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richmond Melges 20El ToroHandicap

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Events
62

385 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 62

Podium rate
27%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 50%–55%, 989 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Helm in El Toro · rating 197

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jenny Wread

2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Biggest lift
Jenny Wread

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ethan Bixby

Jan 2012 – Apr 2015 · 8 events

Nemesis
John Kilroy

3–99 head to head in 102 races

Rival
Hill Blackett III

54–44 in 98 races

Best day
19 Jan 2012

1-1-3-3-1-1 · Quantum Key West Race Week 2012

Signature result
1st of 17

2024 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jenny Wread — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Ethan Bixby · Makaira, Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400, Melges 20 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 57 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Apr 2015
  • Jenny Wread · Loup de Mer · Handicap, International 110 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 15 of 43 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Malcolm Park · Makaira, MAKAIRA, Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400, Handicap, Melges 20 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
  • Jeff Madrigali · Makaira · Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 13th · Mar 2015 – Oct 2015
  • Dave Scott · Makaira · Melges 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 21st · Feb 2014 – Feb 2015
  • Brent Draney · Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Andrew Hura · Makaira · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
  • Garrett Baum · Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Matt Noble · Team Premier NorCal · Farr 400 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Robert Blackmore · Makaira · Melges 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2012 – Oct 2012

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

Rating history

-23123269200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 20262026 Bender Season ChampionshipLoup de MerHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
30 May 20262026 Long Course RacesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper4th / 22
15 Jul 2025Day Sailer North American ChampionshipsLoup de MerDay SailerSkipper6th / 20
12 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.Loup de MerDay SailerSkipper4th / 20
22 Jun 20252025 Bender Season ChampionshipLoup de MerHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
13 Jun 20252025 San Francisco Bay Lipton CupSkip ShapiroClub RegistrationSkipper6th / 10
26 May 20252025 Long Course RacesLoup de MerInternational 110Skipper11th / 26
25 May 20242024 Long Course RacesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 11
21 Apr 20242024 Bender Season ChampionshipLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 7
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoUNOHandicapSkipper1st / 17
3 Dec 20232023-2024 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays28856SnipeSkipper9th / 9
3 Jun 20232023 Bender Season SeriesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 16
6 May 20232023 'Long Distance' RacesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 14
12 Nov 2022Wells/Myers SeriesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Oct 2022Bender/Oko SeriesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper1st / 7
4 Sep 2022Hog Island RaceLoup de MerHandicapSkipper6th / 11
26 Jul 20222022 Day Sailer North American Championship RegattaLoup de MerDay SailerSkipper10th / 20
12 Jun 2022Dornin/Mason SeriesLoup de MerHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
1 Oct 20152015 Audi Melges 20 World ChampionshipMakairaMelges 20Helm27th / 39
12 Sep 2015Melges 20 Pacific Coast ChampionshipMakairaMelges 20Skipper6th / 21
15 Aug 2015Summer Keelboat InvitationalMakairaMelges 20Skipper5th / 7
10 Jul 2015J 70 Pacific Coast Championship & M20/M24 Summer SportboatMakairaMelges 20Other6th / 8
17 Apr 20152015 Sperry Charleston Race WeekMakairaMelges 20Helm13th / 22
11 Apr 20152015 SFYC Small Keelboat SeriesMakairaMelges 20Skipper5th / 6
12 Mar 2015Melges Rocks RegattaMakairaMelges 20Helm22nd / 33

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 267, #12,787.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 159. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.