Sailor · 2015–2026

Ron Oard

new york yacht club Shields C B

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Events: 24
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #44

Biggest lift: Matthew Chao
Longest-running crew: Douglas Hancher
Nemesis: Ken Deyett
Rival: Richard Robbins
Best day: 14 Jun 2025
Signature result: 5th of 20

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Douglas Hancher · Glory · Handicap, Shields 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 28 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
Ellie McClean · Glory, Team Chao · J/22, Shields 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Jun 2025
John Andrew · Glory · Handicap, Shields 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jul 2026
John Nothacker · Glory · Shields 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
Pamela Coleman · Glory · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2015 – Jun 2017
Matthew Chao · Team Chao · J/22, SN/J22 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
David Gray · Glory · Handicap, Shields 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Mitchell Kempisty · Glory · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Anthony Seda · Glory · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Sep 2022
Michael Koplovsky · Glory · Handicap, Shields 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Jul 2026	Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 Racing	Glory	C	Skipper	12th / 19
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	Glory	Handicap	Skipper	40th / 46
2 Jun 2026	Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 Racing	Glory	B	Skipper	26th / 27
17 Jun 2025	Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 Racing	Glory	C	Skipper	5th / 20
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	Shields	Helm	3rd / 9
7 Jun 2025	Ocean Great Lakes Challenge	Glory	Shields	Skipper	7th / 7
13 May 2025	Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 Racing	Glory	B	Skipper	14th / 24
28 Sep 2024	2024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Team Chao	SN/J22	Co-Skipper	2nd / 7
19 Sep 2024	Shields 60th National Championship Regatta	Glory	Shields	Helm	12th / 22
18 Jun 2024	Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 Racing	Glory	C	Skipper	7th / 20
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	Shields	Other	8th / 10
14 May 2024	Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 Racing	Glory	B	Skipper	10th / 24
20 Jun 2023	Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 Racing	Glory	C	Skipper	10th / 25
13 Jun 2023	JYC Tuesday Night Racing	Glory	C	Skipper	7th / 11
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	Shields	Skipper	14th / 14
23 May 2023	Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 Racing	Glory	B	Skipper	23rd / 27
11 Sep 2022	2022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Team Chao	J/22	Co-Skipper	3rd / 5
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Glory	Shields	Skipper	21st / 34
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Glory	Shields	Skipper	6th / 12
11 Sep 2021	2021 Sail for Pride 20th Anniversary	Team Chao	J/22	Tactician	3rd / 4
26 Apr 2019	Ocean Great Lakes Challenge	Glory	Shields	Skipper	7th / 9
23 Jun 2017	2017 Bacardi Newport Sailing Week	Glory	Shields	Other	2nd / 2
25 Jun 2016	2016 Bacardi Newport Sailing Week	Glory	Shields	Skipper	3rd / 4
10 Sep 2015	2015 Shields Nationals	Glory	Shields	Skipper	12th / 24

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	97 provisional	#33223 band 22890–45738	—
Shields Helm	32 provisional	#119 band 85–143	−4.2
C Helm	92 provisional	#44 band 27–64	—
B Helm	-23 provisional	#82 band 56–102	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 3 races, 3 events · rating 40
J/22 · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating 13
SN/J22 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 21

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	21 events	0 wins	beats 37%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Co-Skipper (2) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ken Deyett	53	11–42
Richard Robbins	43	21–22
Chris Brown	34	16–18
John Burnham	32	1–31
Rob Lambert	32	1–31
David Bush-Brown	31	6–25
Clayton Deutsch	29	7–22
Peter Siegl	27	13–14
Jeff Roy	23	9–14
Eric Bell	22	17–5
Jonathan Hough	20	5–15
Dan Ronan	19	2–17

Most-beaten opponent: Eric Bell (17–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	19%
2025	4	49%
2024	5	57%
2023	4	30%
2022	3	48%
2021	1	33%
2019	1	25%
2017	1	0%
2016	1	33%
2015	1	52%

Boats

Glory · C, Handicap, B, Shields · 21 events · 2015–2026
Team Chao · SN/J22, J/22 · 3 events · 2021–2024

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 11 events
Jamestown, RI · 4 events
Monterey, CA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
North American Destination Racers · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 97, #33,223.Crew rating across all classes: 40. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.