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Sailor · 2013–2026

Conor Ruppen

mhyc ThistleHandicap1113

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Events
26

145 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 26

Podium rate
23%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–71%, 738 boats)

Best class ranking
#59

Helm in Thistle · rating 276

Longest-running crew
Carrie Ruppen

Mar 2022 – Aug 2026 · 9 events

Nemesis
Craig Koschalk

14–43 head to head in 57 races

Rival
Thomas Hubbell

32–35 in 67 races

Best day
14 Jul 2023

1-7-1 · 2023 Thistle National Championship

Signature result
1st of 85

2023 Thistle National Championship · 1113 · 14 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 11 sailors

  • Carrie Ruppen · Emmy Lou, Epifanes Enthusiast, For Sale, Scope Creep · Handicap, Thistle 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 38 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Corinne Sackett · Black Pearl, Emmy Lou · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 19 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Nicole Shedden · For Sale · Handicap, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Jenna Glasscock · For Sale · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Loy Vaughan · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Kevin Tschantz · Emmy Lou · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Evan Hoffmann · Black Pearl · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Evelyn Shedden · Scope Creep · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Charlie Yingling · Emmy Lou · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Andrea Bright · 007 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

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

Rating history

01983962014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 LEFS MHYC Pinehill DerbyEpifanes EnthusiastThistleSkipper5th / 11
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026For SaleThistleCrew10th / 57
27 Jun 20262026 Red Horse Regatta and Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipFor SaleHandicapCrew6th / 19
13 Jun 20262026 Thistle LE District ChampionshipsScope CreepThistleSkipper9th / 14
4 Mar 20262026 THISTLE MIDWINTERS EASTEmmy LouThistleSkipper8th / 29
5 Sep 2025Atwood Harvest Moon Regatta 2025Emmy LouThistleSkipper12th / 21
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipEmmy LouThistleSkipper6th / 26
28 Sep 2024MHYC Thistle Fall Series RegattaEmmy LouThistleSkipper3rd / 11
13 Sep 20242024 Sandusky One Design Regatta and Jet 14 NationalsEmmy LouThistleSkipper3rd / 12
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipEmmy Lou1113Skipper1st / 85
3 Jun 20232023 Niagara Frontier and Lake Erie Thistle District ChampionshipEmmy LouThistleSkipper12th / 23
16 Jun 20222022 Highlander Class National ChampionshipsAunt RubyHighlanderOther3rd / 13
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022Emmy LouThistleSkipper12th / 37
2 Mar 20222022 Thistle Midwinters EastEmmy LouThistleOther11th / 30
5 Jun 20212021 Thistle Lake Erie District ChampionshipEmmy LouThistleOther8th / 34
2 Apr 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgBlack PearlThistleIn the way4th / 7
29 Jun 20192019 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipEmmy LouThistleSkipper13th / 46
30 Jun 20182018 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipsEmmy LouThistleOther15th / 35
25 Feb 20182018 Thistle Tampa TuneupLebron's LeavingThistleOther3rd / 21
12 Aug 20172017 J 24 District 12 ChampionshipsZig ZagJ/24Other3rd / 12
24 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipFreeThistleOther20th / 35
1 Mar 20172017 Thistle Midwinters East RegattaFreeThistleOther20th / 34
25 Feb 20172017 Thistle Midwinters East (Sarasota)FreeA-ClassSkipper7th / 24
6 Oct 2016US Sailing's 2016 Championship of ChampionsConor RuppenSunfishSkipper17th / 19
28 Jul 20142014 Thistle National Championships007ThistleOther28th / 53

Helm rating across all classes: 350, #7,062.Crew rating across all classes: 53, #34,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.