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Sailor · 2007–2026

Tom Purcell

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Events
19

81 races · 4 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
26%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (90%: 62%–70%, 317 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in Formula Board · rating 97

Biggest lift
Andrew Rose

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Greg Newman

Feb 2024 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Xavier Ferlet

10–34 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Steve Bodner

22–28 in 50 races

Best day
18 Jul 2012

13-5-3-9-6-7-6-3-6-6-5-6 · Kiteboard & Formula Windsurf - Course Racing North American Championships · about 1 in 280 by chance

Signature result
8th of 73

78th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race · PHRF handicap · 24 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • Greg Newman · It's Ok, IT'S OK, It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Dan Thompson · It's Ok, IT'S OK, It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Michael Orr · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Chris Bretschger · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Randall Moreno · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Patrick Leber · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 14 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 3rd · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Rose · It's Ok, IT'S OK, It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 8 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Aug 2026
  • David George · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Kenneth Sherb · It’s Ok · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Daniel Pegg · It’s Ok · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−43 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

-120782752008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)It’s OkPHRF handicapCo-Skipper4th / 5
24 Apr 20262026 NEWPORT ENSENADA - NA PHRF Plus - Shadow Scoring & Analytical ReviewIt's OkORC handicapSkipper15th / 32
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceIt's OkORC handicapSkipper14th / 26
24 Apr 202678th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceIt's OkPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 73
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)It’s OkPHRF handicapCo-Skipper3rd / 8
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceIt’s OkORC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 5
26 Apr 202476th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht RaceIT'S OKPHRF handicapSkipper17th / 71
2 Mar 2024MEXORC 2024It’s OkORC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 6
22 Feb 20242024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht RaceIt’s OkORC handicapOther5th / 6
6 Jun 2015SF Bay ChallengeUSA 13WindsurfSkipper3rd / 7
2 May 2015Elvstrom Zellerbach Regattaelectric bananaFormula WindsurfSkipper4th / 6
3 May 2014Elvstrom Zellerbach RegattaBananaramaFormula WindsurfSkipper2nd / 10
4 May 2013Elvstrom Zellerbach RegattaGBU-57A-BFormula BoardSkipper2nd / 11
20 Oct 2012Fall Dinghy & Olympic Classes Regattausa 13FormulaSkipper3rd / 6
18 Jul 2012Kiteboard & Formula Windsurf - Course Racing North American ChampionshipsFormulizzleFormula BoardSkipper6th / 23
5 May 2012Elvstrom Zellerbach RegattaUSA-13Formula BoardSkipper5th / 8
16 Apr 2011Elvstrom Zellerbach RegattaLil DawgFormula BoardSkipper5th / 6
1 May 2010ELVSTROM ZELLERBACH REGATTAUS13Formula BoardSkipper7th / 13
18 Jun 20072007 Block Island Race Week XXIIMoondogIRC handicapSkipper14th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 238 (±158), #14,868. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.