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Sailor · 2009–2026

Neil Lynch

marquette yacht club EnsignDNHandicap

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Events
19

101 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 19

Podium rate
37%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 58%–66%, 347 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Ensign · rating 424

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chad Lewis

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Chad Lewis

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Bud Brown

6–19 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Jonathan Gorbold

15–13 in 28 races

Best day
4 Aug 2025

9-5-4-3-9-5-5-5-3-17-6 · 2025 Ensign National Championship Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 16

2024 Fleet 35 Ensign Series · Ensign · 12 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chad Lewis — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Andrew Kerr · Evvai, Irish Ayes · Ensign, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 35 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2025
  • Chad Lewis · Evvai, Irish Ayes · Ensign, Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 23 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – May 2026
  • Scott Jones · Evvai, Irish Ayes · Ensign, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2024
  • Kristina Lynch · Irish Ayes · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 9 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – May 2026
  • Bob Rutkowski · Irish Ayes · Ensign 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
  • Gordon Mortensen · Evvai, Irish Ayes · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Aug 2024
  • Al Strandlie · Irish Ayes · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Alan Strandlie · Irish Ayes · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • James Knape · Evvai · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2014
  • Jon Seaborg · Evvai · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2014

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

Rating history

-145124392201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitIrish AyesHandicapSkipper1st / 3
4 Aug 20252025 Ensign National Championship RegattaIrish AyesEnsignSkipper4th / 30
24 Aug 2024Dillon Open Regatta 2024Irish AyesPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 12
12 Aug 20242024 Ensign National Championship RegattaIrish AyesEnsignOther5th / 30
12 Jun 20242024 Fleet 35 Ensign SeriesIrish AyesEnsignOther2nd / 16
31 May 20232023 Fleet 35 Ensign SeriesIrish AyesEnsignOther3rd / 16
16 Aug 20212021 Ensign National ChampionshipIrish AyesEnsignSkipper5th / 29
4 May 20192019 - The Great Vallejo RaceERIN ELIZABETHHandicapSkipper7th / 8
28 Apr 20182018 - The Great Vallejo RaceERIN ELIZABETHHandicapSkipper8th / 10
14 Aug 20172017 Ensign National ChampionshipIrish AyesEnsignSkipper12th / 31
7 May 20172017 - The Great Vallejo RaceERIN ELIZABETHHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
6 May 20172017 - The Great Vallejo RaceERIN ELIZABETHHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
6 Jun 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD RegattaEvvaiORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 7
26 Feb 20122012 DN North American ChampionshipUS 5444DNSkipper14th / 23
7 Jan 20122012 DN Western Region ChampionshipUS 5444DNSkipper18th / 33
29 Dec 20112011 DN Central Lakes Regional ChampionshipUS 5444DNSkipper5th / 14
1 Jan 20112011 DN World Championship (Gold Cup)US5444DNSkipper11th / 37
16 Jan 20102010 DN Central Lakes Regional ChampionshipUS 5444DNSkipper21st / 27
1 Jan 20092009 DN Western Regional Championship4148DNSkipper27th / 26

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 392, #5,659.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 144. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.