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Sailor · 2010–2025

Paul Gingras

the sailfish club of florida RS AeroRS Aero 7RS Aero 5

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Events
18

112 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 4 of 18

Podium rate
39%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (range 43%–55%, 188 boats)

Best class ranking
#39

Helm in RS Aero 7 · rating 37

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Hank Saurage

4–49 head to head in 53 races

Rival
David Solnick

20–14 in 34 races

Best day
30 Jan 2021

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2021 RS Aero Florida State Championship

Signature result
1st of 9

RS Aero Midwinter Regatta · Aero 5 · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 20 sailors

  • Paul Giacalone · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Michael Kettenbach · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • David Finn · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Cara Kettenbach · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Bry Cardello · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Colin Ranney · Mostly Harmless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2010
  • Ed Cesare · Mostly Harmless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2010
  • Paul Burke · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Phil McCavity · Cara · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Dan Peckham · Mostly Harmless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Dec 2010 – Dec 2010

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

Rating history

-4912028820162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Dec 20252025 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceCaraORC handicapNavigator2nd / 2
13 Jan 20242024 Space Coast Rocket RegattaBeach InspectorAERO 6Skipper4th / 5
4 Feb 20212021 RS Aero Midwinter Championship1378RS Aero 5Skipper1st / 5
30 Jan 20212021 RS Aero Florida State Championship1378RS Aero 5Skipper1st / 6
7 Feb 20202020 RS Aero Midwinter Regatta1378RSAero 5 &7Skipper7th / 12
1 Feb 20202020 RS Aero Florida State Championship1378RS AeroSkipper7th / 17
9 Feb 2019RS Aero Midwinter Regatta1378Aero 5Skipper2nd / 9
2 Feb 2019RS Aero Florida State Championship February 2-3, 20191378RS AeroSkipper20th / 26
28 Oct 2018Fall Festival Regatta, Florida East Coast Regatta Series, Regatta #31378Portsmouth handicapSkipper5th / 10
18 Feb 2018George Washington Regatta - Treasure Coast Youth Spring Series, Regatta #21378Portsmouth handicapSkipper3rd / 8
3 Feb 2018RS Aero Florida State Championship1378RS AeroSkipper6th / 16
27 Jan 2018RS Aero Midwinter Regatta1378Aero 5Skipper1st / 9
22 Apr 20172017 MYC Spring Regatta - Small Boats1378RS AeroSkipper1st / 5
4 Feb 2017RS Aero Florida State Championship1378RS Aero 7Skipper5th / 9
28 Jan 2017RS Aero Midwinter Regatta1378RS Aero 7Skipper4th / 12
13 Aug 20162016 RS Aero US National Championship1378RS Aero 7Skipper17th / 24
24 Jul 20152015 Gorge Dinghy Invitational/RS Aero North Americans/I-14 North Americans/505/Weta1378RS AeroSkipper19th / 22
3 Dec 20102010 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Yacht RaceMostly HarmlessPHRF handicapOther9th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 275, #12,116.Crew rating across all classes: -1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.