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Sailor · 2011–2019

Jerry Diercks

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Events
18

154 races · 71 race wins

Win rate
61%

61% win rate · 11 of 18

Podium rate
72%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 59%–69%, 258 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in J/105 · rating 432

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Paul Henderson

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Paul Henderson & Ramona Barber

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Paul Henderson

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
David Cohen

7–14 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Erik Kristen

58–43 in 101 races

Best day
22 Jun 2011

3-1-1-1-3-3-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-2 · Puget Sound - Wednesday Evening Summer Series

Signature result
1st of 11

2019 Whidbey Island Race Week · J/105 · 24 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paul Henderson — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Paul Henderson · Delirium · J/105 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 31 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Jul 2017
  • Ramona Barber · Delirium · J/105 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 31 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – Jul 2017
  • Phil Bylsma · Delirium · J/105 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 18 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2014
  • Rick Poulin · Delirium · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 9 of 25 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – Jul 2017
  • Veronica Whitley · Delirium · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Penny Benz · Delirium · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 12 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2013
  • Larry Anderson · Delirium · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2014 – May 2014
  • James Srnec · Delirium · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

02264522012201420162018Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20192019 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other1st / 11
19 Jul 20182018 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other1st / 10
10 Jul 20172017 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Helm4th / 13
11 Jul 20162016 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other2nd / 13
18 Jul 20152015 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other4th / 10
22 Jul 20142014 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other1st / 6
16 May 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD RegattaDeliriumJ/105Helm1st / 7
15 Jul 20132013 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other1st / 6
17 May 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD RegattaDeliriumJ/105Skipper1st / 8
16 Jul 20122012 Whidbey Island Race WeekDeliriumJ/105Other1st / 8
10 Aug 2011Puget Sound - Wednesday Evening Fall SeriesDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
22 Jun 2011Puget Sound - Wednesday Evening Summer SeriesDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
11 May 2011Puget Sound - Wednesday Evening Interim SeriesDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
16 Apr 2011Puget Sound Spring Regatta (Big Boat)DeliriumHandicapSkipper4th / 7
6 Apr 2011Puget Sound - Wednesday Evening Spring SeriesDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
12 Mar 2011SLAM Center Sound (Single Race): Scatchet HeadDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper46th / 74
5 Mar 2011SLAM Center Sound (Single Race): Blakely RocksDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper38th / 69
19 Feb 2011Windjammer SeriesDeliriumPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 440, #3,975. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.