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Sailor · 2009–2025

Gary Ropski

chicago yacht club ShieldsHandicap

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Events
39

274 races · 65 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 9 of 39

Podium rate
87%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 64%–75%, 192 boats)

Best class ranking
#41

Helm in Shields · rating 200

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Askold Kozbur

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Lu Han

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lu Han

May 2013 – Sep 2017 · 16 events

Nemesis
Kristian Martincic

23–133 head to head in 156 races

Rival
Mark Passis

72–70 in 144 races

Best day
14 May 2016

2-3-3-3-2-1-2-2-2-1 · 2016 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship

Signature result
1st of 7

2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring Series · Shields · 10 May 2014

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Askold Kozbur — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Lu Han · Insidious · Shields 16events 2 wins together · 14 podiums · 13% win rate · 26 of 137 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2017
  • Tony Sarillo · Insidious · Shields 7events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 88 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Sep 2017
  • Askold Kozbur · Insidious · Handicap, Shields 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 26 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Jeremi Jermakowicz · Insidious · Handicap, Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Robbie Stone · Insidious · Handicap, Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 15 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2019
  • Charles Cable · Insidious · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Sina Bahrami · Insidious · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Tomas Linquist · Insidious · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Justin Rentsch · Insidious · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Leonhard Mattheus · Insidious · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

013326620112013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 May 20252025 Racing Yacht Fleet SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 2
22 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North AmericansInsidiousShieldsOther1st / 2
31 May 20242024 Racing Yacht Fleet SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper1st / 3
27 May 20232023 Racing Yacht Fleet Series - Chicago Yacht ClubInsidiousShieldsOther1st / 2
10 Sep 20222022 Chicago Regatta - Buoy, Distance and DF65 RacesInsidiousShieldsOther1st / 3
26 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaInsidiousShieldsOther2nd / 4
28 May 20222022 Racing Yacht Fleet Series - Chicago Yacht ClubInsidiousShieldsOther2nd / 5
5 Jun 20212021 Racing Yacht Fleet (RYF) SeriesInsidiousShieldsOther1st / 2
20 Sep 20192019 Shields National ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsOther13th / 15
25 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta & J 70 Great Lakes ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsOther3rd / 5
25 May 20192019 Racing Yacht Fleets SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper1st / 6
22 May 20192019 CYC Belmont Skyline SeriesInsidiousHandicapSkipper5th / 5
2 Jun 20182018 Columbia Y.C. COLORS RegattaInsidiousShieldsOther2nd / 3
26 May 20182018 Racing Yacht Fleets SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
9 Sep 20172017 Chicago RegattaInsidiousShieldsSkipper4th / 7
20 May 20172017 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
14 May 20162016 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 8
15 Aug 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
18 Jul 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Summer SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper3rd / 7
16 May 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
16 May 20152015 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
23 Aug 2014Verve InshoreInsidiousShieldsSkipper1st / 4
12 Jul 2014RYF Cup Series - July 12 2014InsidiousShieldsSkipper5th / 7
10 May 20142014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Fall SeriesInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 8
10 May 20142014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season ChampionshipInsidiousShieldsSkipper2nd / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 168, #22,934. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.