Sailor · 1999–2026

Gary Ross

tcyc Etchells Sonar PHRF handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #311
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Buddy Cribb
Rival: Tom Hughes
Best day: 26 Sep 2025
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Michael McCann · Good Company, Lone Star · Etchells, Sonar 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2007 – May 2026
Mike NcCann · Lone Star · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 19th · Dec 2005 – Feb 2006
Tom Sutton · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Ann Graham · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Jakob Sutton · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Diana Sutton · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Jorge Viamontes · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Wesley Graham · Leading Edge · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
Kurth Anderson · Good Company · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
Stephen Helm · Good Company 2.0 · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Leading Edge	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 10
16 Jul 2026	Race Week at Newport	Leading Edge	PHRF handicap	Tactician	8th / 12
16 May 2026	2026 Shoe Regatta	Good Company	Sonar	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Oct 2025	2025 J/Fest Southwest Regatta	Good Company 2.0	J/105	Skipper	1st / 6
26 Sep 2025	2025 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) Regatta	Good Company 2.0	J/105	Skipper	1st / 7
18 May 2024	2024 Shoe Regatta	Good Company	Sonar	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Jun 2016	18th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta	Good Company	Sonar	Skipper	1st / 6
26 Jun 2015	17th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta	Good Company	Sonar	Skipper	2nd / 3
20 Jun 2014	16th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta at the Houston Yacht Club	Good Company	Sonars	Skipper	1st / 10
1 Mar 2007	2007 Etchells Midwinters	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	17th / 62
27 Jan 2007	2007 Etchells Florida State Championship	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	43rd / 71
6 Jan 2007	2007 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	21st / 65
1 Feb 2006	2006 Etchells Midwinters	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	25th / 68
6 Jan 2006	2006 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	19th / 58
10 Dec 2005	2005 Etchells Piana Cup	Lone Star	Etchells	Skipper	30th / 55
20 Sep 1999	1999 Etchells North American Championship	1098	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 24

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	363 provisional	#6356 band 3422–11301	—
Etchells Helm	143 provisional	#311 band 166–598	—
Sonar Helm	174 provisional	#59 band 27–102	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 140
J/105 · Helm · 7 races, 2 events · rating 197
Sonars · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 80

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	14 events	4 wins	beats 76%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 40%

Positions: Tactician (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	83%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rick Kaiser	34	26–8
Shannon Bush	30	24–6
Tom Hughes	28	14–14
Buddy Cribb	28	6–22
Jeff Padnos	28	14–14
Patricia Stadel	28	25–2
Peter Vessella	28	9–19
Jeff Nehms	28	22–6
Chuck Poindexter	28	9–19
Jerry Fulp	28	19–8
Bruce Burton	28	10–18
Phil Garland	28	10–18

Most-beaten opponent: Ted Jones (27–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	55%
2025	2	2	100%
2024	1	0	83%
2016	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	50%
2014	1	1	100%
2007	3	0	61%
2006	2	0	66%
2005	1	0	46%
1999	1	0	87%

Boats

Lone Star · Etchells · 6 events · 2005–2007
Good Company · Sonar, Sonars · 5 events · 2014–2026
Leading Edge · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2026
Good Company 2.0 · J/105 · 2 events · 2025
1098 · Etchells · 1 events · 1999

Where they race

Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 6 events
Shoreacres, TX · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Seabrook, TX · 2 events
Shoreacres , TX · 1 events
Lakewood Yacht Club · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 363, #6,356.Crew rating across all classes: 140. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.