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Sailor · 2011–2026

Edward Purcell

myc PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
45

162 races · 37 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 8 of 45

Podium rate
51%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
54%

of boats faced (range 51%–57%, 651 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Fred Horwitz

46–68 head to head in 114 races

Rival
David Lucey

53–64 in 117 races

Best day
1 Jun 2022

4-1-2-3-1-1-2-1-2-3 · Wednesday Night Offshore Series

Signature result
1st of 10

2012 Wednesday Night Offshore Series - non counting races only · PHRF handicap · 16 May 2012

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Edward Purcell Dan · Top Tick, Top Tick - Team Zissou · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Sep 2017
  • Dan Purcell · Top Tick · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2016 – May 2016

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

Rating history

018036020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jun 2026Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper1st / 8
28 May 2025Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
29 May 2024Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
24 May 2023Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper1st / 7
13 Aug 2022Milwaukegan RaceTop TickHandicapSkipper4th / 6
1 Jun 2022Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper1st / 8
14 Aug 2021Milwaukegan RaceTop TickHandicapSkipper6th / 7
26 May 2021Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper4th / 5
1 Jul 2020Wednesday Night Offshore SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper5th / 8
21 Sep 2019The 21st Louie’s Last RegattaTop TickHandicapSkipper7th / 13
24 Aug 201974th Annual Invitational RegattaJust FriendsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Jun 20192019 Saturday Afternoon Sailing SeriesTop TickHandicapSkipper9th / 12
29 May 20192019 Wednesday Night Offshore Series Spring and Summer (WNOS)Top TickPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
22 Sep 2018The 20th Louie’s Last RegattaTop TickHandicapSkipper7th / 23
26 Aug 201873rd Annual Invitational RegattaJust FriendsPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
2 Jun 20182018 Milwaukee Bay Offshore SeriesTop tickPHRF handicapSkipper16th / 18
16 May 20182018 Wednesday Night Offshore Series Spring and Summer (WNOS)Top TickPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
23 Sep 2017Louies 19th Last RegattaTop Tick - Team ZissouHandicapSkipper13th / 57
20 Aug 201772nd Annual Invitational RegattaJust FriendsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
19 Aug 2017Milwaukee Bay Offshore Series Commodore's RegattaTop TickPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 16
3 Jun 2017Milwaukee Bay Offshore SeriesTop TickPHRF handicapSkipper14th / 16
24 May 20172017 Wednesday Night Offshore Series Spring and Summer (WNOS)Top TickPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
24 Sep 2016Louies 18th Last RegattaTop TickHandicapSkipper8th / 43
28 Aug 201671st Annual Invitational RegattaJust FriendsPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
25 May 20162016 Wednesday Night Offshore Series Spring and Summer (WNOS)Top TickPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 360, #6,755. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.