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Sailor · 2012–2026

Chuck McCarthy

hempstead harbor club charleston yacht club PHRF handicapJ/105Handicap

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Events
39

157 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 8 of 39

Podium rate
64%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 47%–56%, 382 boats)

Best class ranking
#306

Helm in J/105 · rating 62

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Bill Zartler

1–31 head to head in 32 races

Rival
David Deutsch

22–20 in 43 races

Best day
27 Jun 2025

4-5 · 2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week

Signature result
1st of 10

2015 Cow Bay Cruising Association Series · PHRF handicap · 16 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 15 sailors

  • Andrew Dion · Kestrel, Speed D8 · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Mar 2026
  • John McCarthy · Kestrel · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Sean Groskoph · Kestrel · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Ed Wassmer · Kestrel, Speed D8 · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Miles Wolff · Kestrel · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
  • John Polek · Kestrel · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Ed Condon · Speed D8 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Rick Cain · Speed D8 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Alexander Kraebel · Speed D8 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Donal Ryan · Speed D8 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

01302602013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jul 2026Yacht Scoring Yacht Club Annual Summer SeriesKestrelHandicapSkipper17th / 24
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointKestrelJ/105Skipper8th / 13
13 Mar 20262026 J/105 Mid-Winter ChampionshipKestrelJ/105Skipper9th / 13
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekKestrelJ/105Pit8th / 17
21 Aug 20242024 Hempstead Harbour Club Wednesday Night SeriesKestrelPHRF handicapOther3rd / 3
13 Aug 20232023 City Island Yacht Club Annual Day RaceKestrelPHRF handicapOther2nd / 9
20 Jul 20232023 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Summer SeriesKestrelPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
29 Jun 20232023 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Spring SeriesKestrelPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleKestrelJ/105Skipper18th / 25
14 Jul 20222022 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Summer SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther1st / 6
26 May 20222022 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Spring SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther4th / 8
1 Jan 2022Results are provisional as of 15:23 on August 13, 20228905HandicapSkipper69th / 78
15 Jul 20212021 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Summer SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
27 May 20212021 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Spring SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther5th / 9
12 Sep 20202020 65th Edlu Distance RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
16 Jul 20202020 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Summer SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
18 Jul 20192019 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Summer SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekSpeed D8PHRF handicapCo-Skipper10th / 12
6 Jun 20192019 Cow Bay Cruising Association - Spring SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
8 Sep 20182018 Captain Island RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther1st / 4
12 Aug 20182018 City Island Yacht Club Annual Day RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 6
11 Aug 20182018 City Island Yacht Club Womens Skippers' RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther1st / 6
19 Jul 20182018 Cow Bay Cruising Association SeriesSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
3 Jun 201871st Annual Y.R.A. Day RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
9 Sep 20172017 Captain Island RaceSpeed D8PHRF handicapOther1st / 3

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 209, #19,188. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.