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Sailor · 2026

Ryder Popenoe

villanova university College fleet racing

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Events
6

91 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 1 of 6

Podium rate
33%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 31%–51%, 62 boats)

Best class ranking
#5454

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 44

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Reese Schultz

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ava McNabb & Reese Schultz

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Reese Schultz

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Julia Gordon

Mar 2026 – Oct 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Rory Murray

0–25 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Jonathan Walerys

13–13 in 26 races

Best day
3 Oct 2026

6-2-6-1-5-2-2-1-9-4-2-6-3-4-6-1 · McCurdy Memorial

Signature result
1st of 7

Stony Brook Cup (Brendan Brown-McCue Memorial) · College fleet racing · 25 Apr 2026

Partnerships · 13 sailors

Most successful partnership: Reese Schultz — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Julia Gordon · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 8 of 91 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Ava McNabb · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 63 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Hong Bin Huang · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 36 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Jonah Fish · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 53 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Reese Schultz · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 55 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Maeve Murray · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 45 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−46 vs. without) · best 5th · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Maddie Bitting · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 30 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
  • John O'Leary · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 28 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Amelka Cichy · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 18th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Max Blickle · Villanova University (Wildcats) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026

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

Rating history

-142-5139Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 6

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026McCurdy MemorialVillanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (3-8)3rd / 14
26 Sep 2026Philly Fleet RaceVillanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingA Crew7th / 9
19 Sep 2026John QuinnVillanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 12
25 Apr 2026Stony Brook Cup (Brendan Brown-McCue Memorial)Villanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Crew (6)1st / 7
11 Apr 2026Oberg TrophyVillanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingC Skipper (6)18th / 18
21 Mar 2026Guyot Memorial RegattaVillanova University (Wildcats)College fleet racingB Skipper (2)5th / 8

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 39, #38,508.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -142. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.