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Sailor · 2013–2026

Andrew Ward

siyc nyyc PHRF handicapJ/111ORC handicap

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Events
80

368 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 21 of 80

Podium rate
56%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 67%–72%, 853 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in J/111 · rating 375

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kelly McKeown

4 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Sebastian Bliss & Kelly McKeown

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

Biggest lift
Will Felder

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sedgwick Ward

Jun 2013 – Jan 2026 · 68 events

Nemesis
Peter Wagner

40–97 head to head in 137 races

Rival
Douglas Curtiss

52–56 in 108 races

Best day
14 Jun 2025

2-2-4-1-1 · 171st NYYC Annual Regatta

Signature result
1st of 32

Whitebread 27 · PHRF handicap · 26 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Kelly McKeown — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate
  • Sedgwick Ward · Bravo, Bravo. · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 68events 17 wins together · 37 podiums · 25% win rate · 41 of 322 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jan 2026
  • Joshua Kapell · Bravo · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 31events 3 wins together · 15 podiums · 10% win rate · 28 of 235 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jan 2026
  • Kevin McKee · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 18events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 137 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Jan 2020
  • Matthew Kapell · Bravo · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 16events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 11 of 122 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Mathew Kapell · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 14events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 14% win rate · 21 of 100 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jan 2026
  • Jim Ryan · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 0 wins together · 7 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 88 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2017 – Jun 2021
  • Ian Fraser · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 7 of 105 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • River Paquin · 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(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Bill Hardesty · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 40% win rate · 23 of 82 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Jan 2026
  • John King · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 69 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Jun 2023

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

Rating history

-1181915002014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 80

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026Whitebread 33BravoPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 30
19 Jan 20262026 Southernmost RegattaBravoJ/111Other1st / 6
27 Sep 2025Whitebread 32BravoPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 32
2 Aug 2025Shelter Island Yacht Club - 2025 Race Week - Anniversary RegattaBravoPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
1 Aug 2025Shelter Island Yacht Club - 2025 Race Week - Around-the-Island RaceBravoPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBravoPHRF handicapOther1st / 10
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaBravoORC handicapHelm2nd / 9
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceBravoORC handicapSkipper3rd / 11
20 Jan 20252025 Southernmost RegattaBravoJ/111Other5th / 10
28 Sep 2024Whitebread 31BravoPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 31
1 Sep 20242024 Poor Memorial RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
3 Aug 20242024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Anniversary RegattaBravoPHRF handicapOther3rd / 11
2 Aug 20242024 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther1st / 11
15 Jan 20242024 Southernmost RegattaBravoJ/111Other1st / 6
7 Oct 2023Whitebread 30BravoPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 25
3 Sep 20232023 Poor Memorial RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaBravoJ/111Other2nd / 7
8 Jul 20232023 Red Grant RegattaZigzagColgate 26Other5th / 5
2 Jul 20232023 Heatherton Trophy RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBravoORC handicapOther3rd / 14
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaBravoJ/111Other2nd / 6
28 Sep 20222022 International J/111 Class North American ChampionshipBravoJ/111Other2nd / 8
4 Sep 20222022 Poor Memorial RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther4th / 18
6 Aug 20222022 Race Week at Shelter Island - Anniversary RegattaBravoPHRF handicapOther5th / 12
5 Aug 20222022 Race Week at Shelter Island - Around-the-Island RaceBravoPHRF handicapOther4th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 494, #2,462.Crew rating across all classes: 2, #43,756. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.