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Sailor · 2010–2024

Charlie McHugh

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Events
19

92 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
37%

37% win rate · 7 of 19

Podium rate
84%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 74%–84%, 190 boats)

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Heidi Benjamin

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

Best trio
Steve Benjamin & Heidi Benjamin

5 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ryan Kononchik

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chris Williams

Jan 2015 – Aug 2024 · 9 events

Nemesis
Joel Ronning

2–10 head to head in 12 races

Rival
Austin Fragomen

21–17 in 38 races

Best day
13 Aug 2021

1-2-1 · 2021 Safe Harbor Race Weekend

Signature result
1st of 14

2014 Ida Lewis Distance Race · IRC handicap · 15 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Heidi Benjamin — 5 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate
  • Steve Benjamin · Robotic Oncology, Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 9events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 56% win rate · 17 of 41 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Aug 2016
  • Chris Williams · Spookie, SPOOKIE, Vesper, Vesper 52 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 9events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 56% win rate · 22 of 47 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Matt Reynolds · Spookie, SPOOKIE, Vesper, Vesper 52 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 9events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 44% win rate · 22 of 57 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Heidi Benjamin · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 8events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 63% win rate · 17 of 40 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2016
  • Robbie Kane · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 7events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 57% win rate · 16 of 39 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2016
  • Ryan Kononchik · Spookie, Vesper · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 19 of 35 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Feb 2022
  • Peter Douglas Carey · Robotic Oncology, Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 6events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 33 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Mar 2016
  • Ben Quatromoni · Spookie, SPOOKIE · Handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 6events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 15 of 38 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2016
  • Sam Hallowell · Spookie, SPOOKIE, Victory · IRC handicap, J/70, TP52 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 23 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – May 2021
  • Jeff McCooey · Stark Raving Mad IX, Vesper, Warrior · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 25 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Feb 2022

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

Rating history

-802225242011201320152017201920212023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceVesper 52ORC handicapPro Bowler3rd / 5
12 Aug 20222022 Safe Harbor Race WeekendStark Raving Mad IXPHRF handicapBow2nd / 5
25 Feb 20222022 GL52 Winter Series - Key West CupVesperORC handicapMid Bow2nd / 5
17 Jan 20222022 GL52 Winter Series - Southernmost RegattaVesperORC handicapMast1st / 5
13 Aug 20212021 Safe Harbor Race WeekendStark Raving Mad IXORC handicapBow1st / 8
13 May 20212021 J/70 North American ChampionshipVictoryJ/70Bow15th / 59
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekVictoryJ/70Headsail Trimmer7th / 29
31 Aug 20182018 Vineyard RaceWarriorIRC handicapMid Bow3rd / 4
17 Aug 20182018 Ida Lewis Distance RaceWarriorIRC handicapMid Bow3rd / 13
19 Aug 20162016 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSpookieIRC handicapRush Chairman1st / 9
25 Mar 20162016 St. Thomas International RegattaSpookieHandicapRush Chairman1st / 5
24 Mar 20162016 St. Thomas Yacht Club - Round The Rocks RaceSpookieHandicapRush Chairman1st / 5
18 Jan 2016Quantum Key West Race Week 2016SpookieTP52Medic/Doctor2nd / 4
14 Aug 20152015 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSpookieIRC handicapOwner1st / 9
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVISPOOKIEIRC handicapMid Mast3rd / 6
21 Jan 2015Quantum Key West Race Week 2015SPOOKIEIRC handicapChef3rd / 10
15 Aug 20142014 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSPOOKIEIRC handicapChef1st / 14
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVHigh NoonIRC handicapOther6th / 7
29 Jul 20102010 Around Long Island Regatta (34th Annual)Robotic OncologyIRC handicapOther3rd / 7

Crew rating across all classes: 513, #1,445. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.