Sailor · 2016–2026

Matt Irving

nass PHRF handicap College keelboat ORC handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 28%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #206
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Sammy Mentel
Best trio: Nick Gibbons & Sammy Mentel
Biggest lift: Sammy Mentel
Longest-running crew: Nick Gibbons
Nemesis: John Polek
Best day: 20 Jul 2016
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sammy Mentel — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Nick Gibbons · Gallant, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), Wild Jacob · College keelboat, J/80, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 5 of 29 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Nov 2024
Connor McKee · Gallant, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), Wild Jacob · College keelboat, J/80, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 28 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Nov 2024
Sammy Mentel · Gallant, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 15 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Chloe Cowan · Brave, Gallant, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Olivia Schuchard · Gallant · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
Chris Cordner · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
Savannah Koscho · Brave, Gallant · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Ford Buckley · Gallant, Tenacious · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jun 2026
Maggie Bush · Brave, Gallant · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
Charles Schaffner · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race	Tenacious	ORC handicap	Floater	1st / 12
29 May 2026	Black Seal Cup at Southern Bay Race Week	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 7
7 Sep 2025	2025 Hammond Cup Regatta	Brave	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
6 Sep 2025	2025 Navy Fall Race to Oxford	Brave	PHRF handicap	Boat Captain	9th / 13
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 15
13 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island Race	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 15
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 14
6 Jun 2025	2025 MADR - Northern Bay Series	Gallant	Handicap	Skipper	88th / 201
2 Nov 2024	Kennedy Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 10
19 Oct 2024	McMillan Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 9
21 Sep 2024	2024 Fall Race To Solomons	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Helm	4th / 8
14 Sep 2024	Shields Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	5th / 10
8 Sep 2024	2024 Hammond Regatta - One Design(Alberg 30, Melges24, J30, J105), PHRF, ORC, & Multihull Classes	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 10
7 Sep 2024	Navy Fall Race to Cambridge	Gallant	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 9
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Wild Jacob	J/80	Headsail Trimmer	15th / 25
2 Jun 2023	2023 Annapolis - Newport Race	Defiance	ORC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
20 Aug 2016	USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - DBMS Junior Regatta	39	Optimist	Skipper	44th / 49
20 Jul 2016	2016 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta	20046	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	221 provisional	#13056 band 6648–24000	—
All classes Helm	103 provisional	#32244 band 17357–52927	—
College keelboat Crew	178 provisional	#206 band 52–426	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist · Helm · 17 races, 2 events · rating 69
J/80 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 2

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	10 events	4 wins	beats 78%

Positions: A Crew (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Floater (1) · Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−28 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Parker O'Sullivan	20	13–7
Kevin Carse	20	15–5
Lucas Sawin	20	12–8
John Polek	20	8–12
Vaughan Knecht	16	9–7
Max Sigel	13	10–3
John Divelbiss	12	11–1
Marleigh Henehan	12	9–3

Most-beaten opponent: John Divelbiss (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	92%
2025	6	0	58%
2024	7	3	74%
2023	1	0	83%
2016	2	1	55%

Boats

Gallant · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 8 events · 2024–2026
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat · 3 events · 2024
Brave · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2025
Tenacious · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2026
Wild Jacob · J/80 · 1 events · 2024
Defiance · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
39 · Optimist · 1 events · 2016
20046 · Optimist · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 5 events
Navy · 3 events
Oxford, MD · 2 events
Duxbury, MA · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
North American Destination Racers · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 221, #13,056.Helm rating across all classes: 103, #32,244. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.