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Sailor · 2007–2026

Tim Russell

sfyc J/105HandicapWylie Wabbit

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Events
152

782 races · 233 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 51 of 152

Podium rate
72%

109 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (range 83%–85%, 2,567 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in J/105 · rating 692

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kirstyn Roberts

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ashley Love & Kirstyn Roberts

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Kirstyn Roberts

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ted Wilson

Sep 2018 – Sep 2024 · 8 events

Nemesis
Melinda Erkelens

35–57 head to head in 93 races

Rival
Ryan Simmons

165–126 in 291 races

Best day
22 Aug 2020

3-2-4-2-1-4-2-2-1-4-3-3-1-1-2-1 · 2020 J/105 COVID SERIES

Signature result
1st of 35

2021 J/105 North American Championship · J/105 · 30 Oct 2021

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kirstyn Roberts — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • John Claude · Ne*Ne · J/105 9events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 11% win rate · 13 of 71 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Ted Wilson · Ne*Ne · J/105 8events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 14 of 67 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Anne Russell · Painkiller · PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2016 – Aug 2016
  • Kyle Hunt · Ne*Ne · J/105 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 11 of 57 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Arne Vandenbroucke · Ne*Ne · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Kirstyn Roberts · MAYHEM · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Doug Stryker · MAYHEM · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Ashley Love · MAYHEM · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2026
  • Chance Portillo · Ne*Ne, Tiburon · C&C 30, J/105 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 19 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Ian Baldwin · Ne*Ne · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

03577132008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 152

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Racing: PSSC - Big Boat - 2026Ne*NeJ/105Skipper1st / 22
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper3rd / 23
8 Aug 2026Summer Keelboat RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper1st / 20
18 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake CaliforniaWecklessHandicapSkipper1st / 5
11 Jul 20262026 SYC J/105, J/88 Summer Invitational RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper1st / 19
20 Jun 20262026 J-Stop RegattaNe*NeHandicapSkipper5th / 15
6 Jun 20262026 Encinal One Design InvitationalNe*NeJ/105Skipper4th / 23
16 May 2026Elite Fleet RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper2nd / 23
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMAYHEMJ/105Tactician1st / 23
21 Mar 20262026 SYC J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper2nd / 20
8 Nov 2025Sausalito YC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignNeNeJ/105Skipper8th / 20
17 Sep 2025J/105 North American ChampionshipArbitradeJ/105Crew3rd / 18
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesNe*NeJ/105Skipper3rd / 27
23 Aug 20252025 Phyllis Kleinman SwiftsureNe*NeJ/105Skipper3rd / 25
9 Aug 2025Summer Keelboat RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper4th / 21
19 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.WecklessHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
12 Jul 20252025 SYC J/105 J/88 Summer Invitational RegattaNeNeJ/105Skipper4th / 16
24 May 202560th Whiskeytown Memorial Weekend RegattaWecklessHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaNE*NEJ/105Skipper1st / 26
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMAYHEMJ/105Tactician5th / 22
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestNe*NeJ/105Skipper1st / 24
15 Mar 20252025 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaNe*NeJ/105Skipper2nd / 23
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays11HandicapSkipper7th / 9
8 Nov 2024Sausalito YC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignNe*NeJ/105Skipper1st / 20
26 Sep 20242024 J105 North American ChampionshipNe*NeJ/105Other3rd / 26

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 616, #889.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 453, #2,461. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.