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Sailor · 2009–2026

Ryan Walsh

nbyc PHRF handicapHandicapIC37

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Events
49

183 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 15 of 49

Podium rate
49%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 57%–64%, 561 boats)

Best class ranking
#45

Helm in J/80 · rating 303

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ira Perry

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Ira Perry

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jon Desmond

Feb 2009 – Aug 2024 · 10 events

Nemesis
Phil Lotz

8–23 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Alexis Michas

19–28 in 47 races

Best day
5 Aug 2011

2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-2 · 2011 Buzzards Bay Regatta

Signature result
1st of 17

Parker Converse Tower Race · PHRF handicap · 15 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ira Perry — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Jon Desmond · Affinity, Final Final, Next, Uno Mas · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 54 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2009 – Aug 2024
  • Andy Herlihy · Final Final, Kinship, Mako, MOBY · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, Melges 20 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Sean McLaughlin · Final Final, Kinship, Mako, Next · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, J/80 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 36 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Sep 2023
  • Matt Wordell · Final Final, Mako, Next, Pearly Baker · IC37, J/80, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 38 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Craig Rowe · Avel Vaez, Final Final, KINSHIP, Mako · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Ira Perry · Hustler, Kinship, Next, Wicked 2.0 · Handicap, IC37, J/111, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 31 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2021
  • Kevin Tongue · Final Final, KINSHIP, Next · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 16 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2021 – Feb 2025
  • Peter Herlihy · KINSHIP, Mako, Next · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 6th · Nov 2021 – Feb 2025
  • Tom Selldorff · Kinship, KINSHIP · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Feb 2025
  • Marty Teixeira · Final Final, Kinship, KINSHIP · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

0227454201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 2026Hurricane Cup (Pursuit)RevivalHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
25 Jul 20262026 'Round-The-Island RaceRevivalPHRF handicapAutopilot4th / 5
27 Mar 202653rd BVI Spring RegattaAvel VaezHandicapCrew2nd / 5
24 Mar 20262026 BVI Sailing Festival - Scrub Island InternationalAvel VaezHandicapCrew4th / 4
14 Sep 2025End of Summer RegattaRyan WalshPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
7 Jun 20252025 NBYC Whalers RaceRevivalPHRF handicapCrew1st / 2
4 Apr 202552nd BVI Spring RegattaKinship supported by Bitter End YCHandicapSkipper1st / 9
28 Mar 20252025 St. Thomas International RegattaKinshipHandicapSkipper1st / 7
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceKINSHIPIRC handicapSkipper37th / 53
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceKINSHIPHandicapSkipper24th / 31
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceFinal FinalORC handicapLeeward Runner4th / 5
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaMakoPHRF handicapOther6th / 10
24 Sep 20232023 NBYC End of the Summer Regatta (PHRF Distance Race)MakoPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
6 Sep 20232023 NBYC Wednesday (Shoulder) Sunset SeriesMakoPHRF handicapOther7th / 7
23 Aug 20232023 NBYC Wednesday Sunset Series (AUGUST)MakoPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 12
5 Oct 20222022 J80 World ChampionshipPearly BakerJ/80Skipper7th / 48
24 Sep 20222022 J80 North American ChampionshipPearly BakerJ/80Other5th / 31
10 Sep 20222022 J80 East Coast ChampionshipPearly BakerJ/80Other2nd / 14
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceFinal FinalPHRF handicapOther9th / 12
18 Mar 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Midwinter ChampionshipNextIC37Spinnaker trimmer5th / 7
3 Feb 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Lauderdale CupNextIC37Other7th / 7
19 Nov 20212021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Fall CupNextIC37Other7th / 7
19 Sep 2021End of the Summer RegattaNEXTHandicapSkipper1st / 4
8 Sep 2021Shoulder Series Race #4NEXTHandicapSkipper6th / 6
1 Sep 2021Shoulder Series Race #3NextHandicapSkipper3rd / 6

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 367, #6,803.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 337, #6,324. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.