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Sailor · 2016–2026

Paul Cavanagh

rhyc PHRF handicapJ/35Handicap

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Events
15

103 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 3 of 15

Podium rate
53%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–74%, 154 boats)

Best class ranking
#24

Helm in J/35 · rating 104

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
William Wildner

1–25 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Clarke Perry

19–22 in 41 races

Best day
22 Sep 2023

2-3-2-2-1 · J 35 One Design Fleet 8 - Lake Ontario Championship Regatta · about 1 in 22 by chance

Signature result
1st of 25

2023 Club Racing Series · Handicap · 16 May 2023

Partnerships · 23 sailors

  • Stephen Park · Blackhawk, FireFly, Top Gun · J/35, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−57 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2017 – May 2026
  • Travis Fricker · Blackhawk, FireFly · J/35 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−58 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2024 – May 2026
  • Amie Ross · Blackhawk · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Bill Pollon · Top Gun · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Timothy Ross · Blackhawk · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Joshua Cavanagh · Top Gun · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Cynthia Radcliff · Blackhawk · J/35 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2024 – May 2025
  • Daniel Ott · Blackhawk · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Steven Thoms · Blackhawk · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • William Niester · Blackhawk · J/35 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

-1074118920172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Bill Cheek Turkey RegattaTop GunHandicapSkipper7th / 10
1 Jul 20262026 RHYC OpenTop GunPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitFireFlyJ/35Co-Skipper8th / 8
19 Sep 20252025 J35 Fleet 8 Lake Ontario Championship RegattaTop GunJ/35Skipper6th / 9
1 Jul 20252025 RHYC OpenTop GunPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 17
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitBlackhawkJ/35Helm9th / 10
6 Sep 20242024 J/35 North American ChampionshipBlackhawkJ/35Helm8th / 12
23 Aug 20242024 J35 Fleet 8 Lake Ontario Championship RegattaTop GunJ/35Skipper3rd / 7
1 Jul 20242024 RHYC OpenTop GunPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 17
22 Sep 2023J 35 One Design Fleet 8 - Lake Ontario Championship RegattaTop GunJ/35Skipper2nd / 8
1 Jul 2023RHYC Open RegattaTop GunHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
16 May 20232023 Club Racing SeriesTop GunHandicapSkipper1st / 25
2 Sep 20172017 Bronte Rocks Regatta, Presented by MARSH CANADA & HARBOUR WEST MARINATop GunPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
2 Jun 20172017 Susan Hood Trophy Race presented by driveHGTop GunPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 10
3 Sep 20162016 Bronte Rocks RegattaTop GunPHRF handicapOther5th / 10

Crew rating across all classes: -107 (±184), #56,906.Helm rating across all classes: 137 (±184), #26,782. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.