Sailor · 2017–2026

Ryan Higgins

grand valley state university J/70 College fleet racing J/111

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Events: 27
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 19%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #881
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Sarah Corder
Best trio: Sarah Corder & Liam Walz
Biggest lift: Liam Walz
Longest-running crew: Sean O'Brien
Nemesis: Charlie Kutschenreuter
Rival: Michael Duff
Best day: 21 Sep 2019
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sarah Corder — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Sean O'Brien · McFly · J/70 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 6 of 82 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2026
Nichole Kievit · Grand Valley State University (Lakers 2), Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 102 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Apr 2019
Sarah Corder · Grand Valley - Growth Spurt, Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing, J/109 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 16 of 77 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
Antoinette Martin · Grand Valley - Growth Spurt, Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing, J/109 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 93 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
David Gerber · McFly, Narwhal · J/70 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 3 of 45 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jul 2025
Matthew Romano · Narwhal · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Liam Walz · Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 20 of 84 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
Max McKinney · Narwhal · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
John McNeil · McFly · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2024
Mitchell Irwin · Grand Valley - Growth Spurt, Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing, J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 65 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 27

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 Jul 2026	2026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	McFly	J/70	Switch Flipper	5th / 7
25 Jul 2025	2025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	McFly	J/70	Other	1st / 12
6 Sep 2024	J/70 Corinthian US National Championship	McFly	J/70	Other	9th / 24
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	McFly	J/70	Other	9th / 18
4 Aug 2023	2023 J/70 Corinthian National Championship	McFly	J/70	Bow	4th / 21
24 Mar 2023	2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship	McFly	J/70	Switch Flipper	25th / 50
27 Jan 2023	2023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2	Narwhal	J/70	Bow	25th / 26
17 Dec 2022	2022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1	Narwhal	J/70	Switch Flipper	18th / 20
28 Sep 2022	2022 International J/111 Class North American Championship	Shamrock	J/111	Mast	4th / 8
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Narwhal	J/70	Switch Flipper	8th / 18
4 Feb 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 (2022 Midwinter)	Narwhal	J/70	Switch Flipper	49th / 63
8 Jan 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Narwhal	J/70	Switch Flipper	31st / 57
30 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	McFly	J/70	Bow	4th / 14
13 May 2021	2021 J/70 North American Championship	McFly	J/70	Bow	46th / 59
26 Oct 2019	Cedarfest 2019	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Crew (5-6)	1st / 11
12 Oct 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Grand Valley - Growth Spurt	J/109	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	9th / 9
21 Sep 2019	Emma Biagioni	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 9
9 Aug 2019	2019 J 70 Corinthian National Championship	McFly	J/70	Bow	16th / 36
26 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	McFly	J/70	Bow	7th / 19
27 Apr 2019	MCSA Coed Championship	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	8th / 11
20 Apr 2019	Mendota Madness	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 7
13 Apr 2019	Cream City Classic	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 6
6 Apr 2019	2019 Laker Showdown	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 11
29 Sep 2018	Pere Marquette	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 13
8 Sep 2018	Fall Fury	Grand Valley State University (Lakers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (7-10)	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	58 provisional	#34483 band 22639–47202	—
J/70 Crew	164 provisional	#881 band 494–1522	+2
College fleet racing Helm	136 provisional	#3373 band 2482–4335	+3.1
Full-size sailing Helm	124 provisional	#29578 band 19168–43419	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/111 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -9
J/109 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -89
College fleet racing · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 10

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 52%
As crew	18 events	2 wins	beats 51%

Positions: Switch Flipper (6) · Bow (6) · B Skipper (4) · A Skipper (2) · Mast (1) · B Crew (5-6) (1)

How they race

Closer	−8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	34%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	53%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bobby Sessions	82	31–51
Don Glover	70	51–19
Carl Eaton	68	20–48
David Jannetti	59	14–45
John Heaton	57	12–45
Michael Duff	53	28–25
Merritt Keffer	52	38–14
Peter Firey	51	33–18
Richard Witzel	49	9–40
Peter Barrett	49	20–29
Tod Sackett	49	19–30
Robert Hughes	49	12–37

Most-beaten opponent: Joshua Spano (33–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	33%
2025	1	1	100%
2024	2	0	59%
2023	3	0	47%
2022	5	0	39%
2021	2	0	50%
2019	9	1	62%
2018	2	0	28%
2017	2	0	37%

Boats

McFly · J/70 · 10 events · 2019–2026
Grand Valley State University (Lakers) · College fleet racing · 9 events · 2017–2019
Narwhal · J/70 · 5 events · 2022–2023
Shamrock · J/111 · 1 events · 2022
Grand Valley - Growth Spurt · J/109 · 1 events · 2019
Grand Valley State University (Lakers 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 7 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 2 events
Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Hope · 2 events
Marquette · 2 events
Wisconsin · 2 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 58, #34,483.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 124, #29,578. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.