Sailor · 2011–2023

Charles Herlihy

penn state university PHRF handicap College fleet racing ORC handicap

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Events: 34
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 53%
Typically beats: 44%
Best class ranking: #6036
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Doug Zurn
Best trio: Doug Zurn & Rob Borden
Biggest lift: Gary Gregory
Longest-running crew: Glenn Walker
Nemesis: Samantha Gebb
Rival: Nicolas Carabelli
Best day: 22 Oct 2011
Signature result: 2nd of 10

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Doug Zurn — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Glenn Walker · Denali, Valiant, Valiant (spin) · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 16% win rate · 6 of 31 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
Rob Borden · Denali, Valiant, Valiant (spin) · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 19% win rate · 6 of 29 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2023
John McCallion · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Michael D'Amelio · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Hugh Huleatt Jr · Denali, Valiant · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2023
William Jenkins · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Peter Carlton · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 7% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2018 – Aug 2023
Frank Hennigan · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 15% win rate · 5 of 23 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Bill Walker · Denali · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 18% win rate · 4 of 17 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2023
Gary Gregory · Valiant, Valiant (spin) · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 9 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 34

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Aug 2023	2023 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 3
11 Aug 2023	2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
14 Jul 2023	2023 ORC East Coast Championship	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 2
15 Jun 2023	2023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 7
27 May 2023	2023 Figawi Race Weekend	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 8
11 Sep 2022	2022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 10
25 Jun 2022	2022 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 4
23 Jun 2022	2022 Edgartown Race Weekend 'Round-the-Sound Races	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 6
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6
4 Jun 2022	2022 - Race for Ukraine	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 11
9 Jul 2021	2021 Michael A. Mentuck Memorial Ocean Race	Valiant	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 3
21 Aug 2020	2020 Ted Hood Regatta	Valiant (spin)	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 3
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Valiant	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	3rd / 8
8 Jun 2019	2019 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 7
13 Mar 2019	2019 Miami to Havana Race	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
17 Jan 2019	2019 Lauderdale to Key West Race	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 4
7 Dec 2018	2018 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht Race	Denali	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 6
15 Nov 2018	2018 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	Denali	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 6
24 Aug 2018	2018 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race	Valiant	Handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 6
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 2
26 Aug 2017	38th Annual Newport Classic Yacht Regatta	Valiant	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 3
25 Aug 2017	2017 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta	Valiant	Handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 3
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Valiant	IRC handicap	Watch Captain	3rd / 10
5 Jul 2015	2015 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Valiant	IRC handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 9
5 Apr 2014	OCC Spring Open	Penn State University (Nittany Lions)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	9th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-89 provisional	#67115 band 55510–75063	—
College fleet racing Helm	-96 provisional	#6036 band 5284–6692	−4
All classes Crew	255 provisional	#10483 band 6337–16559	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 0

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 28%
As crew	25 events	4 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (17) · Watch Captain (7) · B Skipper (5) · A Skipper (2) · A Crew (1) (1) · B Skipper (1-4) (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	32%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Joan Boyle	110	32–76
Paul Stevens	80	27–52
Adam Rybczynski	76	54–20
Samantha Gebb	67	5–60
Gerard Tonachel	67	6–59
Zachary Schippe	52	16–34
Laine Meelheim	48	30–16
Samuel Bedinger	42	2–38
Nicholas Clemence	41	4–35
Charles Peck	36	7–29
Ben Garber	36	5–31
Courtney Williams	36	31–5

Most-beaten opponent: Adam Rybczynski (54–20).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	5	1	49%
2022	5	0	48%
2021	1	0	50%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	4	0	47%
2018	4	1	60%
2017	3	1	76%
2015	1	0	88%
2014	1	0	0%
2013	3	0	24%
2012	4	0	32%
2011	2	0	40%

Boats

Denali · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 16 events · 2018–2023
Penn State University (Nittany Lions) · College fleet racing · 9 events · 2011–2014
Valiant · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap, Handicap, IRC handicap · 7 events · 2015–2021
Valiant (spin) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2020
Penn State University (Nittany Lions 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 7 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 5 events
Edgartown, MA, USA · 3 events
Ocean County · 3 events
Bristol, RI, USA · 3 events
Penn State · 2 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -89, #67,115.Crew rating across all classes: 255, #10,483. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.