Sailor · 2025–2026

Ralph Lipford

chicago yacht club Handicap J/70 ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 72%

Nemesis: Nick Berkowitz
Best day: 6 Sep 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Juliet Townsend · Los 4 Amigos, Surprise · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Graham Stogsdill · Los 4 Amigos, Surprise · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
Jack Shuttleworth · Los 4 Amigos · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Lauren Tecson · Los 4 Amigos · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
Raymond Groble IV · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Telmo Basterra · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Maggie Gallagher · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Kevin Kesinger · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Anthony Sullivan · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Clare Anderson · Surprise · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2026	2026 Verve Cup Inshore	Los 4 Amigos	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 7
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Surprise	J/70	Captain	6th / 11
6 Sep 2025	2025 Kick Off Classic	Ralph Lipford	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	2nd / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

4 more classes, not yet ranked

ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 15 races, 1 event · rating 151
Full-size sailing · Helm · 15 races, 1 event · rating 254
Full-size sailing · Crew · 8 races, 2 events · rating 117
J/70 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 79

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 91%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+21 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Cole Bebeau	15	8–7
Avery Keane	15	15–0
Nick Berkowitz	15	3–12
Akhil Marur	15	8–7
Cylas Williams	15	15–0
Brielle Douglas	15	13–2
Duke Diep	15	10–5
Plumm De La Cruz	14	14–0
Alexander Faber	14	14–0

Most-beaten opponent: Avery Keane (15–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	67%
2025	1	0	91%

Boats

Los 4 Amigos · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Surprise · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
Ralph Lipford · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Chicago, IL · 1 events
Wilmette, IL · 1 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 254.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 117. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.