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Sailor · 2011–2026

Fred Ford

austin yacht club IODEnsignLuders 16

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Events
54

236 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 54

Podium rate
9%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 41%–47%, 649 boats)

Best class ranking
#58

Helm in IOD · rating 126

Biggest lift
Riley Donahue

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ryan Donahue

Jul 2022 – Jul 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Ned Johnston

31–101 head to head in 132 races

Rival
Mia Thompson

55–70 in 125 races

Best day
5 Jul 2025

8-3-6-2-1-4-3-1-3-11 · IOD - 2025 July Series for The Rockefeller Trophy

Signature result
6th of 42

2013 Frostbite Series · Handicap · 19 Jan 2013

Partnerships · 10 sailors

  • Ryan Donahue · J'Ellie Bean, JEllie Bean, JEllieBean · IOD 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Riley Donahue · J'Ellie Bean, JEllie Bean, JEllieBean · IOD 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 32 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
  • Hewlett Kent · JEllie Bean, JElliebean, JEllieBean · IOD 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 30 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Ryan Donahew · JElliebean · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Doug Savage · Watermelon · Luders 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Christina Covington · September · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
  • J'Ellie Bean · J'Ellie Bean, Fred Ford · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Armr Mellon · JEllie Bean · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Christopher Covington · September · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
  • Alex Donahue · JEllie Bean · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

-1111313620122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Aug 2026IOD — 2026 August Series for The Taormina CupJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper7th / 17
6 Jul 2026IOD — 2026 July Series for The Rockefeller TrophyJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper5th / 17
4 Jul 2026IOD — 2026 4th of July Series for The Harry Madeira TrophyJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper7th / 14
30 Aug 2025IOD & Luders - 2025 Labor Day Series for The Burton Gray TrophyJ’ellie BeanIODSkipper11th / 11
10 Aug 2025IOD, Luders & RS Venture - 2025 Solo Race For The Commodore Hessenbruch TrophyJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper6th / 6
28 Jul 2025IOD - 2025 August Series for The Taormina CupJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper15th / 20
5 Jul 2025IOD - 2025 July Series for The Rockefeller TrophyJ'Ellie BeanIODSkipper3rd / 14
30 Aug 2024IOD & Luders - 2024 Labor Day Series for The Burton Gray TrophyJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper8th / 11
1 Aug 2024Luders - 2024 August SeriesWatermelonLuders 16Skipper13th / 14
28 Jul 2024IOD - 2024 August Series for The Taormina CupJEllieBeanIODSkipper16th / 19
27 Jul 2024IOD, Luders & RS Venture - 2024 Solo Race For The Commodore Hessenbruch TrophyJEllieBeanIODSkipper4th / 4
24 Jul 20242024 Luders 16 International ChampionshipWatermelonLuders 16Skipper9th / 19
5 Jul 2024IOD - 2024 July Series for The Rockefeller TrophyJEllieBeanIODSkipper5th / 17
4 Jul 2024Luders - 2024 July SeriesWatermelonLuders 16Skipper13th / 17
20 Oct 20232023 Fall SeriesSeptemberEnsignSkipper4th / 6
1 Sep 2023IOD & Luders - 2023 Labor Day Series for The Burton Gray TrophyJEllieBeanIODSkipper12th / 14
3 Aug 2023Luders - 2023 August SeriesWatermelonLuders 16Skipper13th / 15
30 Jul 2023IOD - 2023 August Series for The Taormina CupJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper13th / 20
29 Jul 2023IOD & Luders - 2023 Solo Race For The Commodore Hessenbruch TrophyJEllieBeanIODSkipper7th / 7
7 Jul 2023IOD - 2023 July Series for The Rockefeller TrophyJ'ellie BeanIODSkipper5th / 15
6 May 20232023 Summer SeriesSeptemberEnsignSkipper7th / 7
5 Mar 20232023 Opening Day Ceremony and RegattaSeptemberEnsignSkipper5th / 6
11 Feb 20232023 Frostbite SeriesSeptemberEnsignSkipper7th / 9
8 Sep 2022The Real RegattaJ'Ellie Bean, Fred FordIODSkipper7th / 14
7 Sep 2022IOD Class North American Champs 2022JEllie BeanIODSkipper12th / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 136, #27,576. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.