Sailor · 2015–2025

Alvaro Varela

cofradia nautica del pacifico Lightning J/70

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #303

Biggest lift: sebastian Lobos
Longest-running crew: Victor Lobos
Nemesis: Ched Proctor
Rival: Thomas Allen
Best day: 25 Nov 2017
Signature result: 10th of 42

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Victor Lobos · Memphis · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 36 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2015 – Jun 2025
sebastian Lobos · Memphis · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 10th · Jul 2015 – Nov 2017
Martín Erlwein · Windmade · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 55th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
Rodrigo Amunátegui · Windmade · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 55th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
Jorge Urzua · Memphis · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 20th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Juan Reid · Windmade · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 55th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
Juan Valenzuela · Memphis · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 26th · Nov 2023 – Nov 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Jun 2025	Lightning World Championship	Memphis	Lightning	Tactician	20th / 40
29 Nov 2023	2023 Lightning Class World Championship	Memphis	Lightning	Tactician	26th / 40
27 Sep 2018	2018 J 70 World Championship	Windmade	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	55th / 91
22 Nov 2017	2017 ILCA World Championship	Memphis	Lightning	Other	25th / 56
18 Nov 2017	2017 Lightning South American Championship	Memphis	Lightning	Other	10th / 42
21 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class World Championship	Memphis	Lightning	Other	45th / 63

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	89 provisional	#28873 band 14444–47601	—
Lightning Crew	77 provisional	#303 band 138–486	+0.4

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -1

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 48%

Positions: Tactician (2) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gustavo Tamayo	36	22–14
Thomas Allen	36	18–18
Ian Edwards	35	32–3
Felipe Robles	30	4–25
Ched Proctor	30	4–26
Cristobal Perez	30	8–21
David Starck	30	4–26
Juan Santos	29	11–18
Jonathan Martinetti	27	12–15
Marvin Beckmann	24	6–18
Billy Martin	24	8–16
Larry MacDonald	24	8–16

Most-beaten opponent: Ian Edwards (32–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	51%
2023	1	36%
2018	1	40%
2017	2	67%
2015	1	29%

Boats

Memphis · Lightning · 5 events · 2015–2025
Windmade · J/70 · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Salinas, Ecuador · 2 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Voula, ATTICA, Greece · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 89 (±247), #28,873. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.