Sailor · 2011–2026

Phil Gavey

pequot yc PHRF handicap J/109 Handicap

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Events: 37
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #539

Most successful partnership: Bryce May
Best trio: Rick Oricchio & Robert Stephan
Biggest lift: Bryce May
Longest-running crew: Jeff Morrison
Nemesis: Bill Kneller
Rival: Daniel Corcoran
Best day: 28 Jul 2019
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bryce May — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 11 events together · 18% win rate

Ken ODonnell · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Madison, Sea Wolf · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 5% win rate · 2 of 104 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
Jeff Morrison · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Madison, Rambunctious · Beneteau First 36.7, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 96 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2026
John Kimberly · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Madison · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2026
Jonathan Johnston · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Madison · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Sep 2026
Brian Spears · Madison, Seawolf · J/109, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 7% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2026
Bryce May · Lite-N-Up, Madison, Rocket Science · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 2 of 19 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Sep 2026
Jim Farrell · Lite-N-Up, Sapphire, Seawolf, SeaWolf · J/109, PHRF handicap 11events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Oct 2023
Michael orourke · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Seawolf, SeaWolf · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 57 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2021
Michael Cooleen · Flyer, Lite-N-Up, Seawolf, SeaWolf · J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 10th · Jun 2013 – Oct 2022
Hal Kappelman · Sea Wolf, SeaWolf · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 33 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 7th · Oct 2022 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 37

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	2026 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 10
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 6
29 Aug 2025	2025 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 8
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Sea Wolf	J/109	Rush Chairman	7th / 11
23 May 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 8
16 May 2025	2025 Sam Wetherill Trophy Race	Rocket Science	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 7
30 Aug 2024	2024 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 10
24 May 2024	2024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 11
13 Oct 2023	2023 The Bitter Ender	Sapphire	PHRF handicap	Bow	8th / 8
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	In the way	4th / 11
27 Jul 2023	2023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)	Sapphire	PHRF handicap	Bow	2nd / 6
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	SeaWolf	J/109	Pit	10th / 13
3 Jun 2023	2023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	SeaWolf	J/109	Pit	13th / 14
26 May 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	10th / 10
12 Oct 2022	2022 J109 North American Championship	SeaWolf	J/109	Tactician	16th / 16
17 Sep 2022	2022 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound Regatta	SeaWolf	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
28 Jul 2022	2022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual)	Sapphire	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 5
27 May 2022	2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	1st / 6
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	7th / 15
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Seawolf	J/109	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	11th / 14
5 Jun 2021	2021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	SeaWolf	J/109	Headsail Trimmer	14th / 17
4 Sep 2020	2020 Vineyard Race	Madison	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 11
14 Sep 2019	2019 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound Regatta	SeaWolf	PHRF handicap	Other	11th / 16
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Sapphire	PHRF handicap	Bow	6th / 9
25 Jul 2019	2019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)	Sapphire	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-226 provisional	#63212 band 60314–64357	—
J/109 Crew	-352 provisional	#539 band 524–541	−5.5

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 40
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 1
Ideal 18 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 24

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	35 events	2 wins	beats 36%

Positions: Bow (17) · Tactician (4) · Pit (2) · Rush Chairman (1) · In the way (1) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1)

How they race

Closer	+13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bill Kneller	59	11–48
Dan Nash	57	10–46
Daniel Corcoran	53	24–29
Jr. John Greifzu	51	7–44
Robert Schwartz	41	12–29
Tom Sutton	39	6–33
Trevor Roach	38	6–31
John Wurch	37	17–20
Jeffrey Warren	37	16–21
David Rosow	36	4–32
Jonathan Rechtschaffer	35	0–35
Bengt Johansson	27	2–25

Most-beaten opponent: Chuck Norris (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	53%
2025	4	1	60%
2024	2	0	48%
2023	6	0	30%
2022	4	1	34%
2021	3	0	33%
2020	1	0	70%
2019	6	0	35%
2018	1	0	67%
2017	3	0	21%
2016	1	0	0%
2015	1	0	0%
2014	1	0	46%
2013	1	0	10%
2011	1	0	61%

Boats

Madison · PHRF handicap · 13 events · 2017–2026
SeaWolf · J/109, PHRF handicap · 10 events · 2017–2023
Sapphire · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2019–2023
Rocket Science · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2017–2025
Lite-N-Up · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2015–2016
Sea Wolf · J/109 · 1 events · 2025
Gavey's Go-Getters · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
Rambunctious · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2014
Flyer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2013
Samuelsson · Ideal 18 · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 14 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 7 events
Bridgeport, CT, USA · 4 events
Sea Cliff, NY, USA · 3 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Southport, CT, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -226 (±148), #63,212.Helm rating across all classes: 40 (±193). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.