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Sailor · 2021–2026

Paul Ruthven

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Events
15

148 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
40%

40% win rate · 6 of 15

Podium rate
87%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 76%–89%, 88 boats)

Best class ranking
#487

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 287

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jeff Johnson

3 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Jeff Johnson & John Ross

3 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jeff Johnson

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Ross

Jul 2022 – May 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Grace Toney

9–20 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Andrew Nelson

22–23 in 45 races

Best day
27 Jul 2022

1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-2 · 2022 Small Dinghy Summer Series 2

Signature result
1st of 17

2025 Tuesday Night Keelboat Series · Handicap · 27 May 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jeff Johnson — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • John Ross · Chris Dan, ChrisDan · Handicap 8events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 38% win rate · 32 of 67 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – May 2026
  • Jeff Johnson · Chris Dan, ChrisDan · Handicap 7events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 43% win rate · 32 of 61 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – May 2026
  • Jeffery Johnson · ChrisDan · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2023 – May 2023

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

Rating history

013727420222023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 15

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 274, #12,890. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.