Sailor · 2015–2023

Rory Vandamme

stc J/109 PHRF handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #55
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Michelle Newman
Best trio: Patrick James & Tom Castiglione
Biggest lift: Jonathan Rechtschaffer
Longest-running crew: Tom Castiglione
Nemesis: David Rosow
Rival: Bengt Johansson
Best day: 25 Jun 2021
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Michelle Newman — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Patrick James · Acadia, Emoticon, Leading Edge · J/109, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 13 of 54 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2023
Jonathan Rechtschaffer · Emoticon · J/109, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 13 of 46 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Oct 2021
James Knight · Acadia, Emoticon · J/109, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 12 of 36 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2023
Tom Castiglione · Acadia, Emoticon · J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 29 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jun 2023
Matt Breef · Emoticon · J/109 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 38 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Oct 2021
Jackson Chabot · Emoticon · J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 33 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Lauren Koch · Emoticon · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Jun 2017
Jonathan Rechtshaffer · Emoticon · J/109 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Jul 2016
Tom Mosler · Emoticon, Prevail · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Sep 2016
Michelle Newman · Emoticon · J/109 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 20 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Acadia	PHRF handicap	Mast	4th / 13
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Starbuck	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 9
16 Oct 2021	2021 J 109 Fleet 10 Fall Classic	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	3rd / 7
11 Sep 2021	2021 Sail for Pride 20th Anniversary	Leading Edge	PHRF handicap	Mast	9th / 11
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	1st / 14
5 Jun 2021	2021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	3rd / 17
27 Jun 2020	89th Stratford Shoal Race	Emoticon	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 11
21 Aug 2019	2019 J 109 North American Championship	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	3rd / 11
10 Aug 2019	2019 J/Fest New England	Freedom	J/109	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 8
1 Jun 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	2nd / 16
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	5th / 21
2 Sep 2016	2016 Vineyard Race	Prevail	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 9
13 Jul 2016	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and Handicap	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	4th / 19
4 Jun 2016	2016 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	5th / 12
23 Apr 2016	2016 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	3rd / 10
11 Jul 2015	2015 69th Annual Red Grant Regatta	Emoticon	J/109	Mast	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	281 provisional	#8896 band 5126–14800	—
J/109 Crew	330 provisional	#55 band 32–99	+0.5

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	16 events	1 wins	beats 59%

Positions: Mast (13) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	39%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jr. John Greifzu	68	50–18
Bill Kneller	58	44–14
Bengt Johansson	55	33–22
David Rosow	54	13–41
Carl Olsson	50	33–17
William Rogers	45	36–9
Cory Eaves	35	33–2
Ray Pepi	34	28–6
Daniel Corcoran	34	34–0
Ted Herlihy	33	14–19
Adrian Begley	32	21–11
Bill Sweetser	28	14–14

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Corcoran (34–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	75%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	4	1	69%
2020	1	0	60%
2019	3	0	58%
2017	1	0	80%
2016	4	0	56%
2015	1	0	50%

Boats

Emoticon · J/109, PHRF handicap · 11 events · 2015–2021
Acadia · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
Starbuck · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2022
Leading Edge · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Freedom · J/109 · 1 events · 2019
Prevail · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Block Island, RI, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 3 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Perth Amboy, NY, USA · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 281, #8,896. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.