Sailor · 2015–2026

Ward Cromwell

nycc J/70 Melges 15 J/88

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 51%
Best class ranking: #1746

Biggest lift: Sarah Renz
Nemesis: Brian Keane
Rival: Kevin Downey
Best day: 9 Dec 2017
Signature result: 14th of 53

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Sarah Renz · goodwill, Goodwill · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 14th · Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
Doug Clark · Polar · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
Bryan Stout · Polar · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
Ian Iles-Lee · goodwill, Goodwill · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
Kevin Dooley · Polar · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 14th · Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
Daniel Lawless · Goodwill · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 21st · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Steve Shaw · BLUE · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
Brian O'Malley · BLUE · J/88 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
Jon Mann · Black Ice · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 106th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Kevin Jewett · Flannel · Melges 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 19th · Feb 2015 – Feb 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jan 2026	2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2	Black Ice	Melges 15	Crew	106th / 133
4 Feb 2024	2023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3	Goodwill	J/70	Other	16th / 51
6 Jan 2024	2023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Goodwill	J/70	Other	21st / 48
2 Dec 2023	2023/2024 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1	goodwill	J/70	Other	14th / 40
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	BLUE	J/88	Tactician	10th / 14
6 Jan 2018	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 2	Polar	J/70	Tactician	14th / 53
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Polar	J/70	Other	14th / 53
6 Feb 2015	2014/2015 International Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series : Event No. 2	Flannel	Melges 20	Bow	19th / 37

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	97 provisional	#27621 band 14484–45043	—
J/70 Crew	43 provisional	#1746 band 892–2578	+3.8

3 more classes, not yet ranked

J/88 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 8
Melges 20 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 23
Melges 15 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -20

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Tactician (2) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	62%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	59%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alex Meleney	28	23–5
Dave Kerr	28	11–17
Peter Firey	28	21–7
Brian Keane	28	3–25
Rich Jones	28	25–3
Bruno Pasquinelli	27	8–19
John Heaton	27	6–21
Kevin Downey	27	11–16
Frank McNamara	26	18–8
Tim Finkle	23	9–14
Mark Allen	22	20–2
Joel Ronning	20	0–20

Most-beaten opponent: Rich Jones (25–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	21%
2024	2	64%
2023	1	67%
2018	2	53%
2017	1	75%
2015	1	50%

Boats

Goodwill · J/70 · 3 events · 2023–2024
Polar · J/70 · 2 events · 2017–2018
Black Ice · Melges 15 · 1 events · 2026
BLUE · J/88 · 1 events · 2018
Flannel · Melges 20 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Tampa, FL, USA · 5 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Merritt Island, FL · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 97 (±229), #27,621. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.