Sailor · 2011–2023

Paul Del Nero

bristol yacht club Herreshoff S Class S Class PHRF handicap

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Events: 12
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 70%
Best class ranking: #6
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Cathy Del Nero
Best trio: Eric Senior & Cathy Del Nero
Biggest lift: Eric Senior
Nemesis: Andrew McClatchy
Rival: Geoffrey Davis
Best day: 13 Jul 2019
Signature result: 1st of 15

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cathy Del Nero — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Eric Senior · Vindex · Herreshoff S Class, S Class 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jul 2023
Cathy Del Nero · Vindex · Herreshoff S Class, S Class 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Jul 2023
Bea Grimmitt · Vindex · Herreshoff S Class 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Ken Madeiro · Vindex · Herreshoff S Class 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
Garrett Connelly · Vindex · Herreshoff S Class 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
Steven Bogue · Vindex · S Class 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
14 Jul 2023	Pete Hallock S-Class Invitational Regatta	Vindex	S Class	Skipper	2nd / 7
24 Jun 2023	2023 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	6th / 6
17 Aug 2019	2019 Herreshoff S Class 100th Anniversary Regatta	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	4th / 19
12 Jul 2019	121st Larchmont Race Week	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	1st / 15
24 Aug 2018	2018 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	1st / 8
18 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	3rd / 8
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	7th / 13
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	5th / 10
30 May 2018	2018 Bristol Yacht Club Millard Series	Vindex	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
26 Aug 2017	38th Annual Newport Classic Yacht Regatta	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	5th / 9
25 Aug 2017	2017 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta	Vindex	S Class	Other	3rd / 8
9 Jul 2011	2011 The Newport Regatta®	Vindex	Herreshoff S Class	Other	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	263 provisional	#12684 band 7467–20445	—
Herreshoff S Class Helm	188 provisional	#6 band 3–14	+6

1 more class, not yet ranked

S Class · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating 62

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	12 events	2 wins	beats 66%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Fred Roy	46	33–13
Geoffrey Davis	32	16–16
Walter Bopp	27	19–8
Alan Silken	24	13–11
Robert Hutchinson	24	22–2
Michael McCaffrey	20	6–14
Andrew McClatchy	20	4–16
Angus Davis	20	5–15
Nicholas Sollecito	18	10–8
Charles Shaffner	14	13–1
Alan Haigh	14	11–3
William Riley	14	14–0

Most-beaten opponent: Fred Roy (33–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	2	0	42%
2019	2	1	92%
2018	5	1	65%
2017	2	0	61%
2011	1	0	80%

Boats

Vindex · S Class, Herreshoff S Class, PHRF handicap · 12 events · 2011–2023

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Bristol, RI, USA · 3 events
Bristol, RI · 1 events
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 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: 263 (±167), #12,684. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.