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Sailor · 2007–2026

Stephen Murray

syc IRC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
112

424 races · 70 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 20 of 112

Podium rate
54%

60 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 57%–63%, 757 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in Wave · rating 187

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ben Lynch

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
Jan Majer & Ben Lynch

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Welch

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Lovell

Jan 2011 – Feb 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Heidi Benjamin

35–78 head to head in 113 races

Rival
Arthur Santry

13–14 in 27 races

Best day
14 Sep 2014

1-1-1-1-3-1-2 · 2014 Performance Handicap Fall Series

Signature result
1st of 17

Antigua Bermuda Race 2017 · Handicap · 12 May 2017

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Lynch — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate
  • Gijs Gunneman · Decision, Warrior · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 66 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Jul 2019
  • Jan Majer · Space Monkey, Warrior · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 12events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 42% win rate · 5 of 12 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Jan 2024
  • Scott Tompkins · Decision, Warrior, Weatherly · 12 Metre, Handicap, IRC handicap 10events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 30% win rate · 4 of 14 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Eoin Mckeon · OC-86 (Collegiate), Portia, Temptation, Temptation - Oakcliff - Youth · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 11% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Brian Gallagher · Temptation, Temptation - Oakcliff, Temptation - Oakcliff - Youth, Temptation-Oakcliff-Youth · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Gary Jobson · Temptation, Temptation - Oakcliff - Youth, Temptation-Oakcliff-Youth, Temptation/Oakcliff · 12 Metre, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Jesse Fielding · Space Monkey, Warrior · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 4 of 8 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Karl Funk · Space Monkey, Warrior · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 4 of 8 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Tony Pearce · Space Monkey, Warrior · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 4 of 7 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Jan 2024
  • Mike Schiro · Space Monkey, Warrior · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Feb 2024

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

Rating history

-51763562008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 112

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaDecisionHandicapHelm5th / 38
10 Jul 20262nd Annual Hobie Dream Extreme Regatta805Hobie WaveSkipper8th / 10
6 May 2026Regata al SolPortiaHandicapSkipper1st / 4
11 Mar 2026Sala / Sweeney Restoration Wednesday Night Racing Series 1PORTIAPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 15
10 Oct 202540th Annual Pinata Regatta '25805Hobie WaveSkipper3rd / 7
19 Sep 2025International 12 Metre Association 2025 North American ChampionshipsWeatherly12 MetreCrew2nd / 3
15 Aug 20252025 Ida Lewis Distance RacePortiaPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendTemptation/OakcliffORC handicapWatch Captain2nd / 2
2 Aug 2025Hobie Mile High Regatta- 52nd Anniversary805WaveSkipper5th / 10
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaTemptation/OakcliffORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 4
2 May 202536th Annual Cinco de Mayo Regatta '258Hobie WaveSkipper5th / 6
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceTemptationORC handicapCo-Skipper5th / 5
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTemptation/Oakcliff JV66ORC handicapWatch Captain3rd / 4
8 May 20242024 Regata al SolPortiaHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
8 May 2024Regata al Sol ORR-Ez DivisionPortiaHandicapSkipper1st / 6
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceSpace MonkeyORC handicapOther4th / 5
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceSpace MonkeyORC handicapCo-Skipper1st / 4
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceSpace MonkeyORC handicapCo-Skipper6th / 8
3 Sep 20232023 96th - Around the Island RaceTemptation, Numbers (nee Denali)PHRF handicapOther1st / 6
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceOC-86 (Collegiate)PHRF handicapCo-Skipper2nd / 6
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendTemptation - Oakcliff - YouthORC handicapRush Chairman6th / 7
5 Aug 2023Hobie Mile High Regatta-50th Anniversary Celebration805WaveSkipper1st / 4
12 Jul 2023Lakeview Harbor Wednesday Night Racing Series 4ZydecoPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleTemptation - Oakcliff - YouthORC handicapRush Chairman4th / 10
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaTemptation-Oakcliff-YouthORC handicapOther4th / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 258, #13,126.Crew rating across all classes: 102, #26,887. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.