Sailor · 2010–2025

Thomas Galster

st mary s college of maryland College fleet racing College team racing IRC handicap

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Events: 34
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 47%
Typically beats: 67%
Best class ranking: #1348
Longest win streak: 16

Most successful partnership: Kyle Burgess
Best trio: Grace McDougall & Kyle Burgess
Biggest lift: Rachel Ryan
Longest-running crew: Jack Gregg
Nemesis: Ian Barrows
Rival: Colin Smith
Best day: 18 Oct 2014
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Kyle Burgess — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Rachel Ryan · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 29% win rate · 62 of 131 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Apr 2015
Ian Liberty · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 33 of 116 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2011 – Mar 2014
Jack Gregg · Tarahumara · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2021
Edmund Cooper · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 41 of 87 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Nov 2014
Kaitlyn Noreen · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 34 of 91 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Nov 2014
Bradley Adam · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 64 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2013 – Nov 2014
Shelby Jacobs · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2), St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 27 of 95 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
Kyle Burgess · St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College team racing 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 38 of 53 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Apr 2015
Johanna Kincaid · Tarahumara · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2021
Chick Pyle · Tarahumara · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 34

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Aug 2025	2025 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Boudicca - Gill Race Team	PHRF handicap	Pit	3rd / 3
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	long shot	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 8
5 Jun 2021	2021 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Tarahumara	ORC handicap	Pit	3rd / 8
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Tarahumara	IRC handicap	Pit	4th / 7
22 Jul 2018	2018 NYYC Queen's Cup	Tarahumara	IRC handicap	Other	7th / 22
9 Jun 2018	164th NYYC Annual Regatta	Tarahumara	IRC handicap	Other	8th / 11
2 Jun 2018	2018 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Tarahumara	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 10
29 Jul 2016	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016	Little Martha	J/24	Medic/Doctor	5th / 12
24 Jul 2015	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015	Little Martha	J/24	Navigator	5th / 10
18 Apr 2015	Thompson Trophy	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	C Skipper	11th / 18
4 Apr 2015	Barque Eagle Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 8
14 Mar 2015	John Jackson Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 8
8 Nov 2014	Hap Moore Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	10th / 12
18 Oct 2014	Ocean County Fall Open	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 18
11 Oct 2014	Moody Trophy	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	13th / 18
4 Oct 2014	MAISA South Dinghy Fall Qualifier	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (13-15)	2nd / 15
12 Apr 2014	Thompson Trophy	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	C Skipper	2nd / 18
29 Mar 2014	33rd Lynne Marchiando Regatta	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	10th / 16
15 Mar 2014	Washington College Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6
1 Mar 2014	The Tom Noble Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2)	College team racing	Skipper	3rd / 6
12 Oct 2013	Moody	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	12th / 17
5 Oct 2013	South #1 Dinghy Qualifier	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-7,11)	2nd / 12
14 Sep 2013	Riley Cup	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 18
23 Mar 2013	Admiral Moore Team Race	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Crew	5th / 10
16 Mar 2013	Pirate 3on3 team racing	St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	400	#5038 band 3336–7546	—
College fleet racing Helm	354 provisional	#1348 band 903–1897	+5.7
Full-size sailing Crew	266 provisional	#9911 band 6234–15087	—
College team racing Helm	74 provisional	#777 band 506–977	+5.4
College fleet racing Crew	157 provisional	#3552 band 2056–5405	+5.7

4 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 18 races, 1 event · rating 113
J/24 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 137
Melges 24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 57
420 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 4

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	21 events	4 wins	beats 71%
As crew	13 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: B Skipper (7) · Pit (3) · C Skipper (2) · A Skipper (2) · Medic/Doctor (1) · Navigator (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Joshua Prucnal	100	86–14
Adam Siegel	90	79–11
Colin Smith	82	36–46
Michael Drumm	80	30–50
Mike Carr	78	44–34
Avery Fanning	74	37–37
Connor Needham	74	44–30
IG Schottlaender	74	55–19
Caleb Armstrong	74	34–40
Austin Powers	72	64–8
Veronica Maccari	72	54–18
Augie Dale	69	37–32

Most-beaten opponent: Joshua Prucnal (86–14).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	0%
2022	1	0	86%
2021	1	0	71%
2019	1	0	50%
2018	3	0	52%
2016	1	0	64%
2015	4	1	71%
2014	8	2	67%
2013	6	1	77%
2012	3	0	79%
2011	4	0	52%
2010	1	0	67%

Boats

St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 22 events · 2011–2015
Tarahumara · ORC handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2018–2021
Little Martha · J/24 · 2 events · 2015–2016
St. Mary's College of Maryland (Seahawks 2) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 2 events · 2013–2014
Boudicca - Gill Race Team · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025
long shot · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2022
4078 · 420 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Old Dominion · 4 events
Coast Guard · 3 events
Georgetown · 2 events
Rhode Island · 2 events
St. Mary's · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 400, #5,038.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 266, #9,911. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.