Sailor · 2007–2025

Paul Strauch

american yc PHRF handicap J/105 J/88

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Events: 90
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 52%
Typically beats: 64%
Best class ranking: #228
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Jayme Fagas-Strauch
Longest-running crew: Jayme Fagas-Strauch
Nemesis: Damian Emery
Rival: William Purdy
Best day: 29 Apr 2012
Signature result: 1st of 33

Partnerships · 46 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jayme Fagas-Strauch — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Jayme Fagas-Strauch · Andiamo · C&C 30, J/105, J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Jun 2017
Arthur H. Buhr III · Andiamo, Jazz/Andiamo · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
Jeff Shane · Andiamo · C&C 30, J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2011 – Jun 2015
David Quaglio · Andiamo · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2009 – Jun 2011
Justin Scagnelli · Albondiamo, The Phantom · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Kate Griffin · Andiamo · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Ed Wassmer · Andiamo · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Arthur Strauch · Andiamo · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017
Theodore Gleysteen · Andiamo · C&C 30, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Buhr Strauch · Andiamo · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 8 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 90

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Save the Sound	PHRF handicap	Helm	4th / 14
10 Sep 2022	2022 Captain Island Race	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 3
21 Aug 2022	2022 New Rochelle/La Rochelle Mayors' Cup Regatta	The Phantom	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
20 Aug 2022	2022 Governor's Cup Charity Regatta	Albondiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
16 Jul 2022	124th Larchmont Race Week	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 11
6 Jul 2022	2022 Big Tom Wednesday Night Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 6
19 May 2021	2021 Big Tom Wednesday Night Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 8
3 Oct 2020	42nd Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 10
11 Jul 2020	122nd Larchmont Race Week	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 10
17 Jun 2020	2020 Big Tom Wednesday Night Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
19 Oct 2019	2019 41st Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
28 Sep 2019	2019 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Andiamo	J/88	Skipper	4th / 11
12 Jul 2019	121st Larchmont Race Week	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
2 Jun 2019	72nd Annual Y.R.A. Day Race	Jazz/Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 4
15 May 2019	2019 EBYRA Wednesday Night Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 12
11 May 2019	2019 64th Edlu Distance Race	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 12
28 Apr 2019	2019 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Andiamo	J/88	Other	4th / 6
13 Oct 2018	2018 40th Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Andiamo/jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 9
8 Sep 2018	2018 Captain Island Race	Andiamo/jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
18 Aug 2018	2018 Governor's Cup Charity Regatta	Andiamo/jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 4
19 Jul 2018	2018 Cow Bay Cruising Association Series	Jazz/Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Skipper	9th / 9
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	J-Curve	IRC handicap	Other	9th / 10
23 May 2018	2018 EBYRA Wednesday Night Series	Andiamo/jazz	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
28 Apr 2018	2018 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Andiamo/jazz	J/88	Other	5th / 7
14 Oct 2017	2017 39th Annual Manhasset Bay Y.C. Fall Series	Andiamo	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	356	#6957 band 5184–9259	—
J/105 Helm	128 provisional	#228 band 136–344	—
J/88 Helm	94 provisional	#47 band 26–56	—
C&C 30 Helm	-166 provisional	#21 band 20–21	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/111 · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 133
Full-size sailing · Crew · 6 races, 2 events · rating 44

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	88 events	21 wins	beats 62%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 44%

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
William Purdy	85	38–47
Iris Vogel	84	44–40
Todd Aven	72	37–35
Sedgwick Ward	69	47–22
Carl Olsson	69	51–18
Adam Loory	66	27–39
David Tortorello	62	21–41
Damian Emery	58	12–46
Ernie Bivona	54	43–11
Frederick Heerde	49	36–13
Richie Palmer	49	32–17
Chris Kramer	49	20–29

Most-beaten opponent: Carl Olsson (51–18).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	77%
2022	5	2	82%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	3	0	52%
2019	7	1	62%
2018	7	1	50%
2017	10	2	67%
2016	9	3	48%
2015	10	2	48%
2014	10	2	66%
2013	6	2	65%
2012	7	2	67%
2011	5	3	73%
2010	3	0	66%
2009	4	0	42%
2008	1	0	88%
2007	1	0	87%

Boats

Andiamo · PHRF handicap, J/88, C&C 30, IRC handicap, J/111, J/105 · 71 events · 2007–2022
Andiamo/jazz · PHRF handicap, J/88 · 5 events · 2018
Moonshine · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2016
Jazz/Andiamo · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2018–2019
Save the Sound · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
The Phantom · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Albondiamo · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
J-Curve · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Melges 32. Moonshine · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016
Melges 32 · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Rye, NY, USA · 20 events
Port Washington, NY, USA · 18 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 15 events
City Island, NY, USA · 13 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 7 events
Douglaston, NY, USA · 3 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 356, #6,957.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 44. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.