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Sailor · 2016–2026

Paul Chapman

cohasset yacht club 420Optimist420 Champ

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Events
33

261 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 6 of 33

Podium rate
24%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 63%–67%, 1,295 boats)

Best class ranking
#403

Helm in 420 · rating 326

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Eren Tiryaki

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Eren Tiryaki

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eren Tiryaki

Jul 2024 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Sam Sperry

4–28 head to head in 32 races

Rival
Mason Comeau

25–29 in 54 races

Best day
1 Aug 2023

7-1-3-1-2-2-1-9-2 · Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta 2023 · about 1 in 1,409,156 by chance

Signature result
1st of 51

37th Scituate Junior Regatta · 420 · 5 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eren Tiryaki — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Eren Tiryaki · 1113, Eren Tiryaki, Paul Chapman · 420, 420 Champ 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 36 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Gabriel Sweeney · 14, Gabriel Sweeney, Paul Chapman · 420, 420 Champ, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 18th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Bill Fox · CYC1 · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 28th · Oct 2016 – Jul 2017
  • Sophia Litos · Roger Williams University (Hawks 1), Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 51 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
  • Jakub Fuja · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 44 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Gavin Morris · Roger Williams University (Hawks 1), Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 47 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Brielle Santala · Roger Williams University (Hawks 1), Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 47 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Peter Pearce · CYC 848 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2016 – Jul 2016
  • Aydin Tiryaki · 13 · 420 Champ 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Jeff Bernier · CYC1 · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 28th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-18214948020172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 2026The George Warren Smith '22 Trophy 2026Roger Williams University (Hawks)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
19 Sep 2026Mystic Lake InviteRoger Williams University (Hawks)College fleet racingC Skipper2nd / 6
12 Sep 2026Mt. Hope Bay InviteRoger Williams University (Hawks 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 6
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025Paul Chapman420Skipper22nd / 75
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior Regatta1113420Skipper13th / 69
16 Jul 2025Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta1113420 ChampSkipper1st / 22
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Eren Tiryaki420Crew13th / 73
10 Jul 2025Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2025Eren Tiryaki420Crew9th / 41
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Paul Chapman420Skipper12th / 68
5 Aug 202437th Scituate Junior Regatta1113420Skipper1st / 51
25 Jul 2024Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta1113420 ChampSkipper3rd / 20
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Paul Chapman420Skipper18th / 56
7 Aug 202336th Scituate Junior Regatta12420Skipper7th / 51
1 Aug 2023Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta 202312420Skipper1st / 28
23 Jul 2023Marblehead Junior Race Week 2023Paul ChapmanHandicapSkipper19th / 52
13 Jul 2023Hingham Bay Junior Regatta14420 ChampSkipper18th / 30
6 Jul 2023New Bedford Junior Regatta 2023Gabriel Sweeney420Crew19th / 50
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 20228420Skipper46th / 63
1 Aug 202235th Scituate Junior RegattaCYC 420420Skipper17th / 50
14 Jul 2022Hingham Bay Junior Regatta13420 ChampSkipper15th / 37
10 Aug 20212021 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta13420Skipper5th / 22
2 Aug 202134th Scituate Junior Regatta11420Skipper28th / 56
22 Jul 2021Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta10420 GreenSkipper1st / 23
8 Jul 2021Hingham Bay Junior Regatta12543OptimistSkipper9th / 41
30 Jul 20192019 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaWind WalkerOptimistSkipper6th / 29

Helm rating across all classes: 401 (±171), #4,803.Crew rating across all classes: -91 (±242), #55,400. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.