Sailor · 2019–2026

Don Ringer

sfyc Handicap J/105

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 32%
Best class ranking: #1108

Biggest lift: Alex Volkovitsky
Longest-running crew: Eric Patterson
Nemesis: Ryan Simmons
Rival: Tom Struttmann
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Eric Patterson · Kestrel · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 12th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2025
Gus Arndt · Kestrel · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 12th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
Alex Volkovitsky · Kestrel · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 12th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Marcus Molinero · HYGGE, Kestrel · Handicap, J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2023 – Oct 2025
Edward Sharp · Kestrel · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 12th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Kim Heade · Kestrel · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Chris Churchill · Kestrel · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2021
Jeannette Daroosh · Kestrel · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2021
Chris Kim · VUJA STAR · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019
Alex Volkivitsky · Kestrel · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 14th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Apr 2026	2026 - YRA Doublehanded Series	HYGGE	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 10
8 Feb 2026	2026 - YRA Doublehanded Midwinters	HYGGE	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
4 Oct 2025	2025 - Vallejo 1-2	HYGGE	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 9
11 Sep 2025	2025 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kestrel	J/105	Crew	24th / 27
22 Feb 2025	2025 - Corinthian	HYGGE	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
25 Jan 2025	2025 - Three Bridge Fiasco	HYGGE	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
14 Sep 2023	2023 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kestrel	J/105	Bow	24th / 31
29 Sep 2022	2022 J/105 North American Championship	Kestrel	J/105	Mast	18th / 28
15 Sep 2022	2022 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kestrel	J/105	Other	12th / 29
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Kestrel	J/105	Mast	16th / 22
11 Jun 2021	SFYC Knarr and J/105 Regatta	Kestrel	J/105	Crew	14th / 20
6 Apr 2019	2019 - Doublehanded Lightship Race	VUJA STAR	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-119 provisional	#57827 band 45909–63101	—
J/105 Crew	-107 provisional	#1108 band 866–1284	−2.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 8 races, 5 events · rating -109

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	1 wins	beats 36%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 32%

Positions: Mast (2) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	33%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Struttmann	44	25–19
William Woodruff	44	15–29
Greg Arkus	44	34–10
Rolf Kaiser	44	7–37
Eric Stang	44	21–23
Ryan Simmons	44	1–43
Bruce Stone	43	4–39
Brent Vaughan	42	12–30
Charles Pick	41	8–33
Donald Olgado	39	30–9
Justin Oberbauer	37	10–27
Jeff Littfin	37	3–34

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Butts (29–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	31%
2025	4	1	37%
2023	1	0	23%
2022	2	0	49%
2021	2	0	30%
2019	1	0	17%

Boats

Kestrel · J/105 · 6 events · 2021–2025
HYGGE · Handicap · 5 events · 2025–2026
VUJA STAR · Handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Singlehanded Sailing Society · 3 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 3 events
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay · 2 events
CA · 1 events
Belvedere, CA, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -119 (±218), #57,827.Helm rating across all classes: -109 (±205). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.