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Sailor · 2012–2026

Robert Wardwell

crescent yacht club Lightning

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Events
14

70 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 1 of 14

Podium rate
36%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 56%–64%, 376 boats)

Best class ranking
#75

Helm in Lightning · rating 286

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Ched Proctor

4–24 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Rob Ruhlman

13–11 in 24 races

Best day
5 Oct 2019

1-4-6-1-1-4 · Pennsylvania Governors Cup

Signature result
1st of 19

Pennsylvania Governors Cup · Lightning · 5 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Tom Tomlison · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Rick Tenyk · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • John Engle · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Melody Blackman · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Jordan Grady · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Elizabeth Wolaver · Bob Wardwell · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Buck Buchanan · NA · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Sam Dutilly · NA · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

01563122013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 20262026 Lightning Flash Bash RegattaBob WardwellLightningSkipper5th / 16
14 Sep 20252025 Caz 1 DayBob WardwellLightningSkipper3rd / 12
14 Jun 20252025 Lightning Flash Bash RegattaBob WardwellLightningSkipper2nd / 14
14 Sep 2024Caz 1 DayBob WardwellLightningCrew4th / 11
14 Jun 20242024 Lightning Flash Bash / DistrictsBob WardwellLightningSkipper4th / 16
2 Aug 20232023 Lightning WJM's - North American ChampionshipNALightningOther16th / 24
2 Oct 2021Pennsylvania Gov. Cup15205LightningSkipper2nd / 14
5 Oct 2019Pennsylvania Governors Cup15205LightningSkipper1st / 19
6 Oct 2018Pennsylvania Governors Cup15205LightningSkipper2nd / 17
13 Aug 2016Lightning North American ChampionshipNALightningSkipper14th / 21
13 Aug 2016Lightning North American ChampionshipNALightningSkipper42nd / 76
11 Aug 2016Women’s, Junior and Master Lightning North American ChampionshipRobert WardwellLightningSkipper24th / 32
17 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class International Masters ChampionshipBoat 66780LightningSkipper23rd / 63
4 Aug 2012ILCA North American Championship 2012Robert WardwellLightningSkipper22nd / 55

Helm rating across all classes: 312, #9,468. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.