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Sailor · 2022–2026

Ryan Donahue

nehf IODHandicapLuders 16

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Events
18

125 races · 18 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
50%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 65%–74%, 280 boats)

Best class ranking
#14

Crew in IOD · rating 370

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rob Van Alen

2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
Peter Ill & Rob Van Alen

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Lisa Brown Ehrhart

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Ill

Mar 2023 – Aug 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Ned Johnston

34–51 head to head in 85 races

Rival
Ned Johnston

34–51 in 85 races

Best day
30 Jul 2023

3-4-1-2-3-2-4-1-2-1-1-4 · IOD - 2023 August Series for The Taormina Cup

Signature result
1st of 20

IOD - 2023 August Series for The Taormina Cup · IOD · 30 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rob Van Alen — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • Peter Ill · Caterpillar, Northeast Harbor, Peter Ill, Sea Bee · Handicap, IOD, Luders 16, Viper 640 10events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 78 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Rob Van Alen · Cybele, Northeast Harbor, Silver Spray · Handicap, IOD 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 56 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Fred Ford · J'Ellie Bean, JEllie Bean, JEllieBean · IOD 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Lisa Brown Ehrhart · Cybele, Peter Ill, Silver Spray · Handicap, IOD 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Riley Donahue · J'Ellie Bean, JEllie Bean, JEllieBean · IOD 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 32 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Charlie Kraftson · Silver Spray · Handicap, IOD 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Hewlett Kent · JEllie Bean, JEllieBean · IOD 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Don Kraftson · Silver Spray · Handicap, IOD 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Alex Donahue · JEllie Bean, Northeast Harbor · IOD 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Mia Thompson · Cybele · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

01893772023202420252026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026IOD — 2026 August Series for The Taormina CupSilver SprayIODCrew1st / 17
6 Sep 20252025 International One-Design Class World ChampionshipPeter IllIODCrew5th / 20
30 Aug 2025IOD & Luders - 2025 Labor Day Series for The Burton Gray TrophySilver SprayIODCrew3rd / 11
5 Jul 2025IOD - 2025 July Series for The Rockefeller TrophyJ'Ellie BeanIODCrew3rd / 14
12 Aug 2024The 99th Annual Hayward CupSilver SprayHandicapCrew9th / 14
28 Jul 2024IOD - 2024 August Series for The Taormina CupSilver SprayIODCrew2nd / 19
24 Jul 20242024 Luders 16 International ChampionshipSea BeeLuders 16Skipper4th / 19
4 Jul 2024Luders - 2024 July SeriesSea BeeLuders 16Skipper10th / 17
3 Jul 2024Cruising Class - 2024 Haaland SeriesCybeleHandicapCrew2nd / 13
8 Sep 20232023 IOD World ChampionshipNortheast HarborIODCrew6th / 11
1 Sep 2023IOD & Luders - 2023 Labor Day Series for The Burton Gray TrophyJEllieBeanIODCrew12th / 14
3 Aug 2023Luders - 2023 August SeriesSlingshotLuders 16Crew8th / 15
30 Jul 2023IOD - 2023 August Series for The Taormina CupSilver SprayIODCrew1st / 20
3 Jul 2023Cruising Class - 2023 Haaland SeriesCybeleHandicapCrew3rd / 12
28 Mar 2023Allstate Sugar Bowl 2023 Viper 640 World ChampionshipCaterpillarViper 640Headsail Trimmer16th / 33
7 Sep 2022IOD Class North American Champs 2022JEllie BeanIODCrew12th / 14
8 Jul 2022Hospice of Hancock 2022 IOD ClassJEllieBeanIODCrew3rd / 16
8 Jul 2022IOD Class July Series 2022JEllieBeanIODCrew3rd / 19

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 377, #4,440.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 158. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.