Sailor · 2013–2025

Ryan Novak-Smith

massachusetts maritime academy College keelboat College fleet racing IRC handicap Some links uncertain

Possibly the same person: Ryan Smith (2026, 1 events), Ryan Smith (2015, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 48
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 43%
Best class ranking: #304
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Timothy Dexter
Longest-running crew: Darren Walters
Nemesis: Nathan Allman
Rival: Shannon Killian
Best day: 26 Oct 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 9

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

William Hubbard · Siren, Siren-Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Aug 2024
George Luber · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers), Spirit · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, J/44 10events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 120 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2014 – Oct 2016
Kyle Brego · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 89 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2013 – Sep 2015
Darren Walters · Pterodactyl, Siren, Siren-Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 16 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Jun 2025
Lee Chrisman · Siren, Siren-Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – Jun 2024
Emily Casella · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers), Siren, Spirit · College fleet racing, College keelboat, IRC handicap, J/44 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 84 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2013 – Oct 2016
James Lamb · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers), Migration · College keelboat, IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 45 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2013 – Sep 2015
Timothy Grimes · Siren, Siren-Oakcliff · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jun 2024
Alex Clegg · Heat Wave, Impetuous, Siren · IRC handicap, J/111, Swan 42 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 19 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2015 – Jun 2019
Matthew Ferlotti · Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 59 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2013 – Mar 2015

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 48

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Pterodactyl	ORC handicap	Bow	5th / 7
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Siren-Oakcliff	ORC handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	6th / 7
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	Siren-Oakcliff	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 7
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Siren-Oakcliff	ORC handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	4th / 8
26 Mar 2022	40th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin Memorial	Southern Cross	ORC handicap	Other	7th / 7
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Southern Cross	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
23 Jul 2021	2021 NBYA Round the Bay Regatta	C’EST BON	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	4th / 8
27 Sep 2020	2020 NYYC Queen's Cup	Siren	ORC handicap	Pro Bowler	6th / 15
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Siren	IRC handicap	Mid Bow	8th / 10
17 Aug 2018	2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Siren	IRC handicap	Bow	6th / 13
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Siren	IRC handicap	Mid Bow	6th / 9
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Siren	IRC handicap	Crew	5th / 8
18 Aug 2017	2017 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Siren	IRC handicap	Bow	7th / 10
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Siren	ORC handicap	Bow	4th / 4
22 Oct 2016	McMillan Cup at Navy	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College keelboat	A Crew	4th / 10
8 Oct 2016	2016 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Spirit	J/44	Stunt Owner	4th / 6
17 Sep 2016	Shields Trophy Regatta	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College keelboat	A Crew	5th / 8
19 Aug 2016	2016 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Siren	IRC handicap	Stunt Owner	3rd / 9
30 Apr 2016	Mendums Pond Invite	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	A Crew	11th / 18
23 Apr 2016	George Morris Trophy	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	B Crew	10th / 18
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Heat Wave	J/111	Bow	6th / 6
2 Apr 2016	Herring Pond Team Race	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 4
26 Mar 2016	Central Series 2	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	A Crew (3-6)	6th / 9
20 Mar 2016	NEISA Central 1	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College fleet racing	A Crew	2nd / 8
12 Mar 2016	Arctic Circle Team Race	Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers)	College team racing	Skipper	7th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	125 provisional	#24102 band 17069–32917	—
Full-size sailing Helm	-9 provisional	#55032 band 41041–67502	—
College keelboat Crew	121 provisional	#304 band 174–472	−2.2
College fleet racing Helm	-25 provisional	#5330 band 4515–6097	+6.9
College fleet racing Crew	74 provisional	#4920 band 3345–6598	+6.9

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Swan 42 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 1
J/44 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 1
J/111 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -31

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	36 events	0 wins	beats 45%

Positions: A Crew (13) · Bow (7) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (3) · Mid Bow (3) · B Skipper (3) · A Skipper (3)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jonathan Pope	52	10–42
Lauren Javaly	50	48–2
Shannon Killian	50	25–25
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick	48	10–38
Lewis Fowler-Gerace	48	30–17
Brian Reilly	44	35–9
Scott Goodrich	41	10–30
Camille Matile	40	19–21
Viktor Wettergren	40	8–32
Franco Bilik	38	14–24
Tristan Janowicz	38	25–13
Joel Kinkel	37	20–17

Most-beaten opponent: Lauren Javaly (48–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	33%
2024	3	52%
2022	2	25%
2021	1	57%
2020	1	64%
2019	1	22%
2018	3	46%
2017	2	17%
2016	11	41%
2015	10	40%
2014	8	51%
2013	5	51%

Boats

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buccaneers) · College keelboat, College fleet racing, College team racing · 25 events · 2013–2016
Siren · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 9 events · 2015–2020
Siren-Oakcliff · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2024
Southern Cross · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2022
Pterodactyl · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
C’EST BON · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Spirit · J/44 · 1 events · 2016
Heat Wave · J/111 · 1 events · 2016
Ryan Smith [GT] · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
Migration · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events
Navy · 7 events
Mass Maritime · 4 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Boston University · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 125, #24,102.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -9, #55,032. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.