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Sailor · 2009–2025

Tim Fetsch

nyyc boothbay harbor yc southort me yc IRC handicapIC37Handicap

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Events
29

136 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 29

Podium rate
31%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 42%–51%, 365 boats)

Best class ranking
#61

Crew in Swan 42 · rating 180

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Trippe Duke

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kenneth Colburn & Lynne Whipple

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Caunter

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jon Desmond

Jun 2015 – Feb 2025 · 8 events

Nemesis
Phil Lotz

16–35 head to head in 51 races

Rival
John Hele

28–20 in 48 races

Best day
9 Sep 2018

3-3-3 · 2018 J 80 North American Championship

Signature result
2nd of 14

2009 Block Island Race Week XXIII · Swan 42 · 22 Jun 2009

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: John Trippe Duke — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Kenneth Colburn · Apparition, Apparition37, GHO2T, Marilee · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, J/80 12events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 8% win rate · 10 of 71 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Ginny Colburn · Apparition, Apparition37, GHO2T, Marilee · Handicap, IC37, J/80, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 9 of 59 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Jon Desmond · Apparition, Final Final, FINAL FINAL, Next · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 43 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Feb 2025
  • Chip Whipple · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap, Swan 42 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 42 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Tod Yankee · Apparition, Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 6 of 31 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Robert Slattery · Apparition, Apparition37, Final Final, Marilee · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 47 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024
  • Jeffrey Sammis · Apparition37, Marilee, MARILEE · Handicap, IC37 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jun 2024
  • Matt Wordell · Final Final, FINAL FINAL, Next · Handicap, IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 26 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Feb 2025
  • Bill Byrne · Final Final, FINAL FINAL · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 13 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2023 – Feb 2025
  • Scott Tompkins · Apparition, Cool Breeze, Decision, Marilee · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2014 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-995199201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Feb 2025RORC Caribbean 600 RaceFINAL FINALIRC handicapCrew45th / 53
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceFinal FinalORC handicapLeeward Runner4th / 5
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaMarileeHandicapOther1st / 3
11 Aug 20232023 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaFinal FinalORC handicapOther4th / 5
20 Feb 2023RORC Caribbean 600 RaceFINAL FINALHandicapCrew14th / 28
20 Feb 2023RORC Caribbean 600 RaceFINAL FINALIRC handicapCrew24th / 46
3 Feb 20222021/2022 IC37 Winter Series - Lauderdale CupNextIC37Boat Captain7th / 7
26 Jun 20212021 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics RegattaMARILEEHandicapCaptain2nd / 9
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaMarileeHandicapOther2nd / 6
28 Sep 20192019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaApparition37IC37Captain8th / 11
27 Sep 20192019 Melges IC37 National ChampionshipApparition37IC37Boat Captain12th / 20
20 Sep 20192019 J 80 North American Championship RegattaGHO2TJ/80Other16th / 22
15 Jul 2019175th NYYC Anniversary RegattaNextIC37Boat Captain9th / 21
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaApparition37IC37Captain3rd / 17
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekApparitionORC handicapCaptain7th / 12
7 Sep 20182018 J 80 North American ChampionshipGHO2TJ/80Headsail Trimmer5th / 22
27 Apr 2018L Regata del Sol al SolSgt RecklessPHRF handicapBoat Captain3rd / 4
12 Jul 20172017 Swan 42 U.S. Nationals / IRC East Coast ChampionshipApparitionSwan 42Other4th / 10
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekApparitionIRC handicapStaysail trimmer4th / 9
15 Mar 20172017 Miami to Havana RaceMetoliusPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
19 Aug 20162016 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDecisionIRC handicapNavigator8th / 9
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIApparitionSwan 42Captain2nd / 6
22 May 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceKing DaddyIRC handicapOther9th / 10
8 Feb 20152015 Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay RaceMiss MarisPHRF handicapOther4th / 8
24 Jan 2014Quantum Key West Race Week 2014Cool BreezeIRC handicapNavigator7th / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 142, #21,493.Helm rating across all classes: 12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.