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Sailor · 2011–2026

Duane Delfosse

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Events
51

383 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 51

Podium rate
29%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (90%: 44%–50%, 799 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in International 505 · rating 265

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Michael Hull

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sol Marini

Oct 2011 – Sep 2017 · 5 events

Nemesis
Andrew Buttner

2–81 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Thomas Kivney

81–120 in 201 races

Best day
20 May 2023

2-3-3-2-2-4-3 · Spring Regatta 2023 · about 1 in 113 by chance

Signature result
1st of 9

Wickford Regatta 2016 · 505 · 11 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Michael Hull · 8930, Duane Delfosse, TBD · 505, Handicap, International 505, Viper 640 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 64 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Sol Marini · Blondage, Marini · 505, Handicap, Int505 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
  • Chip Nolin · Prestige Worldwide, TBD · Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Mike Deyett · 306, Prestige Worldwide · Viper 640 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Stuart Park · 8930 · 505 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Tom Hurwitch · 8930 · 505 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 24th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

-5915637020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaTBDHandicapOther10th / 46
13 Jun 20262026 New England Championship Viper 640TBDViper 640Helm10th / 13
6 Jun 2026Wickford Regatta 20268930505Skipper3rd / 9
6 Mar 2026505 Midwinter ChampionshipTBDInternational 505Skipper3rd / 9
25 Oct 2025Carl Miller Fall Regatta 2025TBDInternational 505Skipper1st / 6
19 Sep 2025American Yacht Club 2025 Fall One Design RegattaTBDInternational 505Skipper3rd / 5
19 Jul 2025BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge306Viper 640Skipper11th / 12
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaTBD505Skipper5th / 8
7 Jun 2025Wickford Regatta 20258930505Skipper4th / 7
13 Dec 20242024 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipTBD2Viper 640Skipper26th / 29
20 Jul 2024BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge306Viper 640Skipper3rd / 7
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaTBD505Other3rd / 10
8 Jun 2024Wickford Regatta 20248930505Skipper1st / 6
17 May 2024Northeast Lipton Challenge CupPrestige WorldwideViper 640Crew9th / 21
22 Sep 2023International 505 Class 2023 World Championship & Pre-Worlds RegattaDuane Delfosse505Skipper33rd / 59
8 Jul 20232023 Newport RegattaTBD505Other5th / 11
2 Jun 2023Wickford Regatta 20238930505Skipper5th / 14
20 May 2023Spring Regatta 2023TBDInternational 505Skipper3rd / 14
22 Oct 20222022 Carl Miller RegattaTBDInternational 505Skipper2nd / 12
11 Jun 2022Wickford Regatta 20228930505Skipper6th / 9
30 Apr 2022Spring Regatta 2022No NameInternational 505Skipper3rd / 9
29 Oct 20212021 Carl Miller Regatta8930International 505Skipper8th / 15
6 Aug 20212021 Buzzards Bay Regatta8930505Skipper10th / 13
5 Jun 2021Wickford Regatta 20218930505Skipper7th / 9
21 May 20212021 Int. 505 East Coast Championships8930International 505Skipper7th / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 298 (±101), #10,049.Crew rating across all classes: 18 (±228), #40,469. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.