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Sailor · 2013–2026

Ray McVey

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Events
42

145 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 3 of 42

Podium rate
83%

35 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 53%–63%, 255 boats)

Best class ranking
#54

Helm in Cal 20 · rating 157

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Gary Sofia

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gary Sofia

Dec 2019 – May 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Burr Hope

20–102 head to head in 122 races

Best day
21 May 2023

2-1-1 · Bud Bowl

Signature result
1st of 7

Bud Bowl · Cal 20 · 21 May 2023

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Gary Sofia · Wave Dancer · Cal 20 7events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2019 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-1280171201420162018202020222024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 May 2026THE BUD GARDINER BOWLWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 6
16 Apr 2026Twilights First HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 10
5 Dec 2025Christmas RegattaWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 7
26 Jun 2025Twilights Second HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 10
7 Dec 2024Christmas RegattaWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 6
20 Oct 2024His N Hers Regatta #3Wave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 3
17 Aug 2024Pirate Regatta - High Point Race #9Wave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 4
27 Jun 2024Twilights Second HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 5
11 Apr 2024Twilights First HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper1st / 5
2 Dec 2023Christmas RegattaWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 9
3 Aug 2023Twilights Second HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 7
6 Jul 2023Twilights Second Half (Shadow TOT)Wave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 7
21 May 2023Bud BowlWave DancerCal 20Skipper1st / 7
20 Apr 2023Twilights First HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 9
3 Dec 2022Christmas RegattaWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 5
28 Aug 2022Bud Gardiner Bowl-Cal 20Wave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 7
7 Jul 2022Twilights Second HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 7
5 May 2022Twilights First HalfWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 8
4 Dec 20212021 KHYC Christmas RegattaWave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 4
16 Sep 2021KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #22Wave DancerCal 20Skipper2nd / 4
12 Aug 20212021 Ullman Sails Cal 20 Class ChampionshipsWave DancerCal 20Skipper28th / 29
5 Aug 2021KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #16Wave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 4
22 Jul 2021KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #15Wave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 4
15 Jul 2021KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #14Wave DancerCal 20Skipper3rd / 3
8 Jul 2021KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #13Wave DancerCal 20Skipper1st / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 144, #26,335. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.