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Sailor · 2017–2025

Valerie Bucholtz

richmond yc J/24PHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
32

145 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 32

Podium rate
16%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
29%

of boats faced (90%: 26%–32%, 504 boats)

Best class ranking
#353

Crew in J/24 · rating 110

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Robert Hyslop

2–29 head to head in 31 races

Best day
16 Jul 2023

4-1-5 · 2023 Thistle Women and Juniors National Championship · about 1 in 13 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 15

2023 Thistle Women and Juniors National Championship · Women · 16 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Matt Dailey · Medusa, Wildcard · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2017 – May 2024
  • Mark Dowdy · Hana Ho, Jazzy2, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Kim Stuart · Ghetto, Hana Ho, Jazzy2, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2021 – May 2025
  • Stacy Riggs · Streaker, Wildcard · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Rebecca Cully · Eclipse, Wildcard · Express 37, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2023 – May 2024
  • Zachary Miller · Hana Ho, Jazzy2, Sapphire · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • James Mercer · Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Nicholas Grebe · Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Tim Collins · Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Brandon Mercer · Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-319-143332018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025PerplexityIRC handicapCrew59th / 103
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupHana HoPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer7th / 7
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceSoap OperaORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer6th / 6
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesStreakerJ/105Headsail Trimmer28th / 30
30 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300WildcardORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 3
27 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupWildcardORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 6
25 May 20242024 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupWildcardPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 7
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesEclipseExpress 37Mast8th / 8
2 Sep 20232023 Spud CupWild OneJ/24Skipper7th / 9
16 Jul 20232023 Thistle Women and Juniors National ChampionshipSugar SugarWomenSkipper2nd / 15
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipSugar Sugar1114Skipper37th / 42
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipSugar Sugar1113Skipper75th / 85
1 Apr 20232023 Big Dinghy Regatta1075ThistleSkipper4th / 5
4 Dec 20222022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays1075ThistleSkipper1st / 4
24 Sep 20222022 Red Bra RegattaSplitWaterPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
3 Sep 20222022 Spud CupWild OneJ/24Skipper8th / 10
5 Aug 20222022 Montana Sailing Championship - Montana Cup Regatta - Pacific Northwest Thistle Class DistrictsWild OneJ/24Skipper6th / 7
18 Jun 20222022 - 43rd Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceSPLIT WATERHandicapSkipper5th / 6
28 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupHana HoPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
19 Mar 2022MEXORC 2022Jazzy2ORC handicapSkipper9th / 10
18 Feb 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgMustache RideJ/24Other3rd / 4
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSapphireORC handicapOther8th / 9
4 Sep 2021SSA 2021 Spud Cup & TCA Pacific Coast ChampionshipWild OneJ/24Skipper7th / 7
21 Jun 20212021 Race Week AnacortesGhettoPHRF handicapBow8th / 9
26 Feb 20212021 J 24 Midwinter ChampionshipBad NeighborJ/24Mast11th / 29

Crew rating across all classes: -319 (±145), #64,532.Helm rating across all classes: 33 (±141), #45,135. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.