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Sailor · 2010–2024

Charles Downey

hyannis yacht club Optimist420J/22

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Events
52

298 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 52

Podium rate
10%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (90%: 36%–40%, 2,343 boats)

Best class ranking
#231

Helm in J/22 · rating 122

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Scott Bearse

1 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Best trio
Maxwell Bearse & Gretchen Hibben

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Maxwell Bearse

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lisa Downey

Jun 2010 – Apr 2023 · 10 events

Nemesis
Jack Howard

4–128 head to head in 132 races

Rival
George Coyle

61–51 in 112 races

Best day
10 Jul 2014

7-7-14-15-8-7-24-8-19-11-5 · 91st ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors · about 1 in 1,564 by chance

Signature result
5th of 49

West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational · 420 · 6 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Bearse — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Lisa Downey · ANDIAMO, Charles and Lisa Downey, Slide Rule, Stars and Stripes · J/22, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 51 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2010 – Apr 2023
  • Scott Bearse · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 10 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Gretchen Hibben · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Gerard Kivney · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Feb 2023
  • Maxwell Bearse · Slide Rule · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Mark Hennigan · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Jun 2023
  • Neal Fowler · Slide Rule · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Stephen Hunter · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – Feb 2023
  • John Downey · Slide Rule · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Rick Oricchio · Slide Rule · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Apr 2023

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

Rating history

-131-121072011201320152017201920212023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 52

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 May 20242024 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapMain Trimmer7th / 10
15 Jun 20232023 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceSlide RulePHRF handicapBow1st / 6
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekSlide RulePHRF handicapBow5th / 14
9 Feb 2023SORC Port Canaveral RaceSlide RuleORC handicapMain Trimmer10th / 12
28 May 20222022 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 5
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceSlide RuleORC handicapMain Trimmer10th / 18
30 May 20212021 Figawi Race WeekendSlide RulePHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 6
13 Jul 201794th ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors4119420Skipper11th / 71
8 Jul 2017NBJR 20174119420Skipper66th / 74
27 May 20172017 Figawi Race WeekendStars and StripesPHRF handicapCo-Skipper4th / 8
1 Aug 201629th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTAna420Skipper42nd / 71
18 Jul 2016Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 & Laser Regatta1005420Skipper39th / 59
14 Jul 201693rd ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors1008420Skipper50th / 77
9 Jul 2016NBJR1005420Skipper48th / 89
18 Aug 2015Beverly Junior Regatta1116420Skipper63rd / 76
13 Aug 20152015 Youth Invitational1117420Skipper32nd / 72
3 Aug 201528th ANNUAL SCITUATE JUNIOR REGATTA11131420Skipper49th / 73
20 Jul 2015Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 & Laser Regatta1118420Skipper27th / 62
16 Jul 201592nd ANNUAL REGATTA - JuniorsN/A420Skipper65th / 77
11 Jul 2015New Bedford Junior Regatta16164OptimistSkipper54th / 74
7 Jul 2015Bass River Yacht Club 420 Invitational7307420Skipper10th / 32
6 Jul 2015West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational1107420Skipper5th / 49
25 Jun 2015420 New England Championship1112C420sSkipper26th / 26
23 Jul 2014Wianno Yacht Club Optimist Regatta 201416164OptimistSkipper47th / 84
10 Jul 201491st ANNUAL REGATTA - JuniorsCharlieOptimistSkipper7th / 54

Helm rating across all classes: -59 (±156), #62,467.Crew rating across all classes: 100 (±228), #27,291. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.