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Sailor · 2015–2026

Walter Folsom

dpyc HandicapPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
54

106 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 54

Podium rate
33%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 35%–42%, 591 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jock McGraw

5–37 head to head in 45 races

Best day
3 Aug 2019

1-1-5 · OYC Charity Regatta 2019

Signature result
1st of 20

2023 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACE · PHRF handicap · 2 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Clare Kenney · Clarebuoyant · Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Charles Gramlich · MER SEA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

-132-2876201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 2026Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaClarebuoyantHandicapSkipper10th / 12
12 Sep 2026Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaClarebuoyantHandicapSkipper10th / 10
5 Sep 20262026 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACEGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 12
31 Jul 2026OYC Elizabeth Hospice Charity Regatta 2026Getting offHandicapSkipper1st / 2
11 Jul 20262026 Seal Beach to Dana Point RaceGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
24 Apr 20262026 NEWPORT ENSENADA - NA PHRF Plus - Shadow Scoring & Analytical ReviewGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 34
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper57th / 73
4 Apr 20262026 Offshore Racing SeriesGetting offHandicapSkipper9th / 24
15 Feb 202696th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DWYC NonSpinnakerGetting offRacer OpenSkipper9th / 11
6 Sep 2025Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaGetting offHandicapSkipper7th / 10
12 Jul 20252025 Seal Beach to Dana Point RaceGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 14
11 Jul 20252025 Howl at the Moon SeriesGetting offHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
5 Apr 20252025 Offshore Racing SeriesGetting offHandicapSkipper19th / 21
18 Oct 2024Howl at the Moon RaceGetting offHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
3 Aug 2024OYC Elizabeth Hospice Charity Regatta 2024ClarebuoyantHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
9 May 20242024 Thirsty Thursday SeriesGetting offHandicapSkipper14th / 19
17 Feb 202494th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DWYCGetting offHandicapSkipper4th / 4
27 Oct 2023Howl at the Moon RaceGetting offHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
30 Sep 2023Doheny SeriesGetting offHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
30 Sep 2023Doheny SeriesGetting offORC handicapSkipper3rd / 4
9 Sep 2023Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaGetting offHandicapSkipper8th / 13
9 Sep 2023Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaGetting offORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
2 Sep 20232023 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACEGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 20
2 Sep 20232023 LONG BEACH to DANA POINT RACEGetting offORC handicapSkipper1st / 12
19 Aug 20232023 ORS 5 - San Mateo PointGetting offPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 74, #37,263. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.