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Sailor · 2013–2025

Jesse Willis

columbia yc J/70Ultimate 20

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Events
10

80 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 10

Podium rate
30%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 70%–80%, 179 boats)

Best class ranking
#442

Crew in J/70 · rating 262

Biggest lift
Michael Whitford

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bob Willis

Feb 2017 – Jun 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Richard Witzel

2–20 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Martin Johnsson

23–25 in 48 races

Best day
25 Aug 2017

1-5-2-3-10 · 2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta · about 1 in 63 by chance

Signature result
9th of 52

2017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter Championship · J/70 · 25 Feb 2017

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • Bob Willis · Rip Rullah · J/70 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 69 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Matt Clark · Rip Rullah · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 29 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Michael Whitford · Rip Rullah · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 33 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2017 – Jul 2019
  • Tyler Woodworth · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jul 2019
  • Will Holz · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Jacob Karlin · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Patrick Hitchins · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Travis Heitzinger · Rip Rullah · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • James Shipley · Rip Rullah · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Emily Whipple Delneky · Rip Rullah · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

0138275201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer10th / 20
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 14
9 Jun 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer7th / 24
10 Jun 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRip RullahJ/70Tactician7th / 14
30 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer3rd / 14
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer4th / 19
24 Aug 20182018 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaRip RullahJ/70Chef3rd / 9
25 Aug 20172017 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaRip RullahJ/70Tactician4th / 17
25 Feb 20172017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter ChampionshipRip RullahJ/70Spinnaker trimmer9th / 52
31 May 20132013 Bayview One Design RegattaBig IndianUltimate 20Other4th / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 275 (±184), #9,175.Helm rating across all classes: 42 (±195). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.