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Sailor · 2013–2026

River Paquin

coronado yacht club J/70EtchellsHandicap

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Events
81

473 races · 79 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 13 of 81

Podium rate
42%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 68%–71%, 1,969 boats)

Best class ranking
#4

Crew in J/111 · rating 588

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Hardesty

4 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Bill Hardesty & Kelly McKeown

3 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Sebastian Bliss

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brock Paquin

Aug 2013 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

9–57 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Michael Goldfarb

57–39 in 96 races

Best day
19 Jul 2019

1-1-1-1-1 · SDAYC Luff-in at Coronado YC Single-handed

Signature result
1st of 36

2024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 · J/70 · 8 Feb 2025

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Hardesty — 4 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Andrew Ward · Bravo · IC37, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 27% win rate · 18 of 93 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Goncalo Ribeiro · Black Mamba, BlackMamba, Columbia · J/70 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 8 of 74 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – May 2024
  • Bill Hardesty · 1372, Bravo · Etchells, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 40% win rate · 20 of 80 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Sedgwick Ward · Bravo · IC37, J/111, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 22% win rate · 14 of 77 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jan 2024
  • Fernando Perez Ontiveros · Black Mamba, BlackMamba · J/70 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 74 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – May 2024
  • Joshua Kapell · Bravo · IC37, J/111, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 22% win rate · 14 of 77 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Greiner Hobbs · Reggaeshark, Rowdy, Stampede · J/70 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 41 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Bruno Pasquinelli · Stampede · J/70 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 8 of 44 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Bernardo Freitas · Black Mamba, BlackMamba · J/70 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 63 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2022 – May 2024
  • Kelly McKeown · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 14 of 62 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-393317012014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 81

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Zero Gravity 51PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer5th / 8
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipMartian^2EtchellsMain Trimmer42nd / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlMartian^2EtchellsMain Trimmer22nd / 63
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestMartian^2EtchellsMain Trimmer22nd / 50
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupSide PieceEtchellsSkipper27th / 42
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBravoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 10
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaBravoORC handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 9
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoStampedeJ/70Cat 3 Cooler Jockey8th / 20
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapOffside trimmer5th / 6
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipSide PieceEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer22nd / 38
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlSide PieceEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 33
28 Mar 20252025 J70 Midwinter ChampionshipStampedeJ/70Crew9th / 50
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500Zero Gravity 51ORC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 4
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipSide PieceEtchellsHeadsail Trimmer6th / 30
8 Feb 20252024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3StampedeJ/70Crew1st / 36
24 Jan 20252025 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Kid's TableJ/70Bow16th / 41
11 Jan 20252024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2StampedeJ/70Crew3rd / 33
14 Dec 20242024 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1StampedeJ/70Other2nd / 33
8 Nov 20242024 J/70 US National ChampionshipStampedeJ/70Other4th / 18
22 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North AmericansStampedeJ/70In the way1st / 15
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicagousa 167J/70Headsail Trimmer7th / 15
21 May 2024European ChampionshipBlackMambaJ/70Crew15th / 84
1 May 2024J70 North American ChampionshipsBlack MambaJ/70Bow1st / 26
6 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters West1372EtchellsMain Trimmer1st / 22
15 Jan 20242024 Southernmost RegattaBravoJ/111Main Trimmer1st / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 672, #364.Helm rating across all classes: 305, #9,887. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.