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Sailor · 2007–2026

Ray Lotto

stfyc Express 27PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
90

183 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 15 of 90

Podium rate
44%

40 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–67%, 2,665 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Express 27 · rating 338

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Steve Carroll

6 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate

Biggest lift
Steve Carroll

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Carroll

Mar 2011 – Aug 2026 · 22 events

Nemesis
Will Paxton

3–25 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Dan Pruzan

49–49 in 102 races

Best day
25 Jun 2011

4-2-1-1-1 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER SAN FRANCISCO NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
9th of 174

Great Pumpkin 2010 - Sunday Pursuit Race · PHRF handicap · 30 Oct 2010

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Steve Carroll — 6 wins · 15 podiums in 22 events together · 27% win rate
  • Steve Carroll · El Raton, EL RATON, Hypatia · Express 27, ORC handicap 22events 6 wins together · 15 podiums · 27% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2011 – Aug 2026
  • Morgan Paxhia · EL RATON, Hypatia, HYPATIA · Express 27, Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Aug 2026
  • John Kernot · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Janet Lotto · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • David Hodges · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Noe Goodman · El Raton · Express 27 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
  • Emily Paxhia · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Chris Chapman · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Jordan Paxhia · El Raton · Express 27 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2011 – Mar 2011
  • John Broadhead · Hypatia · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

02595172008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 90

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaHypatiaORC handicapCrew10th / 11
1 Nov 20252025 - 2026 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaHYPATIAPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 12
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEHypatiaHandicapSkipper89th / 158
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37HypatiaHandicapSkipper46th / 72
12 Jul 20252025 - The Westpoint RegattaHYPATIAHandicapSkipper5th / 6
7 Dec 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaHYPATIAPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEHypatiaHandicapSkipper103rd / 152
31 Aug 20242024 Jazz Cup Regatta 36HypatiaHandicapSkipper49th / 70
22 Jun 20242024 - The Westpoint RegattaHYPATIAPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 9
4 Nov 20232023 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaHYPATIAPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 13
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoEL RATONExpress 27Skipper12th / 19
3 Dec 20222022 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaHYPATIAPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEHypatiaHandicapSkipper108th / 158
18 Jun 20222022 - 43rd Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceHYPATIAHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
19 Sep 20202020 - (Rescheduled) 41st Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceEL RATONExpress 27Skipper6th / 7
8 Aug 20202020 - Round the RocksEL RATONExpress 27Skipper5th / 9
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoEL RATONExpress 27Skipper3rd / 21
2 Nov 20192019 - The 49th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaEL RATONPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
4 May 20192019 - The Great Vallejo RaceEL RATONExpress 27Skipper2nd / 12
30 Mar 20192019 - 40th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceEL RATONExpress 27Skipper2nd / 6
23 Feb 20192019 - CorinthianEL RATONExpress 27Skipper10th / 10
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoEL RATONExpress 27Skipper2nd / 19
3 Nov 20182018 - The 48th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaEL RATONPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
27 Oct 2018Great Pumpkin 2018El RatonHandicapSkipper84th / 123
17 Aug 20182018 Aldo Alessio & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure CupEl RatonExpress 27Other2nd / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 169, #22,345. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.