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Sailor · 2009–2026

Thomas Pluchino

johnson and wales university College fleet racingPHRF handicapJ/105

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Events
94

950 races · 100 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 16 of 94

Podium rate
32%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–68%, 1,942 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Crew in Melges 15 · rating 384

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Baxter

6 wins · 9 podiums in 11 events together · 55% win rate

Best trio
Jackie Baxter & Bill Baxter

6 wins · 9 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Scott Stone

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Sterflinger

Oct 2009 – Oct 2024 · 35 events

Nemesis
Franco Bilik

29–98 head to head in 127 races

Rival
Matthew Gibbs

43–55 in 98 races

Best day
18 Apr 2015

3-1-2-3-2-3-1-3-2-4-4-3-2-1-1-3-1-5-1-5-1-2-3-1-2-3-3-2-4-4-1-1 · Southern 5 · about 1 in 4,946,482 by chance

Signature result
1st of 89

2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1 · Melges 15 · 22 Nov 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Baxter — 6 wins · 9 podiums in 11 events together · 55% win rate
  • Peter Sterflinger · Blow Boat!!, Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats), Kyrie · College fleet racing, J/105, PHRF handicap 35events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 11% win rate · 55 of 569 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Oct 2024
  • Alexa Giovanis · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 22events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 5% win rate · 42 of 417 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Nov 2016
  • Owen Zimmermann · Blow Boat!!, Blowboat!!, Freedom, Morning Glory · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/105, J/109 18events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 14 of 115 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Apr 2024
  • Amanda Balbi · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 28 of 253 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Oct 2015
  • Caoilinn Boyle · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 12events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 8% win rate · 10 of 196 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Nov 2017
  • Sean Cornell · Kyrie, Money Line, Moneyline, MoneyLine · Melges 15, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 27% win rate · 7 of 58 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2011 – Mar 2026
  • Bill Baxter · Fireball · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 12 of 38 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2026
  • Jackie Baxter · Fireball · J/111, PHRF handicap 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 12 of 38 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2026
  • Rob Marsh · Blow Boat!!, Blowboat!! · J/105 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 3 of 57 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Marina Merchant · Johnson and Wales University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 141 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2014 – Nov 2017

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

Rating history

-127227580201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 94

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipVoodoo TooIC37Other5th / 13
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendVoodoo TooIC37Other5th / 18
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportVoodoo TooIC37Other15th / 19
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaVoodoo TooHandicapOther36th / 38
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaVoodoo TooIC37Other7th / 22
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapMain Trimmer4th / 6
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipMoney LineMelges 15Crew23rd / 99
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3MONEYLINEMelges 15Crew19th / 125
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgMoneyLineMelges 15iPad Kid1st / 20
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaFireballJ/111Main Trimmer3rd / 6
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2MONEYLINEMelges 15Crew37th / 133
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1MONEYLINEMelges 15Crew1st / 89
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipMoneyLineMelges 15Crew9th / 71
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceFireballPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 7
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendVoodoo TooIC37Other7th / 19
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipVoodoo TooIC37Other7th / 26
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekFireballPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 10
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipMoneyLineMelges 15Crew3rd / 36
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 9
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipMoneylineMelges 15Crew21st / 95
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3MoneyLineMelges 15Crew17th / 92
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaFireballJ/111Headsail Trimmer2nd / 10
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2MoneyLineMelges 15Crew9th / 109
19 Oct 20242024 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipBlow Boat!!J/105Staysail trimmer1st / 18
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendMemoryPHRF handicapOther4th / 8

Crew rating across all classes: 539 (±109), #1,157.Helm rating across all classes: 195 (±118), #19,183. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.