Sailor · 2015–2026

Clay Murphy

canandaigua y c Lightning

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #40
Longest win streak: 3

Nemesis: Joshua Goldman
Best day: 1 Jun 2024
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 7 sailors

John Steiner · 14849, HALLAGAN RICHARD · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jul 2015 – Jun 2019
Melody Blackmore · Clay Murphy · Lightning 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
AJ Murphy · 14849, Clay Murphy · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Jun 2026
Peter Murphy · Clay Murphy · Lightning 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Richard Hallagan · HALLAGAN RICHARD · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Annie Dodge · Bill · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 46th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Jed Dodge · Bill · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 46th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning North American Championship	Bill	Lightning	Bow	46th / 53
20 Jun 2026	2026 Lightning Flash Bash Regatta	Clay Murphy	Lightning	Skipper	3rd / 16
14 Jun 2025	2025 Lightning Flash Bash Regatta	Clay Murphy	Lightning	Skipper	4th / 14
1 Jun 2025	2025 Points Races	Clay Murphy	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 11
14 Jun 2024	2024 Lightning Flash Bash / Districts	Clay Murphy	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 16
1 Jun 2024	2024 Points Races	Clay Murphy	Lightning	Skipper	6th / 13
11 Jun 2019	Lightning Class 2019 Masters World and Open European Championships	HALLAGAN RICHARD	Lightning	Crew	30th / 49
17 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class International Masters Championship	14849	Lightning	Other	39th / 62

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Lightning Helm	388 provisional	#40 band 23–72	±0
All classes Helm	406 provisional	#4654 band 2169–9305	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -98
Lightning · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -91

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 75%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 27%

Positions: Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−40 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	30%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Federico Meira	34	28–6
Jeff Shaw	30	30–0
Tom Harig	29	25–4
Fritz Koennecke	25	25–0
Ed Seyerlein	25	20–5
Robert Wardwell	21	15–6
Jed Dodge	21	10–11
Leslie Tuttle	20	18–2
Ed Eagan	19	18–1
Joshua Goldman	18	2–16
Charles Woods	16	13–3
Tom King	16	3–13

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Shaw (30–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	50%
2025	2	0	84%
2024	2	1	79%
2019	1	0	40%
2015	1	0	38%

Boats

Clay Murphy · Lightning · 5 events · 2024–2026
Bill · Lightning · 1 events · 2026
HALLAGAN RICHARD · Lightning · 1 events · 2019
14849 · Lightning · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Cazenovia, NY · 3 events
Unknown · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, United States · 1 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Willow Bank YC · 1 events
CAZENOVIA, NY · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 406, #4,654.Crew rating across all classes: -98. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.