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Russell Lucas

bhyc Melges 20E ScowMelges 15

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Events
63

338 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 63

Podium rate
30%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (90%: 74%–77%, 2,271 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Helm in Melges 20 · rating 320

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Federico Michetti

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Harry Melges & Federico Michetti

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Peet Must

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Harry Melges

Nov 2011 – Oct 2017 · 19 events

Nemesis
Michael Kiss

41–83 head to head in 124 races

Rival
Paul Reilly

82–95 in 177 races

Best day
22 Apr 2016

1-2-3-5-1-1-2 · CYC E-Scow Regatta 2016 · about 1 in 9,636 by chance

Signature result
1st of 45

2013/2014 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 1 · Melges 20 · 3 Nov 2013

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Most successful partnership: Federico Michetti — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Harry Melges · Full Throttle, Shimmer, SHIMMER · E Scow, Melges 20 19events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 5% win rate · 6 of 135 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – Oct 2017
  • Federico Michetti · Shimmer · Melges 20 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2012 – Mar 2015
  • Peet Must · Shimmer · E Scow, Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2011 – Sep 2015
  • Rick Kotovic · Shimmer · E Scow, Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 19th · Feb 2013 – Sep 2016
  • Bobby Koar · Shimmer · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 10th · Feb 2012 – Mar 2012
  • Peeter Must · Shimmer · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2012 – Feb 2014
  • John Kempton · Shimmer, SHIMMER · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2017
  • Hans Melges · Shimmer · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2012 – Apr 2013
  • Betsy Vreeland · Blitz, Pepper · Melges 15, Sandpiper 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Katherine O'Brien · Russ Lucas · MC 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 36th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

0315629200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 63

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20252025 E Scow National ChampionshipCalamityE ScowSkipper47th / 49
21 Aug 20252025 World Duckboat ChampionshipShimmerHandicapSkipper7th / 64
18 Jul 2025Bay Head Yacht Club Classic RegattaRuss LucasA CatSkipper1st / 4
12 Oct 2024BHYC Melges-15 Fall RegattaPepperMelges 15Skipper2nd / 7
18 Jul 2024Bay Head Yacht Club Regatta for the benefit of the John Callahan FundPepperMelges 15Skipper2nd / 8
24 May 2024BHYC Memorial Day Weekend Melges-15 RegattaRuss LucasMelges 15Skipper3rd / 9
8 Sep 20232023 BHYC Rose Memorial & Van Duyne RegattaBlitzSandpiperSkipper1st / 12
25 Jul 20232023 National Sandpiper ChampionshipMISS KISSSandpiperCrew9th / 37
20 Jul 20232023 John Callahan RegattaShimmerMelges 15Skipper7th / 8
22 Sep 20222022 MCSA National ChampionshipRuss LucasMCSkipper36th / 84
4 Jun 20222022 MC Scow Easterns ChampionshipShimmerMC ScowSkipper27th / 34
27 Aug 2021World Duck Championship 2021ShimmerDuckboatsSkipper8th / 68
11 Jun 202162nd E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)ShimmerE ScowOther19th / 56
1 May 20212021 Spring One Design SeriesRuss LucasMC ScowSkipper7th / 14
28 Aug 2020World Duck Championship 2020SlickerDuckboatsSkipper5th / 52
23 Aug 2019World Duck Championship 2019ShimmerDuckboatsSkipper7th / 68
1 Aug 20192019 Eastern Class E Scow Championship RegattaShimmerE ScowSkipper20th / 32
8 Feb 20192018/2019 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 2ShimmerMelges 20Other13th / 16
27 Apr 2018E-Scow National Championship 2017ShimmerE ScowSkipper23rd / 57
4 Oct 20172017 Melges 20 World ChampionshipShimmerMelges 20Helm9th / 38
16 Aug 2017ILYA Annual Championship RegattaShimmerE ScowSkipper5th / 61
4 Aug 20172017 Eastern Class E Scow Association Championship RegattaShimmerE ScowOther8th / 35
3 Mar 20172016/2017 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 3SHIMMERMelges 20Other13th / 21
9 Sep 20162016 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)ShimmerE ScowOther19th / 72
17 Aug 2016ILYA Annual Championship RegattaShimmerE ScowSkipper30th / 58

Helm rating across all classes: 410 (±150), #4,508.Crew rating across all classes: 113 (±247), #25,358. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.