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Sailor · 2011–2026

Coleen Walsh

gulf coast sailing club J/70Melges 24IC37

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Events
66

455 races · 64 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 8 of 66

Podium rate
44%

29 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 78%–81%, 1,936 boats)

Best class ranking
#29

Crew in J/70 · rating 881

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gwen Andersen

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

Best trio
Gary Schwarting & Gwen Andersen

4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Goller

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Julie Valdez

Mar 2011 – Oct 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

26–80 head to head in 106 races

Rival
Brian Keane

62–90 in 153 races

Best day
18 Jan 2017

2-8-12-1-1-3 · Quantum Key West Race Week 2017

Signature result
2nd of 51

2018/2019 J 70 Winter Series 3 · J/70 · 9 Feb 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Gwen Andersen — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Steve Liebel · Bribona, Double Jointed, Fortissimo 2, Hot Mess · IC37, J/105, J/70, J/88 48events 3 wins together · 21 podiums · 6% win rate · 43 of 335 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Oct 2026
  • Judah Rubin · Bribona, Fortissimo 2, Hydra, New Wave · IC37, J/70, Melges 24 26events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 8% win rate · 28 of 190 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Oct 2026
  • Martin Kullman · Fortissimo 2, Hydra, New Wave, VIXEN · IC37, J/70, Melges 24, ORC handicap 19events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 20 of 137 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Oct 2026
  • Will Welles · Bribona, New Wave, Scamp, Sea Bags Sailing Team · J/70 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 13 of 83 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Dec 2021
  • Gary Schwarting · Obsession, OBSESSION, Volpe · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 12events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 78 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2012 – Nov 2025
  • Ray Wulff · Double Jointed, Fortissimo 2, Joint Custody, New Wave · IC37, J/105, J/70, ORC handicap 11events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – May 2022
  • Gwen Andersen · Obsession, OBSESSION, Volpe · Melges 24, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 63 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2016 – Nov 2025
  • Alex Shafer · New Wave, Sweaty betty, Vixen, VIXEN · IC37, J/70, Melges 24 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 13 of 59 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Mar 2022
  • Sarah Ragle · Fortissimo 2, New Wave · IC37, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 9 of 44 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Doug Nickel · Hot Mess, Mojito (C), New Wave · IC37, Melges 24 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 40 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-11044499720122014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Rush Chairman3rd / 20
14 Nov 20252025 Melges24 Nationals - Bushwhacker CupObsessionMelges 24Pit27th / 38
18 Oct 2025Melges 24's of SummerObsessionMelges 24Other5th / 10
9 Nov 20242024 Bushwhacker Cup for the Melges 24ObsessionMelges 24Other12th / 17
5 Oct 20242024 58th Annual Summerset RegattaObsessionPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
21 Sep 20242024 24s of SummerObsessionMelges 24Other1st / 11
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgObsessionMelges 24Bow4th / 10
17 Dec 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1ObsessionMelges 24Other16th / 18
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisPatriotJ/105Pit2nd / 23
18 Mar 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Midwinter ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Rush Chairman1st / 7
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgObsessionMelges 24Rush Chairman3rd / 8
3 Feb 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Lauderdale CupNew WaveIC37Rush Chairman3rd / 7
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaSweaty bettyMelges 24Rush Chairman17th / 18
5 Dec 20212021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 (2021 Midwinter)New WaveJ/70Rush Chairman13th / 57
19 Nov 20212021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Fall CupNew WaveIC37Rush Chairman2nd / 7
30 Oct 20212021 Fall BrawlTriXieJ/70Rush Chairman10th / 26
23 Oct 20212021 Naples Commodores CupObsessionPHRF handicapRush Chairman1st / 3
1 Oct 20212021 IC37 North American ChampionshipNew WaveIC37Rush Chairman5th / 17
16 Jul 2021Melges IC37 National ChampionshipFortissimo 2IC37Floater11th / 18
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleFortissimo 2ORC handicapFloater12th / 13
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaFortissimo 2IC37Floater12th / 16
10 Oct 20202020 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay RaceVolpePHRF handicapFloater1st / 7
14 Feb 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgVixenMelges 24Strategist2nd / 14
8 Feb 20202019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3BribonaJ/70Bow15th / 50
11 Jan 20202019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2BribonaJ/70Bow6th / 53

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 674, #388. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.