Sailor · 2010–2026

Ryan Ripkey

lake geneva yacht club A Scow E Scow X Boat

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 48%
Best class ranking: #66
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Harry Melges
Best trio: Harry Melges & Finn Rowe
Biggest lift: Harry Melges
Nemesis: Vincent Porter
Rival: Tom Freytag
Best day: 15 Aug 2021
Signature result: 1st of 23

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Harry Melges — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Harry Melges · Smiles · A Scow 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2020 – Aug 2022
Finn Rowe · Smiles · A Scow 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2020 – Aug 2022
Bo Freytag · Smiles · A Scow 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2020 – Aug 2022
Matt Ripkey · Wahoo V · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 34th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Alex Vondersitt · Smiles · A Scow 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Shelly Ripley · Smiles · A Scow 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Hannah Ripkey · Wahoo V · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 34th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Mac Six · I123 · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
Mackenzie Six · Wahoo V · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 61st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Colton Hibbard · Wahoo V · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 34th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Sep 2026	2026 E Scow National Championship - Sponsored by Baird	Wahoo V	E Scow	Crew	34th / 77
4 Sep 2024	Baird 2024 E Scow National Championship	Wahoo V	E Scow	Crew	61st / 84
16 Aug 2022	2022 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Smiles	A Scow	Crew	1st / 23
15 Aug 2021	2021 ILYA Championships	Smiles	A Scow	Crew	2nd / 16
31 Dec 2020	A SCOW A SERIES 2021	Smiles	A Scow	Crew	6th / 9
29 Jun 2011	2011 Senior T.R.A.P. — X Boat	I123	X Boat	Crew	22nd / 40
22 Jan 2010	2010 Boomerang Regatta	10651	Optimist	Skipper	15th / 16

Titles

2022 A Scow ILYA A Championship - Hughes Crew Trophy (Champion Crew) crew
2013 X Boat Lake Geneva YC - Grunschel Trophy helm

From the class's honour rolls.

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	63 provisional	#33567 band 19399–49344	—
A Scow Crew	149 provisional	#66 band 35–108	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

E Scow · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 29
X Boat · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 19
Optimist · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -93
Full-size sailing · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -93

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 7%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 60%

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Vincent Porter	33	8–25
Paul Reilly	25	9–15
Tom Freytag	24	11–13
Chuck Lamphere	24	17–7
RJ Porter	19	12–7
Hans Melges	18	6–12
Michael Lynch	16	12–4
Lyon Lyon	14	13–1

Most-beaten opponent: Lyon Lyon (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	57%
2024	1	0	28%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	93%
2020	1	0	38%
2011	1	0	46%
2010	1	0	7%

Boats

Smiles · A Scow · 3 events · 2020–2022
Wahoo V · E Scow · 2 events · 2024–2026
I123 · X Boat · 1 events · 2011
10651 · Optimist · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

East Troy, WI · 2 events
Pine Lake, WI · 1 events
Frankfort, MI · 1 events
Lauderdale Yacht Club · 1 events
Lake Geneva Yacht Club · 1 events
Fontana, WI · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 63, #33,567.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -93. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.