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Sailor · 1993–2026

Andrew Palfrey

american yacht club Etchells5.5 MetreStar

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Events
62

389 races · 53 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 11 of 62

Podium rate
39%

24 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (range 83%–85%, 2,376 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Crew in Etchells · rating 973

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Bertrand

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

Best trio
Chris Busch & Thomas Carruthers

2 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Bertrand

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Peter Duncan

Feb 2017 – May 2026 · 33 events

Nemesis
Steve Benjamin

67–99 head to head in 166 races

Rival
Scott Kaufman

108–87 in 196 races

Best day
2 Jan 2009

1-3-3-2-1-3 · 2009 Etchells Victorian State Championship

Signature result
1st of 68

1999 Etchells World Championship · Etchells · 16 Jan 2000

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Bertrand — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Peter Duncan · Oatmeal, Raging Rooster, Relative Obscurity, USA 926 · Etchells, J/70 33events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 9% win rate · 12 of 185 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – May 2026
  • Mark Mendelblatt · Oatmeal, Raging Rooster · Etchells 17events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 12% win rate · 3 of 102 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2021 – May 2026
  • Chris Busch · Elizabeth, San Diego YC · Etchells 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 14 of 49 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
  • Thomas Carruthers · Elizabeth, San Diego YC · Etchells 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 14 of 49 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
  • Ben Lamb · Oatmeal · Etchells 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Chris Larson · Oatmeal · Etchells 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 21 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Dec 2024
  • John Bertrand · AUS1383, AUS1383 - Triad (VIC), Triad, TRIAD (M) · Etchells 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2009 – Jun 2014
  • Morgan Trubovich · Oatmeal · Etchells 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 26 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Jud Smith · Oatmeal, USA 926 · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2018 – Feb 2020
  • David Chapman · Lisa Rose, RSYS · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

04338661994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Aug 2026Star European Championship 2026Pied PiperStarCrew5th / 75
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipRaging RoosterEtchellsBow15th / 76
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestRaging RoosterEtchellsCrew10th / 50
13 Feb 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Midwinters EastRaging RoosterEtchellsBow8th / 31
30 Jan 20262025/2026 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipRaging RoosterEtchellsCrew11th / 39
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsOatmealEtchellsCrew1st / 35
11 Jan 20252024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther6th / 39
7 Dec 20242024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupOatmealEtchellsOther15th / 46
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther4th / 31
1 Jun 20245.5 Metre Class UK National ChampionshipsThe Jean Genie5.5Other3rd / 5
22 Mar 2024International Etchells Class - 17th Annual Coral Reef CupOatmealEtchellsOther1st / 25
16 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters East RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther6th / 40
3 Feb 20242023/2024 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 34
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiOatmealEtchellsChef7th / 62
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther7th / 56
3 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupOatmealEtchellsOther6th / 48
21 Sep 20222022 International Etchells WorldsOatmealEtchellsBow4th / 42
2 Sep 20222022 Etchells European ChampionshipFeverEtchellsOther5th / 32
13 Aug 20222022 International Etchells Red Funnel RegattaOatmealEtchellsOther1st / 15
15 Jul 20222022 Etchells National and British Open ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 23
1 Jul 20225.5 World Championship 2022Jean Genie5.5 MetreCrew1st / 23
27 Jun 2022The Scandinavian Gold CupJean Genie5.5 MetreCrew1st / 6
22 Apr 20222022 International Etchells US National Championship and Pre-WorldsOatmealEtchellsOther4th / 34
25 Mar 20222022 International Etchells Class - 15th Annual Coral Reef CupOatmealEtchellsOther3rd / 37
21 Mar 20222021/2022 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State ChampionshipOatmealEtchellsOther5th / 29

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 711, #253.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 138. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.