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Sailor · 2007–2026

Rob Ruhlman

lakeside yacht club PHRF handicapJ/111Lightning

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Events
115

620 races · 115 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 26 of 115

Podium rate
56%

64 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–59%, 1,686 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in J/111 · rating 319

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Martin Kullman

4 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Best trio
Jon Ryan Ruhlman & Martin Kullman

4 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ryan Ruhlman

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Abby Ruhlman

Jan 2013 – Jul 2026 · 50 events

Nemesis
David Starck

4–94 head to head in 99 races

Rival
Andrew Ward

63–52 in 115 races

Best day
26 Jun 2021

1-1-1-1 · 2021 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore Regatta

Signature result
1st of 23

2019 J 111 World Championship · J/111 · 21 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Martin Kullman — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate
  • Abby Ruhlman · Flat Spaceman, RUHLMAN ROBERT, Spaceman Spiff · Handicap, J/105, J/111, J/88 50events 9 wins together · 25 podiums · 18% win rate · 43 of 313 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jul 2026
  • Doug Moose · Spaceman Spiff · Handicap, J/105, J/111, J/88 33events 8 wins together · 24 podiums · 24% win rate · 45 of 232 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jul 2026
  • Mark Wiss · Spaceman Spiff · Handicap, J/105, J/111, J/88 25events 6 wins together · 17 podiums · 24% win rate · 34 of 176 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jan 2026
  • Jim Sminchak · Spaceman Spiff · Handicap, J/111, J/88, PHRF handicap 25events 7 wins together · 18 podiums · 28% win rate · 33 of 165 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jul 2026
  • David Werley · RUHLMAN ROBERT, Spaceman Spiff · Lightning, PHRF handicap 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 88 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Jul 2026
  • Jon Ryan Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 12events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 33% win rate · 21 of 88 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – May 2021
  • Maegan Ruhlman Cross · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, J/88 11events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 19 of 85 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – Jan 2026
  • Nick Turney · Spaceman Spiff · Farr 400, Handicap, J/111, Lightning 10events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 10 of 76 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jun 2016
  • Ryan Ruhlman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 15 of 61 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Feb 2018
  • Martin Kullman · Spaceman Spiff · J/111 9events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 44% win rate · 16 of 72 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jan 2026

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

Rating history

-62354762008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 115

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20262026 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTASpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
29 Jul 20262026 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapFloater2nd / 12
25 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreSpaceman SpiffHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
19 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week One DesignSpaceman SpiffJ/111Skipper3rd / 4
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointSpaceman SpiffJ/105Skipper4th / 13
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaSpaceman SpiffJ/111Helm2nd / 6
1 Aug 20252025 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTASpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOwner1st / 4
30 Jul 20252025 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapCrew3rd / 7
13 Jul 20252025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffLightningSkipper28th / 30
27 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreSpaceman SpiffHandicapSkipper4th / 11
14 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipSpaceman SpiffLightningHelm33rd / 33
14 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipSpaceman Spiff (Masters)HandicapSkipper17th / 17
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointSpaceman SpiffJ/105Helm11th / 15
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaSpaceman SpiffJ/111Other7th / 10
9 Aug 202487th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 28th Annual Sundance Trophy RaceSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
2 Aug 20242024 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTASpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
20 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreSpaceman SpiffHandicapSkipper1st / 16
13 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week One DesignSpaceman SpiffJ/111Skipper2nd / 3
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointSpaceman SpiffJ/88Other7th / 8
15 Jan 20242024 Southernmost RegattaSpaceman SpiffJ/111Other2nd / 6
4 Aug 20232023 I-LYA BAYWEEK SAIL REGATTASpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
2 Aug 20232023 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
21 Jul 20232023 The Ruhlman for Rainbow and Gulden McCarty Race & Women’s and Double-Handed RaceSpaceman SpiffJ/111Other2nd / 4
22 Jun 20232023 Cleveland Race Week OffshoreSpaceman SpiffPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekSpaceman SpiffJ/88Other4th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 356, #6,961.Crew rating across all classes: 175, #17,782. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.