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Sailor · 2009–2026

Jody Lutz

metedeconk river LightningJ/70Handicap

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Events
80

516 races · 44 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 10 of 80

Podium rate
31%

25 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 73%–75%, 2,930 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Lightning · rating 709

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christine Moloney

3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Christine Moloney & Jay Lutz

3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Christine Moloney

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jay Lutz

Aug 2014 – Aug 2026 · 51 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

44–168 head to head in 213 races

Rival
David Starck

70–90 in 160 races

Best day
4 Aug 2012

17-1-10-1-3-8-3-10-5-9 · ILCA North American Championship 2012

Signature result
1st of 55

ILCA North American Championship 2012 · Lightning · 4 Aug 2012

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christine Moloney — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Jay Lutz · Al’s Baby, Black River, Black River Racing, Jules Rule · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/70, Lightning 51events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 12% win rate · 20 of 347 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Douglas Strebel · Black River Racing · J/70 31events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 239 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Oct 2023
  • Amy Brock · Black River Racing · J/70 14events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 114 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2014 – Oct 2023
  • JoAnn Fisher · Black River Racing · J/70 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 92 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2016 – Mar 2020
  • Amy Strebel · Black River Racing · J/70 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2023
  • Christine Moloney · Black River, Black River Racing · Handicap, Lightning 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Derek Gauger · Black River, Zounds Hearing · J/70, Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 25 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Mar 2026
  • Jonathan Lutz · 15166, Black River, Black River Racing · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 30 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Blake Caskey · Black River Racing · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 35 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 13th · Jul 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Matty Schon · Al’s Baby, Black River Racing · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2017 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

-10386782201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningAutopilot4th / 57
7 Aug 20262026 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsBlack RiverHandicapSkipper8th / 32
11 Jul 20262026 Lightning Canadian OpenBlack RiverLightningBoat Captain10th / 43
13 Jun 2026Lightning CAD/Met District Championship15166LightningSkipper13th / 15
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisBlack RiverLightningCo-Skipper3rd / 24
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningSkipper5th / 34
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBlack River Racing (Masters)LightningSkipper3rd / 18
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgBlack RiverLightningSkipper6th / 27
23 Sep 2025Lightning NAs 2025 Carolina Yacht Club Wrightsville Beach NCBlack RiverLightningCrew10th / 50
9 Aug 20252025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American ChampionshipsLittle Miss MagicHandicapCrew2nd / 25
13 Jul 20252025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningOther4th / 30
28 Jun 2025Lightning CAD/MET District ChampionshipBlack RiverLightningSkipper2nd / 21
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisTeam PatStrongLightningOwner1st / 16
1 Jan 20252025 Lightning Frigid DigitBlack RiverLightningSkipper1st / 24
4 Aug 20242024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American ChampionshipBlack River RacingLightningOther1st / 35
29 Jun 20242024 Lightning - Central Atlantic District ChampionshipBlack River RacingLightningOther2nd / 20
13 Jun 2024New England Lightning District Championship 2024Black River RacingLightningSkipper6th / 27
5 Jun 20242024 Thursday Evening One Design SeriesJody LutzLightningSkipper2nd / 5
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBlack River Racing (Masters)LightningSkipper9th / 26
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBlack River RacingLightningOther12th / 44
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgBlack River RacingLightningOther1st / 24
1 Jan 20242024 Lightning Frigid Digitteam PatStrongLightningCrew2nd / 18
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipBlack River RacingJ/70Helm64th / 83
14 Oct 20232023 J/70 Pre-Worlds Tuning RegattaBlack River RacingJ/70Helm16th / 23
2 Aug 20232023 Lightning WJM's - North American ChampionshipBlack River RacingLightningOther1st / 24

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 538, #1,200.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 693, #416. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.