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Sailor · 2013–2026

Ryan Bancroft

noyc PHRF handicapHandicapJ/80

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Events
102

267 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 17 of 102

Podium rate
55%

56 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 66%–71%, 936 boats)

Best class ranking
#218

Helm in J/80 · rating 33

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jan Bancroft

3 wins · 8 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Johnson Bancroft & Jeremiah Bancroft

1 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jan Bancroft

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jan Bancroft

Mar 2022 – Aug 2024 · 15 events

Nemesis
Dwight LeBlanc

4–23 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Guy Williams

30–35 in 65 races

Best day
14 Aug 2019

2-4-1-1 · Chaps Chicken Twilight Racing Series #5

Signature result
1st of 16

CSA - NOYC Non-Spinnaker Wednesday Night Race Series #2 · Handicap · 18 Apr 2018

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jan Bancroft — 3 wins · 8 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate
  • Jan Bancroft · Defiance, DEFIANCE, DElirious, PB+J · Handicap, J/80, PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 32 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Johnson Bancroft · Defiance, DEFIANCE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 25 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Jeremiah Bancroft · Defiance, DEFIANCE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 25 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Jeremiah Johnson · DEFIANCE · Handicap 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Elmo Cerise · defiance · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Rick Owens · Defiance · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2013 – Sep 2013

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

Rating history

01633252014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 102

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 2026The Great Lake Race 2026DeeliriousHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
8 Mar 2025HC Spring Race DaysDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper9th / 12
24 Aug 202429th Annual Pamela Sintes Memorial RegattaDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
14 Aug 2024JB's Fuel Dock Wednesday Night Racing Series 5DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 12
10 Jul 2024Lakeview Harbor Wednesday Night Racing Series 4DEleriousJ/80Skipper4th / 7
3 Jul 2024Lamplighter Wednesday Night Racing Series 3DEliriousJ/80Skipper6th / 7
21 Jun 2024GYA Offshore Challenge CupDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
15 Jun 2024Race to the CoastDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper5th / 5
29 May 2024Lamplighter Wednesday Night Racing Series 3DEFIANCEPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 11
22 May 2024JBs Fuel Dock Wednesday Night Race 1 of 1DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
20 Apr 2024Dolphin Trophy SeriesDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
17 Apr 2024Santa Fe Wednesday Night Racing Series 2DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 14
6 Apr 2024HC Spring Race DaysDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper7th / 9
13 Mar 2024Sala/Lamplighter Wednesday Night Racing Series 1DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 10
6 Jan 20242024 Winter SeriesDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
4 Nov 20232023 Closing RegattaDefianceHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
27 Oct 2023Lake Pontchartrain Racing CircuitDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper6th / 7
30 Sep 20232023 Round the Cat RaceDEFIANCEPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
30 Sep 2023Community Sailing Race Week Handicap ClassesDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
27 Sep 2023Sequoia Outdoor Wednesday Night Racing Series 6DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
17 Sep 2023HC Fall Race DaysDEFIANCEHandicapSkipper5th / 8
16 Aug 2023Hooters Wednesday Night Racing Series 5DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 14
15 Jul 2023Bastille Day Regatta 2023DefianceHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
12 Jul 2023Lakeview Harbor Wednesday Night Racing Series 4DefiancePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 10
23 Jun 2023GYA Offshore Challenge CupFootloose TooHandicapSkipper3rd / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 238, #16,191. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.