Sailor · 2015–2025

Valerie Holly

bcc Lightning Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #364

Nemesis: David Starck
Best day: 19 Mar 2017
Signature result: 8th of 40

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Michael Holly Jr · 15082, I Can't Bear It, Michael Holly Jr · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2015 – Sep 2025
Joshua Goldman · I Can't Bear It · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Matty Schon · 15082 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017
Karl Allen · Thomas Allen · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Christine Wheatley · Michael Holly Jr · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 43rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
Thomas Allen · Thomas Allen · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Jarrett Lyn · I Can't Bear It · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Sep 2025	Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NC	Michael Holly Jr	Lightning	Crew	43rd / 50
9 Aug 2025	2025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American Championships	Thomas Allen	Handicap	Crew	5th / 25
19 Mar 2017	2017 Winter Lightning Championship - 70th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht Club	15082	Lightning	Crew	8th / 40
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	I Can't Bear It	Lightning	Other	42nd / 67
17 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class International Masters Championship	I Can't Bear It	Lightning	Other	17th / 63

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	53 provisional	#34748 band 18054–52505	—
Lightning Crew	45 provisional	#364 band 178–515	—

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 58%

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−27 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	58%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ched Proctor	25	5–20
Marvin Beckmann	21	4–17
Bill Mauk	21	12–9
Rob Ruhlman	21	11–10
Ross Bailey	21	18–3
David Starck	19	0–19
Gustavo Tamayo	19	11–8
Thomas Allen	19	5–14
Ryan Ruhlman	15	2–13
Samppa J Salminen	15	13–2
Greg Fisher	15	1–14
Peter McBride	15	14–1

Most-beaten opponent: Ross Bailey (18–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	2	49%
2017	1	82%
2015	2	56%

Boats

I Can't Bear It · Lightning · 2 events · 2015
Michael Holly Jr · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
Thomas Allen · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
15082 · Lightning · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
Wrightsville Beach, NC · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 53, #34,748. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.