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Sailor · 2013–2024

Matthew Wienold

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Events
16

104 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
44%

44% win rate · 7 of 16

Podium rate
88%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
89%

of boats faced (range 85%–93%, 177 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in J/30 · rating 624

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Poncie Rutsch

5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Barry Deren & Alan Drew

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Alan Drew

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Costello

May 2013 – Sep 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Steve Buzbee

11–16 head to head in 27 races

Rival
Amy Stryker

13–18 in 31 races

Best day
1 May 2015

1-1-1-1 · Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015

Signature result
1st of 10

2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis · J/30 · 1 May 2021

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Poncie Rutsch — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Mike Costello · Bebop · J/30 16events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 44% win rate · 32 of 104 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2024
  • Bob Rutsch · Bebop · J/30 16events 7 wins together · 14 podiums · 44% win rate · 32 of 104 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2024
  • Barry Deren · Bebop · J/30 15events 7 wins together · 13 podiums · 47% win rate · 30 of 97 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2024
  • Janie Gittleman · Bebop · J/30 13events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 39% win rate · 25 of 83 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Sep 2024
  • Carole Hamner · Bebop · J/30 10events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 30% win rate · 19 of 70 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2024
  • Poncie Rutsch · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
  • Brad Blash · Bebop · J/30 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 15 of 41 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2016
  • Alan Drew · Bebop · J/30 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 26 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Sep 2022
  • David Andril · Bebop · J/30 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 21 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Matthew Cheyne · Bebop · J/30 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2021

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

Rating history

0348696201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 16

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 653, #433. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.