Sailor · 2021–2024

Eric Lopez del Valle

us sailing ORC handicap PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 23
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 65%
Typically beats: 71%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: John McMahon
Best trio: Micah Thompson & John McMahon
Biggest lift: Michael Twining
Longest-running crew: Jim Clouser
Nemesis: Jackie Baxter
Rival: Grant Dumas
Best day: 8 Oct 2022
Signature result: 2nd of 14

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: John McMahon — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 44% win rate

Jim Clouser · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 42 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Nov 2024
Michael Gold · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 5 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Nov 2024
Jim Ularowski · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 27% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Feb 2024
Micah Thompson · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 36% win rate · 6 of 43 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Nov 2024
Nicholas Hartney · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 37 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Feb 2024
Pierre Brouillet · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 25 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Nov 2024
John McMahon · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 5 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – Nov 2024
Wes Tone · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 4 of 38 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Feb 2024
Tom O'Brien · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Feb 2024
Paul Perry · Wasabi · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 9 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2022 – Nov 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 23

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Nov 2024	2024 SPYC MOA Race	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 3
6 Apr 2024	2024 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan Memorial	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 2
23 Mar 2024	2023 SPYC MOA Race	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 5
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Alternate	5th / 11
10 Dec 2023	2023 Keelboat Regatta	Wasabi	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
8 Nov 2023	2023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale Race	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
23 Sep 2023	The 41st Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 5
28 Apr 2023	2023 44th Suncoast Raceweek	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
1 Apr 2023	2023 SPYC 81 Bay Invitational Ted Irwin Memorial	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 5
19 Mar 2023	2023 North Gulf Challenge	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 4
5 Mar 2023	2023 SPYC Pennington Cup	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	4th / 12
14 Jan 2023	2023 DIYC Commodore's Cup	WASABI	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 9
19 Nov 2022	2022 Egmont Key Race	Wasabi	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
8 Oct 2022	2022 SPYC Ted Irwin Memorial Fall Bay Race	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 7
17 Sep 2022	2022 - 2023 Suncoast Boat of the Year Series	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 8
17 Sep 2022	The 40th Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta	Wasabi	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
26 Mar 2022	40th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin Memorial	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Other	1st / 7
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
17 Jan 2022	2022 Southernmost Regatta	Wasabi	ORC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
18 Dec 2021	2021 Keelboat Regatta	WASABI	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
20 Nov 2021	2021 Egmont Key Race	WASABI	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 14
23 Jan 2021	2021 DIYC Commodore's Cup	WASABI	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	322	#8841 band 6194–12383	—

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	23 events	5 wins	beats 70%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Alternate (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Grant Dumas	51	27–24
Joseph Toth	33	30–3
Robert Harkrider	26	9–17
JA Booker	25	24–1
Harvey Ford	23	19–4
Jackie Baxter	21	1–20
Mike Royer	20	18–2
Jody Abrams	18	14–4
Stephen Mitcham	16	14–2
Chip Merlin	13	10–3

Most-beaten opponent: Joseph Toth (30–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	4	2	84%
2023	9	1	60%
2022	7	2	76%
2021	3	0	67%

Boats

Wasabi · ORC handicap, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 23 events · 2021–2024

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 13 events
Tampa, FL · 2 events
Tampa · 2 events
Tampa , FL · 2 events
Palmetto, FL, USA · 2 events
FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 322, #8,841. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.