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Sailor · 2014–2026

Felipe Robles

cnp LightningJ/70Handicap

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Events
25

181 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 25

Podium rate
44%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 77%–81%, 1,046 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Lightning · rating 708

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Andres Guevara

2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Best trio
Paula Herman & Andres Guevara

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Paula Herman

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andres Guevara

Nov 2017 – Jun 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

2–30 head to head in 32 races

Rival
David Starck

58–50 in 108 races

Best day
5 Aug 2023

7-7-2-1-3-4-5-23-13 · International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American Championship · about 1 in 13,981 by chance

Signature result
1st of 40

Lightning World Championship · Lightning · 18 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andres Guevara — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Andres Guevara · Doctorado, El Doctorado, EL DOCTORADO, ROBLES FELIPE · Lightning 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Jun 2025
  • Paula Herman · DOCTORADO, El Doctorado, EL DOCTORADO, ROBLES FELIPE · Lightning 8events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 9 of 51 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Cristobal Molina · El Doctorado, Flecha, Lexus · J/70, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 20th · Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
  • Carmina Malsch · DOCTORADO, El Doctorado · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Pablo Lorca · El Doctorado, Flecha · J/70, Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2014 – Jul 2015
  • Per Von Appen · Black Sails · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 18th · Apr 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Juan Sanchez · Black Sails · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 18th · Apr 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Pipa Cisternas · El Doctorado · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Sergio Blumel · Black Sails · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 18th · Apr 2016 – Sep 2016
  • Nicholas Robertson · El Doctorado · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 15th · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017

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

Rating history

0395789201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipEl DoctoradoLightningHelm2nd / 53
11 Jul 20262026 Lightning Canadian OpenEl DoctoradoLightningHelm3rd / 43
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCEl DoctoradoLightningSkipper3rd / 50
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipEL DOCTORADOLightningSkipper1st / 40
12 Jun 2025Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World ChampionshipEL DOCTORADOLightningSkipper4th / 33
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American ChampionshipEl DoctoradoHandicapSkipper3rd / 37
8 Apr 20232023 Copa del PacíficoDOCTORADOLightningOther1st / 9
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipDOCTORADOLightningOther3rd / 40
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipDOCTORADOLightningSkipper14th / 42
18 May 20222022 Lightning World ChampionshipsDOCTORADOLightningOther3rd / 50
16 Dec 2021International Lightning Class Association 66th South American ChampionshipDoctoradoLightningOther3rd / 23
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)DoctoradoLightningOther12th / 26
14 Jun 2019Lightning Class World Championship 2019ROBLES FELIPELightningSkipper2nd / 49
11 Jun 2019Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European ChampionshipsROBLES FELIPELightningSkipper4th / 49
21 Mar 20192019 Winter Lightning ChampionshipDoctoradoLightningSkipper9th / 46
18 Mar 201961st Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter RegattaDoctoradoLightningHelm1st / 30
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World ChampionshipEl DoctoradoLightningOther15th / 56
18 Nov 20172017 Lightning South American ChampionshipEl DoctoradoLightningOther5th / 42
21 Apr 20172017 Sperry Charleston Race WeekLexus HuaweiJ/70Other22nd / 73
8 Mar 20172017 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekLexusJ/70Skipper22nd / 36
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBlack SailsJ/70Tactician27th / 36
15 Apr 20162016 Sperry Charleston Race WeekBlack SailsJ/70Other18th / 67
21 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class World ChampionshipEl DoctoradoLightningOther20th / 63
9 Sep 20142014 J 70 World Championship presented by Helly HansenFlechaJ/70Other29th / 43
14 Aug 20142014 Lightning North American ChampionshipsEl DoctoradoLightningOther17th / 35

Helm rating across all classes: 789 (±217), #134.Crew rating across all classes: 28 (±239), #38,843. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.