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Sailor · 2016–2026

Robert Ballard

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Events
14

18 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 3 of 14

Podium rate
57%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 57%–72%, 99 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Chris Ballard

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Best day
15 Jul 2016

2-1 · 2016 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

Signature result
1st of 16

2016 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge · PHRF handicap · 15 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Chris Ballard · Look Close, Ramble On · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Jul 2023
  • Cindy Ballard · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Tom Davenport · Look Close, Ramble On · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Sep 2020
  • Kyle Ballard · Look Close, Ramble On · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2016 – Sep 2020
  • Tim Royston · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Pat Ferguson · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Betsey Royston · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Charles Ferguson · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2022
  • Brian Ballard · Look Close · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2019 – Jul 2023
  • Bruce Hilgartner · Look Close · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018

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

Rating history

-30217220172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20262026 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook CloseHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
1 Aug 20252025 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook CloseHandicapSkipper1st / 8
2 Aug 20242024 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook CloseHandicapSkipper1st / 6
4 Aug 20232023 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook CloseHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
14 Jul 20232023 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeLook CloseHandicapOther4th / 8
29 Jul 20222022 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook ClosePHRF handicapOther4th / 6
16 Jul 20222022 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeLook CloseHandicapCaptain6th / 7
30 Jul 20212021 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook ClosePHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
27 Sep 20202020 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeLook ClosePHRF handicapOther4th / 4
2 Aug 20192019 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook ClosePHRF handicapCaptain2nd / 6
21 Jul 20182018 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeLook ClosePHRF handicapSkipper12th / 16
4 Aug 20172017 St. Mary's Governor’s CupLook ClosePHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
5 Aug 20162016 St. Mary's Governor’s CupRamble OnPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
15 Jul 20162016 Screwpile Lighthouse ChallengeRamble OnPHRF handicapOther1st / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 40, #44,914. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.