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Sailor · 2016–2026

Matthew Stranaghan

wvyc ILCA 7 (Laser)WaszpMoth

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Events
32

258 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 32

Podium rate
22%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–51%, 653 boats)

Best class ranking
#289

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 345

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ben Mumford

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Gavin Ball

1–45 head to head in 46 races

Rival
Jaxon Hottinger

17–16 in 34 races

Best day
23 Mar 2023

1-1-1-6-2-1-1-2 · 2023 ILCA Midwinters West

Signature result
1st of 13

2023 ILCA Midwinters West · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 23 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • Andre Deseau · Rory Walsh, Sawlty Trousers, Sawlty Trowsers · Elliott 6m, Handicap, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 40 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Ben Mumford · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Michael Goldfarb · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Julia Mamen · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Tavish Minielly · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Alyosha Strum-Palerm · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Alec Coleman · Osprey, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club · IC37, Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat -2% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Katie Biely · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Hunter Lowden · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Kate Bjerregaard · Osprey · Handicap, IC37 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-117134220172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportOspreyIC37Headsail Trimmer9th / 19
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaOspreyHandicapHeadsail Trimmer10th / 38
3 Oct 20252025 Moth Pacific Coast Championship and WASZP California State ChampionshipTBDMothSkipper7th / 9
29 Aug 20252025 WASZP PCCsTBDMothSkipper1st / 2
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipOspreyIC37Crew12th / 26
21 Jan 2025Helly Hansen International 2025Royal Vancouver Yacht ClubMatch racingCrew9th / 6
17 Oct 20242024 MOTH NORTH AMERICANS/WASZP PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPSFlying WombatMothSkipper9th / 16
10 Oct 20242024 Champions of Champions RegattaRory WalshElliott 6mCrew10th / 13
13 Sep 20242024 Howe Sound One Design RegattaSawlty TrowsersMelges 24Crew4th / 7
24 Apr 20242024 WESSawlty TrousersHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
27 Mar 2024WASZP Americas ChampionshipMatthew StranaghanWaszpSkipper19th / 33
27 Mar 2024WASZP Slalom Races 1-3Matthew StranaghanWaszpSkipper12th / 33
22 Mar 2024WASZP US National ChampionshipMatthew StranaghanWaszpSkipper21st / 34
12 May 20232023 Moth Pacific Coast ChampionshipsMatthew StranaghanMothSkipper5th / 8
23 Mar 20232023 ILCA Midwinters WestGrilled CheeseILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 13
15 Dec 2022Waszp USA Midwinter ChampionshipMatthew StranaghanWaszpSkipper11th / 23
30 Oct 2022Snowflake 2022/2023INCISORPHRF handicapCrew1st / 4
13 Jul 2022Canadian WASZP National ChampionshipMatthew StranaghanWaszpSkipper11th / 18
8 Jul 20222022 ILCA Canadian ChampionshipsMatthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 12
6 May 2022RVYC Spring Dinghies Regatta 2022Matthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 13
16 Mar 2022WASZP America'sMatthew StranaghanWaszpCrew29th / 31
15 Oct 20212021 Pro-Tech/Harken 22nd Pumpkin Bowl & ILCA District 6 ChampsMatthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 16
24 Sep 20212021 RVYC Fall Dinghies RegattaMatthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 13
1 Nov 2019Bluenose RegattaMatthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 12
18 Oct 2019Harken – Pro-Tech 20th Anniversary Pumpkin Bowl Regatta Grand Prix District 6 Laser Championships BC Optimist ChampionshipsMatthew StranaghanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 272, #11,960.Crew rating across all classes: 80, #30,389. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.