Sailor · 2008–2026

Del Olsen

ryc Handicap Long Course Southampton Open Class

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Events: 40
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 72%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Stephen Gay
Nemesis: Lawrence Henderson
Rival: Rand Arnold
Best day: 6 Dec 2009
Signature result: 1st of 31

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen Gay — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Stephen Gay · HURRICANE · Handicap, Moore 24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Joseph Shacat · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Kirk Twardowski · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Greg Mitchell · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Paul Disario · PLUS SIXTEEN · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017
John Clark · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Gail Yando · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Steve Clark · Good Trouble · International 110 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Andrew Bates · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Jenn Virskus · Adrenalin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 40

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Aug 2026	2026 International 110 Class Championship	Good Trouble	International 110	Crew	8th / 19
23 Sep 2017	Totally Dinghy Regatta 2017	253	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 3
12 Aug 2017	2017 - OYRA Series	PLUS SIXTEEN	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 21
8 Apr 2017	Big Dinghy Regatta	USA253	Handicap	Skipper	15th / 27
4 Dec 2016	2016-2017 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	253	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
9 Apr 2016	Big Dinghy Regatta	253	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 27
6 Dec 2015	2015-2016 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	253	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 15
25 Oct 2015	Great Pumpkin 2015 - Sunday Pursuit Race	Adrenalin	PHRF handicap	Skipper	20th / 112
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Adrenalin	Handicap	Co-Skipper	7th / 8
2 May 2015	2015 - Weekend Regattas, includes Vallejo, Westpoint, 2nd Half Opener and Season Closer	ADRENALIN	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 7
18 Apr 2015	2015 Intra-club Series	Adrenalin	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 24
12 Apr 2015	Big Dinghy Regatta 2015 -Sunday Pursuit Race	253	Long Course	Skipper	1st / 13
11 Apr 2015	Big Dinghy Regatta Saturday and Sunday 2015	253	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
7 Dec 2014	2014-2015 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	253	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 11
6 Sep 2014	International Canoe World Championships XIX	Raven	International 10 Sq. Meter Canoe	Skipper	15th / 34
13 Apr 2014	Big Dinghy Regatta 2014 -Sunday Pursuit Race	253	Long Course	Skipper	1st / 11
12 Apr 2014	Big Dinghy Regatta 2014 - Saturday	253	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 8
25 Jan 2014	2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco	HURRICANE	Moore 24	Skipper	1st / 31
8 Dec 2013	2013-2014 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	253	International Canoe	Skipper	2nd / 5
14 Sep 2013	Totally Dinghy Regatta 2013	253	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 14
14 Apr 2013	Big Dinghy Regatta 2013- Sunday Pursuit Race	39	Long Course	Skipper	2nd / 13
13 Apr 2013	Big Dinghy Regatta 2013 - Saturday Only or Saturday and Sunday	39	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 12
26 Jan 2013	2013 - Three Bridge Fiasco	HURRICANE	Moore 24	Skipper	16th / 29
2 Dec 2012	2012-2013 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	39	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 9
1 Jan 2012	2012 - Vallejo 1-2	HURRICANE	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	284 provisional	#11081 band 7091–16692	—
Southampton Open Class Helm	285 provisional	#1	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

International Canoe · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 63
All classes · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating -24
International 10 Sq. Meter Canoe · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating -5
International 110 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -11
Long Course · Helm · 7 races, 7 events · rating 88
Int. Canoe · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 32
Moore 24 · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 3

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	38 events	9 wins	beats 72%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 38%

Positions: Co-Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	70%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Briner	50	38–11
Pieter Versavel	47	33–14
Gil Woolley	45	37–8
Rand Arnold	39	21–18
Chris Rutz	35	17–18
Mikey Radziejowski	32	21–11
Stephen Gay	30	17–13
Wayne Clough	28	23–5
Michael Molina	23	19–4
John Gilmour	18	11–6
Lawrence Henderson	17	7–10
John Clark	16	15–1

Most-beaten opponent: Gil Woolley (37–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	61%
2017	3	1	69%
2016	2	0	49%
2015	7	2	59%
2014	5	2	84%
2013	5	1	74%
2012	2	0	28%
2011	2	0	83%
2010	2	0	50%
2009	5	1	79%
2008	6	2	86%

Boats

243 · Handicap, Long Course, Southampton Open Class, Int. Canoe · 14 events · 2008–2011
253 · Handicap, Long Course, International Canoe · 11 events · 2013–2017
Adrenalin · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2015
HURRICANE · Moore 24, Handicap · 3 events · 2012–2014
39 · Long Course, Handicap · 3 events · 2012–2013
Good Trouble · International 110 · 1 events · 2026
PLUS SIXTEEN · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
USA253 · Handicap · 1 events · 2017
Raven · International 10 Sq. Meter Canoe · 1 events · 2014
USA 243 · Long Course · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Point Richmond, CA · 19 events
Richmond Yacht Club · 14 events
JACKY · 3 events
Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay · 2 events
Inverness, CA · 1 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 284 (±138), #11,081.Crew rating across all classes: -24 (±242). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.