Sailor · 2011–2024

Matthew Gallagher

chicago yacht club PHRF handicap ORC handicap J/70

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Events: 34
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 21%
Typically beats: 33%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Emily Gallagher
Biggest lift: Emily Gallagher
Longest-running crew: Emily Gallagher
Nemesis: John Heaton
Best day: 18 Oct 2014
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Emily Gallagher — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 12 events together · 8% win rate

Emily Gallagher · Endeavour · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 2 of 18 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – May 2021
Dan Gabriel · Suprise, Surprise · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 44 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 7th · Apr 2016 – Dec 2017
Donald Maxwell · Endeavour, Surprise · J/70, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Todd Woelfl · Endeavour · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2012 – Jun 2015
Charlie Gallagher · Endeavour · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2022
Lorenzo Strano · Endeavour · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2012 – Aug 2013
Alina Dix · Suprise, Surprise · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2017 – Dec 2017
Michael Hendrie · Callisto · J/109, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2018
Amy Schwartz · Endeavour · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
William Abbott · Endeavour · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 34

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Aug 2024	Commodore's Cup Junior Twilight Navigation Race POSTPONED TO AUG 2	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 6
26 Aug 2022	Commodore's Cup Junior Evening Race	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
25 Jun 2022	2022 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 13
3 Sep 2021	2021 Tri-State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 8
19 May 2021	2021 CYC Belmont Skyline Series	Endeavour	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
7 Aug 2019	100 Boats on a Beercan	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 11
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Helm	3rd / 3
22 May 2019	2019 CYC Belmont Skyline Series	Endeavour	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 8
31 Aug 2018	2018 Tri State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRA	Callisto	PHRF handicap	Nav/Tac	3rd / 15
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Suprise	J/70	Spinnaker trimmer	50th / 53
25 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Surprise	J/70	Owner	15th / 17
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Surprise	J/70	Owner	14th / 20
3 Jun 2017	2017 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta	Callisto	J/109	Floater	2nd / 8
20 May 2017	2017 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Surprise	J/70	Skipper	10th / 10
2 Oct 2016	2016 Fall Frostbite Series	Surprise	J/70	Skipper	11th / 12
17 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Surprise	J/70	Chef	14th / 20
14 May 2016	2016 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Surprise	J/70	Skipper	7th / 14
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Surprise	J/70	Owner	58th / 67
29 Aug 2015	2015 3 Crib Fiasco	Endeavour	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 58
26 Jun 2015	Hamilton Trophy Distance Race	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 5
18 Oct 2014	2014 Inter-Committee Challenge	Matthew Gallagher	Sonar	Skipper	1st / 6
8 Aug 2014	2014 Verve Cup	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Skipper	10th / 13
27 Jun 2014	Hamilton Trophy Distance Race	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
8 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Endeavour	ORC handicap	Owner	7th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-22 provisional	#55880 band 41102–68162	—
All classes Crew	-56 provisional	#51330 band 34705–60821	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Sonar · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 149
J/70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -70
J/70 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -80
J/109 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 45

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	30 events	2 wins	beats 30%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 44%

Positions: Owner (4) · Nav/Tac (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Floater (1) · Chef (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	35%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	28%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Heaton	40	3–37
Bob Willis	33	2–31
James Prendergast	30	2–28
Amy Neill	26	8–18
Adam Bowen	25	9–16
Bryan Hayes	24	16–8
Martin Johnsson	23	0–23
Steve Knoop	22	5–17
Jake Christy	22	2–20
Dave Dennison	21	2–19
John Woodcock	18	15–3
Mark Renz	18	0–18

Most-beaten opponent: John Woodcock (15–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	0%
2022	2	0	38%
2021	2	0	0%
2019	3	0	21%
2018	1	0	86%
2017	5	0	27%
2016	4	0	27%
2015	3	0	48%
2014	3	1	64%
2013	4	0	6%
2012	4	0	16%
2011	2	1	86%

Boats

Endeavour · PHRF handicap, Handicap, ORC handicap · 23 events · 2011–2024
Surprise · J/70 · 7 events · 2016–2017
Callisto · PHRF handicap, J/109 · 2 events · 2017–2018
Suprise · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
Matthew Gallagher · Sonar · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 18 events
Chicago, IL · 9 events
Chicago , IL · 2 events
Middletown, RI · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: -22 (±159), #55,880.Crew rating across all classes: -56 (±230), #51,330. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.