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Sailor · 2014–2026

Tesse Ruhlman

lakeside yacht club LightningJ/111J/88

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Events
23

159 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 23

Podium rate
30%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–62%, 660 boats)

Best class ranking
#81

Crew in Lightning · rating 258

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jon Ryan Ruhlman

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ryan Ruhlman

Aug 2014 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
David Starck

13–42 head to head in 55 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

28–27 in 55 races

Best day
15 Aug 2026

1-12-18 · 2026 Lightning North American Championship · about 1 in 40 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 25

2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead · Lightning · 26 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 28 sailors

  • Ryan Ruhlman · ELF, Hobbes, Holy Smoke, Stupendous Man · Cape 31, J/70, Lightning, ORC handicap 13events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 87 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Abby Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff, WTF · J/111, J/88, Lightning 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 61 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Doug Moose · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 56 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Rob Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 56 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Jon Ryan Ruhlman · Hobbes, Holy Smoke, Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88, Lightning, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 40 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Apr 2026
  • Maegan Ruhlman Cross · Spaceman Spiff, WTF · J/111, J/88, Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 39 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Mark Wiss · Spaceman Spiff · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Martin Kullman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 25 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Caroline Sundman · ELF, Holy Smoke · Cape 31, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Jim Sminchak · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

0146292201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningBow10th / 53
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointHobbesORC handicapCrew3rd / 11
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningCrew15th / 34
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningCrew17th / 40
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointELFCape 31Crew3rd / 3
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningCrew17th / 36
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadHoly SmokeLightningOther2nd / 25
20 Oct 2023Wild Oyster Regatta 2023Holy SmokeLightningCrew18th / 22
28 Sep 20222022 International J/111 Class North American ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffJ/111Headsail Trimmer2nd / 8
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsHoly SmokeLightningBow15th / 50
20 Mar 20222022 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther13th / 37
21 Oct 20212021 J/111 World ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffJ/111Headsail Trimmer5th / 7
6 Aug 20212021 WJM Lightning North American ChampionshipWTFLightningOther4th / 13
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekSpaceman SpiffJ/88Headsail Trimmer6th / 11
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSpaceman SpiffJ/88Headsail Trimmer2nd / 9
19 Sep 20182018 J 111 North American ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffJ/111Headsail Trimmer4th / 16
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekSpaceman SpiffJ/88Headsail Trimmer2nd / 8
19 Jan 2018Mid-January J Fest 2018Spaceman SpiffJ/111Headsail Trimmer3rd / 5
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther41st / 56
21 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class World ChampionshipHoly SmokeLightningOther22nd / 63
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekStupendous ManJ/70Bow53rd / 79
14 Aug 20142014 Lightning North American ChampionshipsHoly SmokeLightningOther5th / 37
24 Jan 2014Quantum Key West Race Week 2014Spaceman SpiffJ/70Other31st / 60

Crew rating across all classes: 237 (±129), #11,739. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.