Sailor · 2014–2026

Russell Carr

thames yacht club Ensign PHRF handicap

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Events: 55
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 27%
Best class ranking: #91

Longest-running crew: Kathy Petitpas
Nemesis: Michael Macina
Rival: Peter Kogut
Best day: 4 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Kathy Petitpas · Swoose · Ensign 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 7th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2026
Dana Conefrey · Swoose · Ensign 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Tom Loughman · Swoose · Ensign 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026
Michelle Macina · Firebird · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Chris West · Swoose · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Liam Carr · Swoose · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 25th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Charles Shabunia · Firebird · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Stu Craig · Swoose · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Michael Macina · Firebird · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Clifford Smith · Swoose · Ensign 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 55

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Ensign National Championship	Swoose	Ensign	Captain	22nd / 23
18 Jul 2026	2026 Ensign Regional 2/3 Championship	Swoose	Ensign	Skipper	11th / 12
14 Jun 2026	NBYC Early Bird Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Captain	4th / 6
21 Sep 2025	TYC 2025 Chowder Series	Swoose	Ensign	Skipper	3rd / 6
16 Aug 2025	2025 Mason's Island Regatta	Swoose	PHRF handicap	Skipper	8th / 8
4 Aug 2025	2025 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Firebird	Ensign	Crew	15th / 30
23 Jul 2025	TYC 2025 Wednesday Night Summer Series	Swoose	Ensign	Skipper	4th / 8
4 Jun 2025	TYC 2025 Wednesday Night Spring Series	Swoose	Ensign	Skipper	1st / 7
8 Sep 2024	2024 Commodore's Trophy Race	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 5
24 Aug 2024	2024 Mason's Island Regatta	Swoose	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 8
12 Aug 2024	2024 Ensign National Championship Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	25th / 30
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	8th / 9
21 Mar 2024	2024 J-24 and E Scow Nor’easter & Ensign Midwinter Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Skipper	6th / 11
10 Sep 2023	2023 Commodore's Trophy Race	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 7
2 Sep 2023	67th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 5
26 Aug 2023	78th Annual Invitational Regatta	Swoose	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
11 Sep 2022	2022 Commodore's Trophy Race	Swoose	Ensign	Other	4th / 6
3 Sep 2022	66th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 5
27 Aug 2022	77th Annual Invitational Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	2nd / 4
9 Jul 2022	2022 Newport Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	7th / 9
25 Jun 2022	2022 Calvin Brouwer Memorial Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 4
26 Sep 2021	2021 Thames Yacht Club Chowder Series	Swoose	Ensign	Other	3rd / 6
29 Aug 2021	76th Annual Invitational Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	2nd / 4
16 Aug 2021	2021 Ensign National Championship	Swoose	Ensign	Other	25th / 29
31 Jul 2021	2021 Ensign Region II and Region III Championship Regatta	Swoose	Ensign	Other	11th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	20	#49167 band 38540–59769	—
Ensign Helm	10	#91 band 75–102	−7.4

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Ensign · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 29
Full-size sailing · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating 30

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	54 events	3 wins	beats 32%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Captain (2)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	22%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Michael Macina	116	19–96
Eric Jones	100	16–83
Robin Durrschmidt	85	7–78
Gabriel Stern	74	47–25
Roy Adamson	61	38–23
Bud Brown	49	2–47
Robert Conkey	45	15–30
Rick Conley	42	2–40
Jon Simpson	40	10–30
Stephen Clark	39	5–34
Peter Kogut	36	15–21
Michael LaHaye	35	31–4

Most-beaten opponent: Michael LaHaye (31–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	18%
2025	5	1	54%
2024	5	0	32%
2023	3	0	46%
2022	5	0	43%
2021	6	0	35%
2020	3	0	29%
2019	7	1	32%
2018	5	0	15%
2017	4	0	13%
2016	3	1	51%
2015	3	0	25%
2014	3	0	17%

Boats

Swoose · Ensign, PHRF handicap · 54 events · 2014–2026
Firebird · Ensign · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

New London, CT, USA · 14 events
Mystic, CT, USA · 7 events
Fishers Island, NY, USA · 6 events
Niantic, CT, USA · 5 events
Groton, CT, USA · 5 events
Newport, RI, USA · 4 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 20, #49,167.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 30. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.