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Sailor · 2020–2026

Luke Spink

cora HandicapA-ClassORC handicap

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Events
26

75 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
42%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–50%, 187 boats)

Best class ranking
#157

Helm in A-Class · rating -135

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tim Welles

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Tim Welles

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dave Kowert

Apr 2021 – Apr 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Rick Moore

2–20 head to head in 22 races

Best day
27 Jul 2024

1-1-3-1-3 · 2024 Independence Cup · about 1 in 67 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

2024 Independence Cup · Independence 20 · 26 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tim Welles — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Paul Stephenson · Blueprint, BLUEPRINT · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Will Monts · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Feb 2025
  • Matt Burton · Blueprint · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Dave Kowert · Blueprint · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 11 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Apr 2025
  • Jackie Welles · Blueprint · ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Drew Smith · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2021 – Dec 2024
  • Billy Jones · Blueprint, BLUEPRINT · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Larry Elkin · Blueprint · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Tim Welles · Blueprint · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Tim Wells · Blueprint · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Dec 2024

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

Rating history

-1163136202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 2026Full Moon RegattaSeraphBCrew3rd / 3
27 Mar 202653rd BVI Spring RegattaBlueprintHandicapSkipper8th / 10
25 Mar 20262026 BVI Sailing Festival - Nanny Cay Cup (Round Tortola Race)BlueprintHandicapSkipper6th / 8
24 Mar 20262026 BVI Sailing Festival - Scrub Island InternationalBlueprintHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
23 Feb 2026RORC Caribbean 600 RaceBLUEPRINTHandicapSkipper14th / 20
1 Jan 20262026 Hangover Race - Frostbite 1BlueprintA-ClassSkipper4th / 5
21 Sep 2025Alice CupBlueprintA-ClassSkipper4th / 10
20 Sep 2025Alice CupBLUEPRINTA-ClassSkipper6th / 8
9 Jul 2025Summer Series IIBLUEPRINTA-ClassSkipper8th / 11
14 May 2025Summer Series IBLUEPRINTA-ClassSkipper11th / 11
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBlueprintHandicapOther5th / 11
29 Mar 2025Spring Ocean RaceBlueprintA-ClassSkipper6th / 12
20 Feb 20252025 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceBlueprintORC handicapSkipper1st / 2
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaBlueprintORC handicapSkipper5th / 6
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceBlueprintORC handicapSkipper2nd / 6
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceBlueprintORC handicapSkipper2nd / 3
21 Nov 20242024 SORC Sailors' Choice RaceBlueprintORC handicapSkipper2nd / 5
26 Jul 20242024 Independence CupMurphyIndependence 20Tactician1st / 8
23 May 20242024 GulfStreamer and Brian Every Sprint RaceBlueprintHandicapSkipper5th / 6
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBlueprintPHRF handicapOther2nd / 10
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekBlueprintPHRF handicapOwner8th / 14
27 May 20222022 GulfStreamer and GulfStreamer Sprint RaceBlueprintHandicapSkipper9th / 10
30 Oct 20212021-22 NYRA Winter Series RegattaBlueprintPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
24 Jul 20212021 Parrothead RegattaBlueprintHandicapSkipper1st / 6
9 Apr 20212021 Charleston Race WeekBlueprintPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: -11 (±131), #53,800.Crew rating across all classes: 118 (±225). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.