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Sailor · 2006–2024

Walter Caldwell

gbca HandicapJ/22PHRF handicap

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Events
80

221 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 13 of 80

Podium rate
40%

32 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 48%–54%, 931 boats)

Best class ranking
#203

Helm in J/22 · rating 150

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Beverly Caldwell

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Longest-running crew
Beverly Caldwell

Mar 2009 – Aug 2014 · 5 events

Nemesis
Doug Weakly

9–63 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Kevin Orff

34–33 in 67 races

Best day
27 Feb 2016

2-4-4-1-2-3-1 · 2016 HYC Mid-Winter Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 30

25th Annual Harvest Moon Regatta ® · Handicap · 13 Oct 2011

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Beverly Caldwell — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Beverly Caldwell · Shaken Not Stirred, SHAKEN NOT STIRRED · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2009 – Aug 2014
  • Andrea Pola · 892, Payaso · J/22 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Oct 2020
  • Neil O'Sullivan · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Wyatt Smith · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020
  • Allison Cribbs · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Nicholas Robbins · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Amber Veit · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Xavier Varela · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Karen Caldwell · Shaken Not Stirred · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Catherine Towner · Payaso · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

-9189268200720102013201620192022Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Aug 20242024 A2C Lighthouse ChallengeShaken Not StirredPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
24 Aug 20242024 MADR - MID BAY (4of7)Shaken Not StirredHandicapSkipper25th / 31
16 Sep 20222022 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaPayasoJ/22Skipper4th / 7
20 Jul 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 4payasoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
15 Jun 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 3892PHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
11 May 20222022 Wednesday Night Races - Series 2payasoPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
17 Mar 20222022 J/22 Midwinter ChampionshipWalter CaldwellJ/22Skipper16th / 25
3 Oct 20212021 J/Fest Southwest RegattaPayasoJ/22Other9th / 15
15 May 20212021 Shoe RegattapayasoJ/22Skipper15th / 20
10 Oct 20202020 J/Fest Southwest RegattaPayasoJ/22Other11th / 21
18 Sep 20202020 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattapayasoJ/22Skipper9th / 18
13 Jun 2020J22-J24 Surfin' Safari RegattaPayasoJ/22Skipper7th / 14
29 Feb 2020J/22 District 5 Southwest Championship Circuit Series Regatta #1PAYASOJ/22Skipper3rd / 13
21 Feb 20202020 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPayasoJ/22Skipper4th / 8
8 Nov 2019Wurstfest Regatta IIPayasoJ/22Skipper7th / 18
26 Oct 20192019 J/Fest Southwest RegattaPayasoJ/22Other15th / 19
20 Sep 20192019 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaPayasoJ/22Skipper7th / 17
14 Jul 20192019 Mixed Doubles Regatta892J/22Skipper1st / 4
27 Apr 20192019 FWBC Annual RegattaPayasoJ/22Other3rd / 5
20 Apr 2019J. Kevin Box Conundrum RegattaPayasoHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
21 Sep 20182018 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaPAYASOJ/22Skipper4th / 8
16 Mar 20182018 J/22 Mid-Winter Championship RegattaO'PayasoJ/22Skipper35th / 39
10 Mar 20182018 J/22 Circuit RegattapayasoJ/22Skipper13th / 16
21 Oct 20172017 J/Fest SouthwestpayasoJ/22Skipper10th / 15
22 Sep 20172017 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaPAYASOJ/22Skipper9th / 13

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 237, #15,376. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.