Sailor · 2008–2023

Wallace Cross

waikiki yc ORC handicap Handicap J/70

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Events: 17
Win rate: 41%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 61%
Longest win streak: 7

Most successful partnership: Brad Ruetenik
Best trio: Brad Ruetenik & Jay Davis
Biggest lift: Paul Kerber
Longest-running crew: Paul Kerber
Nemesis: Brian Keane
Best day: 15 Aug 2008
Signature result: 2nd of 32

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brad Ruetenik — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Bob Pethick · Bretwalda, Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 11events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 55% win rate · 9 of 30 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Mar 2023
Gary Warner · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 8 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Sep 2021
Paul Kerber · Blackbird, Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, ORC handicap 7events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 43% win rate · 6 of 19 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Mar 2021
Jay Davis · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 3 of 12 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Sep 2021
Alex Hume · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3, T2 · Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 3 of 13 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Feb 2022
Brad Ruetenik · Bretwalda3 · ORC handicap 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 3 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2020 – Sep 2021
Patrick Farrell · Bretwalda3 · ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Sep 2021
Sergei Lie · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2017
Ian Fournier · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Jul 2019
Phillip Pollard · Bretwalda 3, Bretwalda3 · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 8 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Triumph	Handicap	Tactician	3rd / 6
2 Jun 2023	2023 Bayview One Design Regatta	WILDCAT	J/111	Main Trimmer	1st / 6
24 Mar 2023	2023 J/70 Midwinters Championship	Bretwalda	J/70	Spinnaker trimmer	36th / 50
4 Feb 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 (2022 Midwinter)	T2	J/70	Tactician	36th / 63
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 9
3 Jun 2021	2021 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 9
22 Mar 2021	2021 NHYC Cabo Race	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 6
5 Mar 2021	2021 Islands Race	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
5 Mar 2020	2020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 3
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Bretwalda 3	Handicap	Watch Captain	3rd / 13
1 Mar 2018	2018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Bretwalda3	Handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
11 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Bretwalda3	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 4
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Bretwalda 3	Handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 6
18 Jul 2013	2013 Transpac Honolulu Race	Bretwalda 3	Handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 6
27 Aug 2010	2010 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Championship	Tramp	Melges 20	Main Trimmer	13th / 21
3 Sep 2008	2008 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship	Blackbird	Beneteau First 36.7	Main Trimmer	2nd / 32
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Blackbird	Beneteau First 36.7	Main Trimmer	2nd / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	470 provisional	#2075 band 1025–4057	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating -8
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 106
J/111 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 204
Melges 20 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 37

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	17 events	7 wins	beats 77%

Positions: Main Trimmer (13) · Tactician (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	84%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Heaton	22	11–11
David Jannetti	16	2–14
Fernando Perez Ontiveros	16	1–14
Filip Engelbert	16	3–13
Richard Witzel	16	3–13
Victor Lobos	16	9–7
Peter Firey	16	12–4
Brian Keane	16	0–16
Robert Hughes	16	5–11
Peter Barrett	16	10–6
Alex Meleney	16	10–6
Laura Sigmond	16	7–8

Most-beaten opponent: Tom McIntosh (13–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	3	1	63%
2022	1	0	44%
2021	4	3	91%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	83%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	20%
2013	1	0	80%
2010	1	0	40%
2008	2	0	96%

Boats

Bretwalda3 · ORC handicap, Handicap · 7 events · 2017–2021
Bretwalda 3 · Handicap · 3 events · 2013–2019
Blackbird · Beneteau First 36.7 · 2 events · 2008
Triumph · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
WILDCAT · J/111 · 1 events · 2023
Bretwalda · J/70 · 1 events · 2023
T2 · J/70 · 1 events · 2022
Tramp · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Newport Beach, CA, USA · 3 events
San Diego, CA, USA · 3 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 2 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 1 events
Macatawa, MI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 470, #2,075. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.