – May 2025
  • Tom Holthus · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jun 2023
  • Jon Gardner · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 9events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jun 2023
  • Matt Smith · Bad Pak, BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 4 of 14 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Jun 2023
  • Melissa Denman · Rhino, Swedish Blue · Etchells 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 12th · Feb 2025 – May 2026
  • Parker Mitchell · Rhino, Zero Gravity 51 · Etchells, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – May 2026
  • Casper Thijssen · Zero Gravity 51 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Jake Sorosky · BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Jun 2023
  • Ryan Mazzella · BadPak · Handicap, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

0108216201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Zero Gravity 51PHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 8
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipRhinoEtchellsBow22nd / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlRhinoEtchellsBow18th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestRhinoEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer17th / 50
21 Feb 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipRhinoEtchellsMain Trimmer15th / 42
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupRhinoEtchellsMain Trimmer12th / 42
22 Sep 20256 Metre World ChampionshipDennis ConnerHandicapOffside trimmer14th / 17
26 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupMeanieORC handicapOther3rd / 4
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupMeaniePHRF handicapOther1st / 7
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlSwedish BlueEtchellsOther25th / 33
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestSwedish BlueEtchellsBow30th / 30
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 4
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipSwedish BlueEtchellsBow13th / 30
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupSwedish BlueEtchellsCrew8th / 27
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 6
6 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestRhinoEtchellsAlternate5th / 22
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapOther2nd / 4
9 Feb 20242024 Islands RaceZero Gravity 51ORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 5
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceBadPakHandicapOther2nd / 7
1 Jun 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300BadPakORC handicapOther4th / 4
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceBadPakORC handicapOther1st / 6
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceBadPakORC handicapOther1st / 7
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceBadPakORC handicapOther6th / 7
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceBadPakHandicapOffside trimmer1st / 15
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceBad PakORC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 136 (±164), #22,265.Helm rating across all classes: 216 (±239), #17,034. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.