Sailor · 2012–2026

Barry Deren

ssa ayc J/30 Harbor 20 Portsmouth handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 40%
Podium rate: 70%
Typically beats: 79%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Poncie Rutsch
Best trio: Bob Rutsch & Poncie Rutsch
Biggest lift: Mike Costello
Longest-running crew: Bob Rutsch
Nemesis: Amy Stryker
Rival: Amy Stryker
Best day: 1 May 2015
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 30 sailors

Most successful partnership: Poncie Rutsch — 5 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 63% win rate

Bob Rutsch · Bebop, Inconceivable · Harbor 20, J/30, Portsmouth handicap 19events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 42% win rate · 37 of 111 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2026
Mike Costello · Bebop · J/30 16events 8 wins together · 14 podiums · 50% win rate · 37 of 105 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2026
Matthew Wienold · Bebop · J/30 15events 7 wins together · 13 podiums · 47% win rate · 30 of 97 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2024
Janie Gittleman · Bebop · J/30 13events 6 wins together · 11 podiums · 46% win rate · 30 of 84 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Sep 2026
Carole Hamner · Bebop · J/30 10events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 40% win rate · 24 of 71 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2026
Poncie Rutsch · Bebop · J/30 8events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 63% win rate · 18 of 53 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2024
Brad Blash · Bebop · J/30 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 15 of 41 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Sep 2016
Alan Drew · Bebop · J/30 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 19 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2018
Ricardo Ventura · Bebop · J/30 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 8 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2015 – May 2021
Matthew Cheyne · Bebop · J/30 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2018 – May 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Sep 2026	2026 Cal 25 & J/30 North American Championships	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 10
1 May 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Inconceivable	Harbor 20	Headsail Trimmer	14th / 20
1 Jan 2026	2026 Harbor 20 Summer Series	Inconceivable	Harbor 20	Crew	5th / 12
1 Jan 2026	2026 No Ice Bowl	Inconceivable	Portsmouth handicap	Crew	6th / 31
13 Sep 2024	2024 J/30 North American Championship	Bebop	J/30	Rush Chairman	2nd / 15
2 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 7
5 May 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Mast	2nd / 8
5 May 2021	2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1	Bebop	J/30	Mast	8th / 15
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 10
20 Sep 2019	2019 J 30 North American Championship	Bebop	J/30	Mast	4th / 15
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Mast	2nd / 13
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 10
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bebop	J/30	Rush Chairman	3rd / 14
23 Sep 2016	2016 J/30 North American Championship	Bebop	J/30	Mast	3rd / 19
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 10
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	Bebop	J/30	Mast	1st / 10
12 Sep 2014	2014 J 30 North American Championship	Bebop	J/30	Mast	2nd / 13
2 May 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Bebop	J/30	Other	1st / 9
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Bebop	J/30	Bow	1st / 10
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Solarus	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	392 provisional	#3987 band 2176–6929	—
J/30 Crew	650 provisional	#1 band 1–2	+5.5

1 more class, not yet ranked

Harbor 20 · Crew · 5 races, 2 events · rating -7

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	20 events	8 wins	beats 82%

Positions: Mast (12) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Rush Chairman (2) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−34 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	48%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	98%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Lutz	96	83–13
Ron Anderson	90	73–17
Sheila Keen	57	44–13
Bruce Irvin	52	37–15
Dan Watson	46	38–8
David Johnson	45	35–10
Heidi Frist	40	39–1
Pam Morris	37	33–4
James McGinnis	36	35–1
Jamie Gregory	32	28–4
Amy Stryker	31	13–18
Doug Wallop	29	19–10

Most-beaten opponent: Charles Lutz (83–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	1	70%
2024	2	1	96%
2023	1	0	86%
2021	2	1	75%
2019	2	0	85%
2018	1	1	100%
2017	1	0	85%
2016	2	1	94%
2015	1	1	100%
2014	2	1	96%
2013	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	0%

Boats

Bebop · J/30 · 16 events · 2013–2026
Inconceivable · Harbor 20, Portsmouth handicap · 3 events · 2026
Solarus · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2012

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 16 events
Severn Sailing Association · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Westport, CT, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 392, #3,987. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.