Sailor · 2013–2026

Madelyn Ploch

american yacht club J/70 IC37 ORC handicap

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Events: 47
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 58%
Best class ranking: #204
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Thomas Goldenberg
Best trio: Joey Zaladonis & Gary Munsell
Biggest lift: Thomas Goldenberg
Longest-running crew: Megan Ploch
Nemesis: Steve Liebel
Rival: John Brim
Best day: 16 Oct 2021
Signature result: 1st of 14

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Thomas Goldenberg — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Megan Ploch · El Diablo, M&M's, Sugar Daddy · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 10% win rate · 13 of 68 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jun 2025
David Jarvis · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 53 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Carmen Cowles · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 47 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Fiona Walsh · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 45 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Emma Cowles · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 47 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Stephanie Roble · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 45 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Ginny Mininger · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
Joey Zaladonis · CHAOS, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 9 of 30 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Feb 2023
Tony Bowman · Vigilant · Handicap, IC37 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 40 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 47

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Vigilant	IC37	iPad Kid	9th / 18
16 Jul 2026	Race Week at Newport	Vigilant	IC37	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	4th / 19
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	Vigilant	Handicap	iPad Kid	12th / 38
12 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	Vigilant	IC37	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 22
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Vigilant	IC37	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	9th / 19
18 Jul 2025	2025 IC37 National Championship	Vigilant	IC37	Handicaper	14th / 26
12 Jul 2025	2025 Newport Regatta	Vigilant	IC37	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	11th / 16
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	El Diablo	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	8th / 9
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Vigilant	IC37	Handicaper	7th / 23
17 Jul 2024	2024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by Rolex	Squirt	Cape 31	Other	3rd / 4
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Wahoo	ORC handicap	Captain	4th / 6
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	M&M's	PHRF handicap	Co-Skipper	4th / 9
11 Feb 2023	Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta - PHRF A	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Skipper	2nd / 8
5 Nov 2022	2022 Kennedy Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	2nd / 10
28 Jul 2022	2022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual)	CHAOS	ORC handicap	In the way	2nd / 3
25 Jun 2022	2022 J/105 Women’s Regatta	Velvet Hammer	J/105	Other	2nd / 13
6 Nov 2021	2021 Kennedy Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	3rd / 10
16 Oct 2021	2021 McMillan Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 9
18 Sep 2021	Shields Trophy Regatta	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College keelboat	A Crew	1st / 10
29 Jul 2021	2021 Around Long Island Regatta (44th Annual)	Zaraffa	ORC handicap	Helm	3rd / 3
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Phantom	PHRF handicap	In the way	8th / 8
31 Oct 2020	2020 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship	Constellation	J/105	Other	2nd / 20
28 Sep 2019	2019 AYC Fall Series	Integrity	ORC handicap	Helm	5th / 11
31 Aug 2019	2019 Annapolis Labor Day Regatta	Tenacious	PHRF handicap	Helm	2nd / 10
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Young American-324 (YOC)	J/105	Tactician	2nd / 2

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	243 provisional	#11341 band 7305–17147	—
All classes Helm	287 provisional	#10893 band 6474–17468	—
J/70 Helm	278 provisional	#204 band 128–336	+9.9
IC37 Crew	191 provisional	#109 band 40–232	+1.2
College keelboat Crew	219 provisional	#127 band 27–331	+9.9
J/105 Crew	216 provisional	#253 band 115–529	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 38
Laser 4.7 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -27
College keelboat · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 36
636 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -14
858 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -11

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	17 events	2 wins	beats 69%
As crew	30 events	2 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (4) · A Crew (4) · Pit (3) · iPad Kid (2) · Handicaper (2) · In the way (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scott Bursor	63	47–16
Daniel Goldberg	61	46–15
John Brim	61	29–32
Alex Furnary	58	23–35
Carrie Austin	56	34–22
Andrew Hodkinson	53	45–8
Peter Wagner	53	24–29
Daniel Thielman	53	27–26
Bill Zartler	53	29–24
Steve Liebel	53	19–34
Hannah Swett	52	28–24
Chris Lewis	50	23–27

Most-beaten opponent: Andrew Hodkinson (45–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	75%
2025	5	0	44%
2024	1	0	33%
2023	3	0	63%
2022	3	0	77%
2021	5	2	56%
2020	1	0	95%
2019	3	0	50%
2018	3	0	34%
2017	5	0	56%
2016	4	1	69%
2015	5	0	85%
2014	4	1	68%
2013	1	0	75%

Boats

Sugar Daddy · J/70 · 9 events · 2013–2015
Vigilant · IC37, Handicap · 8 events · 2025–2026
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat · 5 events · 2021–2023
USA 88 · J/70 · 3 events · 2017
Young American · J/105 · 2 events · 2016
El Diablo · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2025
Squirt · Cape 31 · 1 events · 2024
Wahoo · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
M&M's · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023
CHAOS · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 7 events
Rye, NY, USA · 6 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Navy · 4 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 4 events
Sea Cliff, NY, USA · 3 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 243, #11,341.Helm rating across all classes: 287, #10,893. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.