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Sailor · 2015–2026

Russell Petersen

eyc Santana 20

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Events
24

148 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 24

Podium rate
50%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 67%–76%, 236 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Santana 20 · rating 317

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ben Wood

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Paul Stephens

31–85 head to head in 116 races

Rival
Gordon Mattatall

44–64 in 108 races

Best day
3 Aug 2023

3-5-1-3-9-8-9-1 · Santana 20 2023 Class Championship

Signature result
3rd of 18

Santana 20 2023 Class Championship · Santana 20 · 3 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Ben Wood · Thunderstruck · Santana 20 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 22 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Garett Connell · Thunderstruck · Santana 20 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Shannon Clune · Thunderstruck · Santana 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Kerr · Thunderstruck · Santana 20 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-22166353201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 2026Harvest Day Regatta 2026ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 8
23 May 2026Memorial Day Regatta 2026OR 496 AEXSantana 20Skipper2nd / 12
2 Apr 2026Thursday Night Racing 2026ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper3rd / 11
30 Aug 2025Harvest Day RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 8
11 Jul 2025Santana 20 NationalsThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper5th / 17
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 12
22 Aug 2024Dillon Open Regatta 2024ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper3rd / 10
26 Aug 20232023 Harvest RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 7
3 Aug 2023Santana 20 2023 Class ChampionshipThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper3rd / 18
27 May 20232023 Memorial Day RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper5th / 11
27 Aug 20222022 Harvest RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 9
6 Jun 20222022 Santana 20 Class Championship Regattathunder struckSantana 20Skipper4th / 13
28 May 20222022 Memorial Day RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper4th / 12
10 Jul 20212021 MidSummer Regatta (aka Memorial Day Regatta)ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper4th / 12
7 Sep 20192019 Harvest RegattathunderstruckSantana 20Skipper5th / 10
25 May 20192019 Memorial Day RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper4th / 13
8 Sep 20182018 Harvest RegattaThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper3rd / 5
21 Jul 2018Emerald Cup 2018ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper3rd / 10
26 May 2018Memorial Day Regatta 2018ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper9th / 11
27 May 2017Memorial Day Regatta 2017thunderstruckSantana 20Skipper4th / 8
28 May 2016Memorial Day Regatta 2016ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper5th / 11
15 Aug 2015Santana 20 Class Championship '15ThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper5th / 15
27 Jun 201529th Annual Emerald CupThunderstruckSantana 20Skipper2nd / 7
23 May 2015Memorial Day Regatta 2015thunderstuckSantana 20Skipper8th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 334, #8,577. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.