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Sailor · 2015–2026

Patrick Pesch

fort lauderdale yacht club Melges 24DF65PHRF handicap

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Events
11

109 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 1 of 11

Podium rate
36%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 67%–78%, 178 boats)

Best class ranking
#22

Helm in DF65 · rating 228

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hunter Ratliff

1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Hunter Ratliff

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hunter Ratliff

Feb 2015 – Sep 2017 · 6 events

Nemesis
Val Smith

6–24 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Peter Nielsen

23–30 in 53 races

Best day
10 Dec 2017

DNF-12-3-7-9-4-2-13-11-2-4-12-10-DNF-6-4-7-8-2-8-4-10-7-7 · 2017-2018 Remote Control Sailing ICEBERG SERIES

Signature result
4th of 53

2017-2018 Remote Control Sailing ICEBERG SERIES · DF65 · 9 Dec 2017

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hunter Ratliff — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Hunter Ratliff · Decorum, Exile, Swordfish · J/88, Melges 24, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 46 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Sep 2017
  • William Howard · Decorum, Hestia · J/70, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 27 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Megan Ratliff · Decorum · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Christopher Pesch · Swordfish, Windfall · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – May 2026
  • Christopher Stocke · Decorum · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2016 – Jun 2016
  • William Curtiss · Hestia · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Abigail McFadyen · Hestia · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Emerson Smith · Swordfish · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • James Allsopp · Swordfish · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
  • Bradley Terpstra · Decorum · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016

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

Rating history

-6184228201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailingHelm rating, radio sailing

- - Crew rating, full-size sailing · — Helm rating, radio sailing

Event history · 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 178, #17,491.Helm rating, Radio sailing: 228, #52. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.