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Sailor · 2012–2026

Ralph Sponar

rockhall yacht club WindmillHandicapWindmills

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Events
33

170 races · 26 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 6 of 33

Podium rate
42%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 57%–65%, 333 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Windmill · rating 271

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Sponar

3 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Matthew Sponar

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Sponar

Jun 2023 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Ethan Bixby

0–59 head to head in 59 races

Rival
Lon Ethington

47–40 in 89 races

Best day
17 Mar 2017

1-5-2-1-3-7 · 2017 One Design Midwinter Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

Summer One Design Regatta 2026 · Windmill · 20 Jun 2026

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Sponar — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 50% win rate
  • Matthew Sponar · Hummingbird, Miss Behavin · Handicap, Windmill 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Sandy Sponar · Hummingbird, Miss Behavin · Handicap, Windmill 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Sandra Sponar · Hummingbird, Miss Behavin · Handicap, Windmill 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2021 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

01342682013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Corsica River Yacht Club Fall RegattaHummingbirdWindmillSkipper1st / 5
25 Jul 202684th Annual RegattaMiss BehavinWindmillSkipper3rd / 4
20 Jun 2026Summer One Design Regatta 2026Miss BehavinWindmillSkipper1st / 8
19 Jun 202688th Annual Down River Race 2026Miss BehavinHandicapSkipper9th / 29
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgHummingbirdWindmillSkipper5th / 14
11 Oct 2025CRYC 83nd Annual Regatta5702WindmillSkipper3rd / 4
20 Sep 20252025 President's CupHummingbirdWindmillSkipper3rd / 6
1 Aug 20252025 Windmill NationalsHummingbirdWindmillSkipper5th / 17
14 Jun 2025Summer One Design Regatta 2025HummingbirdWindmillSkipper1st / 6
13 Jun 202587th Annual Down River Race 2025HummingbirdHandicapSkipper11th / 24
25 Apr 20252025 Spring Invitational & Jack Peters SeriesGo BlueWindmillSkipper3rd / 4
29 Mar 2025Mount Dora Yacht Club 72nd RegattaHummingbirdHandicapSkipper10th / 17
14 Jun 202486th Annual Down River Race 2024HummingbirdHandicapSkipper4th / 18
14 Jun 2024Summer One Design Regatta 2024Miss BehavinWindmillSkipper1st / 6
16 Jun 2023Summer One Design Regatta 2023HummingbirdWindmillSkipper1st / 7
13 Aug 202283rd ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA and Flying Scot ACC/CDCMiss BehavinWindmillSkipper4th / 6
25 Mar 20222022 Windmill, Albacore, and Snipe Midwinter ChampionshipsMiss BehavinWindmillOther8th / 11
26 Mar 2021Mount Dora Yacht Club 68th RegattaMiss BehavinWindmillSkipper3rd / 4
19 Mar 2021Windmill Midwinters 2021Miss BehavinWindmillSkipper11th / 14
22 Jun 2019Albacore and Friends One-Design RegattaMiss BehavinWindmillSkipper1st / 4
15 Mar 20192019 One Design Midwinter Regatta,Finn National Championship,Windmill MidwintersHummingbirdWindmillSkipper16th / 16
16 Mar 20182018 One Design Midwinter RegattaGo BlueWindmillSkipper9th / 18
17 Mar 20172017 One Design Midwinter RegattaGo BlueWindmillSkipper2nd / 15
18 Mar 20162016 One Design Midwinter RegattaHummingbirdWindmillSkipper6th / 8
12 Mar 2016Windmill MidwintersHummingbirdWindmillSkipper4th / 16

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 263, #13,107. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.