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Sailor · 2016–2026

Roy Sherman

corsica river yacht club WindmillHandicap

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Events
20

95 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 20

Podium rate
55%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 55%–67%, 190 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in Windmill · rating 162

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Leigh Sterflinger

1 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Leigh Sterflinger

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Leigh Sterflinger

Jun 2023 – Jun 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Ralph Sponar

20–61 head to head in 81 races

Rival
Lon Ethington

17–24 in 42 races

Best day
20 Jun 2026

7-1-1-5-3-1-4-3 · Summer One Design Regatta 2026

Signature result
5th of 24

87th Annual Down River Race 2025 · Handicap · 13 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Leigh Sterflinger — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 8 events together · 13% win rate
  • Leigh Sterflinger · Zepher, Zephyr · Handicap, Windmill 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 40 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
  • Eric Francois · Nome · Windmill 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Dave Machmer · Rose · Windmill 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

-33641602020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Corsica River Yacht Club Fall RegattaFrost FreeWindmillSkipper2nd / 5
25 Jul 202684th Annual RegattaZephyrWindmillSkipper1st / 4
20 Jun 2026Summer One Design Regatta 2026ZephyrWindmillSkipper2nd / 8
19 Jun 202688th Annual Down River Race 2026ZephyrHandicapSkipper13th / 29
13 Jun 2026Corsica River Yacht Club Wooden Boat One Design RegattaBlueWindmillSkipper3rd / 3
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgZephyrWindmillSkipper3rd / 14
11 Oct 2025CRYC 83nd Annual Regatta5713WindmillSkipper2nd / 4
20 Sep 20252025 President's CupZephyrWindmillSkipper6th / 6
1 Aug 20252025 Windmill NationalsZepherWindmillSkipper9th / 17
14 Jun 2025Summer One Design Regatta 2025ZephyrWindmillSkipper2nd / 6
13 Jun 202587th Annual Down River Race 2025ZephyrHandicapSkipper5th / 24
25 Apr 20252025 Spring Invitational & Jack Peters SeriesZephyrWindmillSkipper1st / 4
14 Jun 202486th Annual Down River Race 2024ZephyrHandicapSkipper5th / 18
14 Jun 2024Summer One Design Regatta 2024ZephyrWindmillSkipper3rd / 6
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgROSEWindmillOther3rd / 8
16 Jun 2023Summer One Design Regatta 2023ZephyrWindmillSkipper4th / 7
25 Mar 20222022 Windmill, Albacore, and Snipe Midwinter ChampionshipsRoseWindmillOther9th / 11
22 Jun 2019Albacore and Friends One-Design RegattaRoseWindmillSkipper3rd / 4
15 Mar 20192019 One Design Midwinter Regatta,Finn National Championship,Windmill MidwintersFrost FreeWindmillSkipper13th / 16
12 Mar 2016Windmill MidwintersNomeWindmillSkipper5th / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 160, #24,055. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.