Sailor · 2006–2025

Jose Manuel Ruiz Sanchez

club n utico mar menor Handicap 470 J/80

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Events: 18
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 11%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #210
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Gabriel Utrera Thompson
Nemesis: Mathew Belcher
Rival: Nikolaus Kampelmühler
Best day: 8 Jul 2025
Signature result: 3rd of 58

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Gabriel Utrera Thompson · KUNDAKA, RUIZ SANCHEZ / UTRERA THOMPSON · 470 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 46 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 26th · Apr 2018 – Apr 2019
Fernando Mora · Bonne Chance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
Julianna Rodriguez · Bonne Chance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
Guillermo Mulet · Bonne Chance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
Pedro Campos · Bonne Chance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
Giselle Stowell · Bonne Chance · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2016
Arkadiusz Goszczak · MIA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
Fernando Davila · RUIZ SANCHEZ / DÁVILA · 470 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 30th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Wilmer Millan · Bonne Chance · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2016 – Apr 2016
Francisco Villarrubia · Bonne Chance · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2016 – Apr 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Jul 2025	J/80 Worlds 2025	DORSIA SAILING TEAM (Palante)	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 58
31 Aug 2021	J70 European Championship 2021	Let it be	J/70	Crew	14th / 98
12 Jun 2021	Als Rundt 2021	MIA	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 11
2 Apr 2019	50 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR	KUNDAKA	470	Skipper	49th / 73
29 Mar 2019	2019 BVI Spring Regatta	Balaju	Handicap	Other	4th / 8
6 Oct 2018	Nebelpokal 2018 + German Open J22	Jose SANCHEZ	Flying Dutchman	Skipper	12th / 23
2 Aug 2018	2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus	KUNDAKA	470	Skipper	38th / 64
20 Jun 2018	Kieler Woche 2018	KUNDAKA	470	Skipper	26th / 48
24 Apr 2018	2018 World Cup Series \| Hyères, France	RUIZ SANCHEZ / UTRERA THOMPSON	470	Skipper	30th / 40
3 Apr 2018	49 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Iberostar	KUNDAKA	470	Skipper	57th / 79
30 Mar 2018	2018 BVI Spring Regatta	Balaju	Handicap	Other	5th / 10
6 Jun 2017	World Cup Series Final \| Santander 2017	RUIZ SANCHEZ / GARCÍA-PAZ	470	Skipper	10th / 14
25 Apr 2017	World Cup Series \| Hyères 2017	RUIZ SANCHEZ / DÁVILA	470	Skipper	30th / 35
11 Jun 2016	2016 Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta	Bonne Chance	PHRF handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
1 Apr 2016	2016 BVI Spring Regatta	Bonne Chance	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 10
23 May 2015	2015 Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta	Bonne Chance	Handicap	Other	4th / 4
1 Feb 2013	12 International Regatta 2013	Bonne Chance	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
24 Mar 2006	2006 Rolex International Regatta	Myett's Balaju 2	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	228 provisional	#15727 band 9320–25181	—
470 Helm	18 provisional	#210 band 117–289	−10

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Helm · 13 races, 1 event · rating 119
All classes · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 28
J/70 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating 26
Flying Dutchman · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 19

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	17 events	0 wins	beats 42%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 87%

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	52%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	45%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Bargehr	67	19–48
Martin Wrigley	67	24–43
Nikolaus Kampelmühler	66	37–29
Panagiotis Mantis	62	17–44
Giacomo Ferrari	58	19–39
Naoki Ichino	58	17–41
Tetsuya Isozaki	58	14–43
Carl-Fredrik Fock	58	17–41
Sosaku Koizumi	57	26–31
Stuart McNay	57	18–38
Malte Winkel	56	22–34
Simon Diesch	56	15–40

Most-beaten opponent: Tatsumi Ando (23–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	97%
2021	2	53%
2019	2	45%
2018	6	41%
2017	2	23%
2016	2	65%
2015	1	0%
2013	1	50%
2006	1	29%

Boats

KUNDAKA · 470 · 4 events · 2018–2019
Bonne Chance · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2013–2016
Balaju · Handicap · 2 events · 2018–2019
DORSIA SAILING TEAM (Palante) · J/80 · 1 events · 2025
Let it be · J/70 · 1 events · 2021
MIA · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
Jose SANCHEZ · Flying Dutchman · 1 events · 2018
RUIZ SANCHEZ / UTRERA THOMPSON · 470 · 1 events · 2018
RUIZ SANCHEZ / GARCÍA-PAZ · 470 · 1 events · 2017
RUIZ SANCHEZ / DÁVILA · 470 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Unknown · 9 events
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands · 3 events
Palma, Spain · 2 events
Humacao, PR, USA · 1 events
Ceiba, PR, USA · 1 events
San Juan, PR · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 228, #15,727.Crew rating across all classes: 28. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.