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Sailor · 2013–2025

Walt Pletcher

ayc Viper 640HandicapJ/70

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Events
63

218 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 12 of 63

Podium rate
60%

38 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (90%: 67%–72%, 815 boats)

Best class ranking
#68

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 263

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Sweeney

2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
John Sweeney & Patricia Pletcher

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

Biggest lift
John Sweeney

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Patricia Pletcher

May 2013 – Jun 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
Tyler Moore

1–32 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Mary Ewenson

51–71 in 122 races

Best day
25 Oct 2014

25-7-3-2-2-16-14 · J/70 Fall Brawl · about 1 in 92 by chance

Signature result
1st of 39

2020 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco Race · PHRF handicap · 2 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Sweeney — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Tricia Pletcher · Deep State, Deep State 4 Sale, Occam's Razor, Occams Cure · Handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 20events 0 wins together · 10 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 81 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2024
  • Patricia Pletcher · Deep State, Deep State 4 Sale, Occams Razor, Remembering Geoff · Handicap, J/70, Viper 640 15events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 4 of 67 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Brian Debrincat · Deep State, Deep State 4 Sale · Viper 640 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 36 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Jun 2025
  • John Moran · Deep State, Deep State 4 Sale, Occams Razor · J/70, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2024
  • John Sweeney · Deep State, Deep State 4 Sale, Senatore · ORC handicap, Viper 640 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Erik Wescott · Deep State, Endorphin, Occams Razor · J/70, ORC handicap, Viper 640 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2013 – May 2022
  • Bill Krafft · Endorphin, Senatore · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Jamila Mayo Schragger · Deep State · PHRF handicap, Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2019 – Aug 2021
  • John Pica · Endorphin, Senatore · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Jackie Morrison · Deep State · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

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

Rating history

-32149330201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 63

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Aug 20252025 MADR - UPPER BAY - NAR SERIESDEEP STATEHandicapSkipper7th / 67
14 Jun 20252025 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaDeep State 4 SaleViper 640Skipper2nd / 3
28 Sep 20242024 AYC Fall Series - Lippincott Memorial Star Class RegattaDeep State 4 SaleViper 640Other1st / 5
21 Sep 20242024 Fall Race To SolomonsSenatoreORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 7
17 Aug 20242024 CRAB CupDeep State 4 SalePHRF handicapOther1st / 5
17 Aug 20242024 MADR - MID BAY (4of7)DEEP STATE 4 SALEHandicapSkipper12th / 15
27 Jul 20242024 AYC Annual RegattaDeep State 4 SaleViper 640Other3rd / 5
22 Jun 20242024 One-Design ClassicDeep State 4 SaleViper 640Other1st / 6
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeep State 4 SaleViper 640Other10th / 24
25 Nov 20232023 Leftover BowlDeep StateHandicapOther2nd / 8
28 Oct 20232023 Fall BrawlDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 5
30 Sep 20232023 AYC Fall SeriesDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 5
2 Sep 20232023 Annapolis Labor Day RegattaDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 6
19 Aug 20232023 CRAB CupDeep StateViper 640Other1st / 6
30 Jul 20232023 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco RaceDeep StatePHRF handicapOther2nd / 54
22 Jul 20232023 AYC Annual RegattaDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 6
19 May 20232023 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 8
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeep StateViper 640Other5th / 13
24 Sep 20221st Annual Seafarers RegattaDeep StateHandicapOther2nd / 5
20 Aug 20222022 CRAB CupDeep StateViper 640Other1st / 4
31 Jul 20222022 AYC Two Bridge Fiasco RaceDeep StatePHRF handicapOther4th / 20
24 Jul 20222022 AYC Annual RegattaDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 6
10 Jun 20222022 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesDeep StateViper 640Other2nd / 6
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeep StateViper 640Other12th / 23
27 Nov 20212021 Leftover BowlDeep StateHandicapOther2nd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 316 (±111), #8,927.Crew rating across all classes: -6 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.