Sailor · 2008–2024

Paul Sutherland

christopher newport university College fleet racing Thistle J/70

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #5052
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Mary Buhl
Nemesis: Gordon Wolcott
Rival: Ian Connors
Best day: 15 Sep 2012
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Grace Bluefeld · Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue), Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 84 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Mary Buhl · Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue), Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 66 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Annie Eckmann · Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 78 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Amy Craven · Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 60 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Ben Buhl · Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 60 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Richard Ross · Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue), Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 60 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Faith Swan · Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue), Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 42 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Julia Davis · Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 36 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 16th · Oct 2012 – Oct 2012
Pete Dalton · Sail22 - Rodeo · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Joel Parlow · Sail22 - Rodeo · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Sail22 - Rodeo	J/70	Other	17th / 29
27 Oct 2012	War Memorial	Christopher Newport University (Captains)	College fleet racing	B Crew (12-18)	16th / 18
20 Oct 2012	Webb Open	Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue)	College fleet racing	A Crew	2nd / 8
13 Oct 2012	Central Fall #2	Christopher Newport University (Captains)	College fleet racing	B Crew	5th / 11
15 Sep 2012	MAISA Central qualifer	Christopher Newport University (Captains)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1)	5th / 18
8 Sep 2012	Riley Cup	Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue)	College fleet racing	B Crew (3-12)	12th / 17
7 Dec 2008	Small Boat Midwinters Dec. 7, 2008	1285	Thistle	Skipper	4th / 6
7 Dec 2008	Small Boat Midwinters Series	1285	Thistle	Skipper	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	24 provisional	#39938 band 24939–53809	—
College fleet racing Crew	66 provisional	#5052 band 3519–6651	+6

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -48
All classes · Helm · 3 races, 2 events · rating 3
Thistle · Helm · 3 races, 2 events · rating -7

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 30%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 51%

Positions: B Crew (12-18) (1) · A Crew (1) · B Crew (1) · B Crew (1) (1) · B Crew (3-12) (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gerard Tonachel	78	25–51
Joan Boyle	78	47–29
Samantha Gebb	78	52–24
Alex Ramos	60	14–44
Gordon Wolcott	60	9–51
Michael Russom	59	22–35
Adam Rybczynski	48	45–1
Nicholas Clemence	48	14–32
Samuel Bedinger	47	14–31
Zachary Schippe	42	27–13
Laine Meelheim	42	36–4
Harry Scott	36	3–33

Most-beaten opponent: Adam Rybczynski (45–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	43%
2012	5	53%
2008	2	30%

Boats

Christopher Newport University (Captains) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2012
Christopher Newport University (Captains Blue) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2012
1285 · Thistle · 2 events · 2008
Sail22 - Rodeo · J/70 · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Richmond Yacht Club · 2 events
Ocean County · 1 events
Kings Point · 1 events
Old Dominion · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Christopher Newport · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 24, #39,938.Helm rating across all classes: 3. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.