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Sailor · 2014–2026

Joe Whelan

connecticut college PHRF handicapCollege fleet racingHandicap

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Events
32

263 races · 57 race wins

Win rate
25%

25% win rate · 8 of 32

Podium rate
56%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–57%, 438 boats)

Best class ranking
#4947

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 8

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Bjerregaard

8 wins · 15 podiums in 21 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
Chris Bjerregaard & Edward Bjeregaard

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

Biggest lift
Chris Bjerregaard

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Bjerregaard

Jun 2014 – Sep 2025 · 21 events

Nemesis
Will Bryant

7–36 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Bill Barlow

24–19 in 43 races

Best day
4 Apr 2026

2-3-1-3-3-3-2-5-2-3-3-5-1-5-2-3 · Southern 5 Saturday

Signature result
1st of 53

2019 Pret Gladding / Bud Humphrey Memorial Races · Handicap · 29 Sep 2019

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Bjerregaard — 8 wins · 15 podiums in 21 events together · 38% win rate
  • Chris Bjerregaard · Hope, Shearwater, Shearwater - College, To be determined · Handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 8 wins together · 15 podiums · 38% win rate · 53 of 122 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Sep 2025
  • Isaac Kaldor · Connecticut College (Camels 2), Connecticut College (Camels) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 97 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • June Bjerregaard · Hope, Shearwater · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Jun 2022
  • Finley Regan · Connecticut College (Camels 2), Connecticut College (Camels) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 81 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Nadia Goodman · Connecticut College (Camels 2), Connecticut College (Camels) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 63 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Edward Bjeregaard · Hope, Shearwater - College · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jun 2022
  • Kate Bjerregaard · Shearwater, Shearwater - College · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Jeremiah McCarthy · Connecticut College (Camels 2), Connecticut College (Camels) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 63 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Wyatt Tauber · Connecticut College (Camels 2), Connecticut College (Camels) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 47 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Julia Brace · Hope · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

-55107520252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 2026Savin Hill InviteConnecticut College (Camels 2)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)14th / 16
10 Oct 2026Sister Esther Whalen TrophyConnecticut College (Camels 2)College fleet racingB Skipper (6-8)10th / 17
19 Sep 2026Eli InviteConnecticut College (Camels)College fleet racingC Skipper (1-4)4th / 6
4 Apr 2026Southern 5 SaturdayConnecticut College (Camels)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 8
14 Feb 2026Pan Pepín International Dinghy Regatta 2026Joseph Whelan420Skipper6th / 7
18 Oct 2025Connecticut College InviteConnecticut College (Camels 2)College fleet racingA Skipper4th / 9
12 Sep 2025Monotype Trophy - NEISA Open Singlehanded ChampsConnecticut College (Joseph Whelan '29)College singlehandedSkipper28th / 31
7 Sep 2025NBYA FALL REGATTA COMBINED WITH THE YACHT CLUB CHALLENGEHopeHandicapCrew5th / 17
19 Feb 2025ILCA Midwinter's East 2025Joseph WhelanILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper43rd / 47
18 Jan 20252025 Barbados Sailing Week - The Coastal Racing SeriesWhistlerHandicapCrew3rd / 7
7 Sep 20242024 NBYA FALL REGATTA COMBINED WITH THE YACHT CLUB CHALLENGEHopePHRF handicapOther5th / 10
15 Jul 20242024 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsEmerging Nations ProgrammeILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper58th / 62
29 May 20242024 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesHopePHRF handicapOther1st / 8
18 Jan 20242024 Barbados Sailing Week - The Coastal Racing SeriesUndercoverJ/24Skipper3rd / 4
24 Sep 20232023 Bud Humphrey Memorial RaceHopePHRF handicapOther1st / 29
9 Sep 20232023 NBYA Fall Regatta and Yacht Club ChallengeHopePHRF handicapOther2nd / 13
31 May 20232023 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesHopePHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
25 Jun 20222022 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island RaceHopePHRF handicapOther1st / 7
23 Jun 20222022 Edgartown Race Weekend 'Round-the-Sound RacesHopePHRF handicapOther1st / 8
15 Jun 20222022 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesHopePHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
23 Jun 20212021 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesTo be determinedPHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
29 Sep 20192019 Pret Gladding / Bud Humphrey Memorial RacesShearwaterHandicapOther1st / 53
29 May 20192019 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesShearwaterPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
30 May 20182018 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesShearwaterPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekShearwaterPHRF handicapOther10th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 51, #42,762.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 38. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.