Sailor · 2015–2024

Poncie Rutsch

J/30

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Events: 8
Win rate: 63%
Podium rate: 88%
Typically beats: 92%
Best class ranking: #12
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Mike Costello
Best trio: Janie Gittleman & Mike Costello
Longest-running crew: Mike Costello
Nemesis: Amy Stryker
Best day: 1 May 2015
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Costello — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Mike Costello · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Bob Rutsch · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Barry Deren · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Janie Gittleman · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Matthew Wienold · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Carole Hamner · Bebop · J/30 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 9 of 33 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – May 2024
Alan Drew · Bebop · J/30 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 13 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2018
Brad Blash · Bebop · J/30 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 13 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – Apr 2016
Matthew Cheyne · Bebop · J/30 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2018
Bill Strathmann · Bebop · J/30 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 7
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 10
20 Sep 2019	2019 J 30 North American Championship	Bebop	J/30	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 15
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 13
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 10
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 14
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Bebop	J/30	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 10
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	Bebop	J/30	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	323 provisional	#6605 band 3408–12229	—
J/30 Crew	328 provisional	#12 band 8–37	+4.2

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	5 wins	beats 94%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (5) · Headsail Trimmer (3)

How they race

Closer	+13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	84%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	100%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Lutz	53	47–6
Ron Anderson	47	40–7
Sheila Keen	37	27–10
Bruce Irvin	37	27–10
David Johnson	30	24–6
Amy Stryker	24	9–15
Dan Watson	22	18–4
James McGinnis	21	21–0
Heidi Frist	18	18–0
Thomas Watson	17	13–4
Pam Morris	17	15–2
Jamie Gregory	16	14–2

Most-beaten opponent: Charles Lutz (47–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	1	100%
2021	1	1	100%
2019	2	0	85%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	85%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	1	1	100%

Boats

Bebop · J/30 · 8 events · 2015–2024

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 8 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 323, #6,605. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.