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Sailor · 2011–2026

Patrick Hitchins

austin yacht club J/70J/24J/80

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Events
35

146 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 7 of 35

Podium rate
34%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–68%, 628 boats)

Best class ranking
#380

Crew in J/70 · rating 289

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mark Hitchins

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Hulings Hitchins & Mark Hitchins

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Michael Whitford

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bob Willis

Aug 2016 – Jun 2025 · 11 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

8–43 head to head in 51 races

Rival
James Prendergast

24–34 in 58 races

Best day
1 Nov 2013

1-6-3-2-8-9-7-10 · Wurstfest Regatta 1 · about 1 in 146 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2026 Fall Series · J/80 · 13 Sep 2026

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Hitchins — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Bob Willis · Rip Rullah · J/70 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 78 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2016 – Jun 2025
  • Matt Clark · Rip Rullah · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 45 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Mark Hitchins · 3496 · J/24 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 14 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Oct 2014
  • Michael Whitford · Rip Rullah · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 41 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Feb 2017 – Jan 2020
  • Hulings Hitchins · 3496 · J/24 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 14 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Oct 2014
  • Tyler Woodworth · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 6th · Feb 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Jesse Willis · Rip Rullah · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Blake Billman · Pancho & Lefty · J/80 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Kurt Thomsen · Rip Rullah · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Mark Segraves · Zingara · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Mar 2017

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

Rating history

-1747432220122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 35

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20262026 Fall SeriesPatrick HitchinsJ/80Skipper1st / 13
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRip RullahJ/70Rush Chairman10th / 20
22 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North AmericansRip RullahJ/70Other6th / 15
1 Jan 20242024 Redeye RegattaPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper3rd / 9
5 Nov 20232023 Fall SeriesPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper10th / 16
30 Sep 20232023 Fall RegattaPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper1st / 8
25 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaRip RullahJ/70Rush Chairman14th / 28
24 Jun 20232023 Dog Days SeriesPancho and LeftyJ/80Skipper4th / 7
22 Apr 20232023 Turnback Canyon RegattaPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper1st / 5
5 Mar 20232023 Opening Day Ceremony and RegattaPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper7th / 14
4 Feb 20232022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3Rip RullahJ/70Other24th / 55
1 Jan 20232023 Redeye RegattaPancho & LeftyJ/80Skipper1st / 12
11 Jan 20202019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2Rip RullahJ/70Crew6th / 53
22 Feb 20192019 J 70 Midwinter ChampionshipRip RullahJ/70Other28th / 50
5 Jan 20192018/2019 J 70 Winter Series 2Rip RullahJ/70Other13th / 53
23 Feb 20182018 J 70 Midwinter ChampionshipRip RullahJ/70Other38th / 61
6 Jan 20182017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 2Rip RullahJ/70Other15th / 53
15 Mar 20172017 Miami to Havana RaceZingaraPHRF handicapRush Chairman3rd / 4
25 Feb 20172017 Quantum J 70 Midwinter ChampionshipRip RullahJ/70Rush Chairman9th / 52
26 Aug 20162016 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaRip RullahJ/70Tactician5th / 20
29 Nov 2014Wild Turkey RegattaPatrick HITCHINSHandicapSkipper4th / 7
26 Oct 20142014 Fall Series3496J/24Skipper4th / 5
7 Sep 20142014 Late Summer Series3496J/24Skipper2nd / 4
19 Jul 20142014 Dog Days Series3496J/24Skipper4th / 9
18 May 20142014 Summer Series3496J/24Skipper4th / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 322 (±214), #6,506.Helm rating across all classes: 304 (±166), #9,643. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.