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Sailor · 2010–2026

Rod Favela

rush creek yacht club VX OneJ/70Sunfish

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Events
69

504 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 7 of 69

Podium rate
23%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–66%, 2,009 boats)

Best class ranking
#37

Helm in Sunfish · rating 524

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Victor Bloede

1 wins · 1 podiums in 15 events together · 7% win rate

Biggest lift
Victor Bloede

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Susan Wayne

Apr 2019 – Jan 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
David Jannetti

7–74 head to head in 81 races

Rival
John Porter

49–57 in 106 races

Best day
4 Nov 2022

1-1-1-DNF-1-1-1-1-1 · Wurstfest Regatta I · about 1 in 182,568 by chance

Signature result
1st of 24

Wurstfest 2012 Regatta I · Sunfish · 3 Nov 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Victor Bloede — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 15 events together · 7% win rate
  • Victor Bloede · Angry Chingon, Chingon, Chingón, Phantasm · J/24, J/70, PHRF handicap, VX One 15events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 7% win rate · 11 of 114 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Feb 2026
  • Susan Wayne · 01, Rolling Thunder, Seabiscuit, SEABISCUIT · Flying Tiger 7.5, J/70 14events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 101 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2019 – Jan 2026
  • James Fales · Seabiscuit · J/70 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 69 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Naomi Sterlingsdottir · Chingon, Seabiscuit, Sleigh Ride · J/70, VX One 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 51 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Federico Diaz De Leon · Seabiscuit, SEABISCUIT, Sleigh Ride · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 41 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jan 2026
  • Jill Fattibene · Seabiscuit, SEABISCUIT · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Minou Palandjian · Seabiscuit, Sleigh Ride · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Jun 2024
  • Carolyn Zarrella · Seabiscuit · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−45 vs. without) · best 15th · Jan 2023 – Mar 2024
  • Jeff Progelhof · Schitzen Giggles · J/22 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Sabine Griffin · 01 Accessibi-iT, 03 · Flying Tiger 7.5 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Feb 2017

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

Rating history

-96218532201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 69

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgSchitzen GigglesJ/22Bow6th / 12
6 Feb 2026VX One Midwinter Championship (Winter Series #3) Powered by Evolution SailsChingónVX OneCrew4th / 26
21 Jan 20262026 Bacardi Winter Series 1 + (Melges 24 NA Championship)SEABISCUITJ/70Crew22nd / 27
10 Jan 2026VX One Winter Series #2 Powered by Evolution SailsChingonVX OneSkipper4th / 24
7 Dec 2025VX One Winter Series #1 Powered by Evolution SailsChingonVX OneSkipper5th / 14
15 Oct 20252025 VX One North American ChampionshipAngry BaboonVX OneSkipper10th / 34
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendEndorphinORC handicapStunt Owner8th / 10
11 Jun 2025The 2025 Sunfish North American Championship5353SunfishSkipper8th / 79
28 Mar 20252025 J70 Midwinter ChampionshipSeabiscuitJ/70Rush Chairman43rd / 50
21 Mar 20252025 J24 Midwinter ChampionshipRockstarJ/24Bow13th / 26
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSeabiscuitJ/70In the way45th / 49
7 Feb 20252024-2025 VX One Winter Series Event #3 (Midwinters)ChingonVX OneSkipper6th / 30
24 Jan 20252025 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2SeabiscuitJ/70In the way29th / 41
11 Jan 20252024-2025 VX One Winter Series Event #2ChingonVX OneSkipper5th / 23
14 Dec 20242024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1SeabiscuitJ/70In the way25th / 33
14 Nov 20242024 VX One North American ChampionshipChingonVX OneOther19th / 41
12 Oct 202453rd Sunfish World ChampionshipRod FavelaSunfishSkipper15th / 100
20 Jun 20242024 Nantucket J/70 Summer OpenSleigh RideJ/70In the way2nd / 7
1 May 2024J70 North American ChampionshipsChavorucosJ/70Main Trimmer9th / 26
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSeabiscuitJ/70In the way48th / 49
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgSeabiscuitJ/70In the way15th / 28
6 Jan 20242023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2SeabiscuitJ/70In the way32nd / 48
6 Dec 202352nd ISCA World ChampionshipVENSunfishOther13th / 100
5 Oct 20232023 Adult Sailing ChampionshipAngry ChingonVX OneOther5th / 7
26 Sep 20232023 VX One North American ChampionshipChingonVX OneSkipper11th / 46

Crew rating across all classes: 313 (±136), #6,996.Helm rating across all classes: 511 (±151), #2,033. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.