Sailor · 2015–2026

Eric Gimple

u s coast guard academy College keelboat J/44 PHRF handicap

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Events: 32
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 28%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #10
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Margaret Arocho
Best trio: Zachary Groce & Margaret Arocho
Biggest lift: Andrew Goetz
Longest-running crew: Amy Chamberlin
Nemesis: Oivind Lorentzen lll
Best day: 18 Apr 2017
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Margaret Arocho — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Zachary Groce · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, Jammy Beggar, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 21events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 16 of 116 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Nov 2018
Amy Chamberlin · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, Jammy Beggar, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 13events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – Oct 2018
Tobias Ferl · Glory, Jammy Beggar, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 71 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Mar 2019
Richard O'Leary · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, Jammy Beggar, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 81 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Mar 2019
Gregory Gaskel · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 75 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Mar 2019
James Gigantelli · Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 9 of 65 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
Jake Dennis · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 68 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Oct 2018
Andrew Goetz · Glory, Jammy Beggar, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 34 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2017 – Oct 2017
Megan Wadleigh · Coast Guard - Glory, Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Mar 2019
William Colomb · Glory, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat, J/44, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2017 – Nov 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 32

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
29 May 2026	2026 Wetherill Race	BANTER	ORC handicap	Mast	6th / 7
18 Aug 2023	2023 Ida Lewis Distance Race	BANTER	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	8th / 10
8 Mar 2019	Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper	7th / 9
3 Nov 2018	Kennedy Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper	6th / 10
13 Oct 2018	McMillan Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper	4th / 10
6 Oct 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Coast Guard - Glory	J/44	Other	2nd / 5
14 Sep 2018	2018 Off Soundings Fall Series	Glory	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
8 Sep 2018	76th Pine Trophy	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper (1-8,10-14)	6th / 7
16 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Vento Solare	PHRF handicap	Mast	4th / 8
7 Apr 2018	Coast Guard J70 Open	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper (8-12)	4th / 8
4 Nov 2017	Kennedy Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper	6th / 10
21 Oct 2017	McMillan Cup	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper	4th / 10
7 Oct 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Glory	J/44	Helm	2nd / 5
9 Sep 2017	75th Pine Trophy	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)	College keelboat	A Skipper (1-3)	4th / 8
20 Aug 2017	72nd Annual Invitational Regatta	Jammy Beggar	PHRF handicap	Helm	3rd / 7
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Glory	J/44	Helm	5th / 7
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Glory	J/44	Helm	4th / 6
2 Jun 2017	2017 Annapolis - Newport Race	Glory	PHRF handicap	Helm	7th / 8
18 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Five	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)	College keelboat	A Skipper	1st / 7
18 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Five	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)	College keelboat	A Skipper	4th / 7
18 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Five	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)	College keelboat	A Skipper	2nd / 7
4 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Three	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Skipper	2nd / 7
4 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Three	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Skipper	4th / 7
4 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Three	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Skipper	6th / 7
4 Apr 2017	J70 Tuesday Invite Three	U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4)	College keelboat	A Skipper	1st / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	322 provisional	#8580 band 5529–12900	—
College keelboat Helm	69 provisional	#104 band 59–137	−0.2
J/44 Helm	171 provisional	#10 band 7–16	—
All classes Crew	113 provisional	#25340 band 14158–40577	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating -81
J/44 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 53

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	25 events	3 wins	beats 56%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 37%

Positions: A Skipper (16) · Mast (2) · Watch Captain (1) · A Skipper (1-8,10-14) (1) · A Skipper (8-12) (1) · A Skipper (1-3) (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lillian Vincens	43	38–5
David Tampellini	40	37–3
Brendan Read	32	9–23
William Ketcham	24	8–16
Garrett Connelly	21	17–4
Oivind Lorentzen lll	20	1–19
Daniel Goldberg	19	9–10
James D. Bishop	19	11–8
Micah Larson	19	12–7
George Davis	18	6–12
Leonard Sitar	18	11–7
Kyle Comerford	17	5–12

Most-beaten opponent: David Tampellini (37–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	17%
2023	1	0	22%
2019	1	0	25%
2018	7	0	48%
2017	15	2	59%
2016	6	1	54%
2015	1	0	56%

Boats

U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College keelboat · 8 events · 2017–2019
Glory · PHRF handicap, J/44 · 5 events · 2017–2018
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4) · College keelboat · 4 events · 2017
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 3) · College keelboat · 4 events · 2016
U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2) · College keelboat · 3 events · 2017
BANTER · ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023–2026
Polar · J/70 · 2 events · 2016
Coast Guard - Glory · J/44 · 1 events · 2018
Vento Solare · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Jammy Beggar · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Coast Guard · 6 events
Navy · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Noank, CT, USA · 2 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 2 events
Rye, NY, USA · 2 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 322 (±129), #8,580.Crew rating across all classes: 113 (±203), #25,340. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.