Sailor · 2009–2025

Rafael Fernandez

yale university H-Class College fleet racing Handicap

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Events: 29
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 41%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #1259
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Thomas Barrows
Best trio: Thomas Barrows & Joseph Morris
Biggest lift: Michael Hession
Longest-running crew: Joseph Morris
Nemesis: Cy Thompson
Rival: Alan Palmer
Best day: 27 Mar 2010
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 26 sailors

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

Joseph Morris · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 36 of 273 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Apr 2011
Blair Belling · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 36 of 249 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Mar 2011
Michael Hession · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 23 of 112 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Mar 2010
Cam Cullman · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 115 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2010 – Apr 2011
Heather May · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 127 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
Amanda Salvesen · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 16 of 135 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2010 – Mar 2011
Christopher Segerblom · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 127 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2010 – Apr 2011
Thomas Barrows · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 17 of 90 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Mar 2010
Marla Menninger · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 17 of 90 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Mar 2010
Eugenia Custo Greig · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 48 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2010 – Apr 2011

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 29

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Jul 2025	Twilights Second Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	10th / 13
17 May 2025	Port Royal Classic	Nina	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
18 Jul 2024	Twilights Second Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	12th / 14
11 Apr 2024	Twilights First Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	6th / 12
8 Jun 2023	Twilights First Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	10th / 10
4 Aug 2022	Twilights Second Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	13th / 13
23 Jul 2022	Spinnaker Series Race #4 - KHYC to CBYC	Nina	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 2
18 Jun 2022	Spinnaker Series Race #3 - The Malibu & Return Race*	Nina	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 4
28 Apr 2022	Twilights First Half	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	8th / 9
19 Mar 2022	Spinnaker Series Race #1 - The Stoney Special*	Nina	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
2 Sep 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #20	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	5th / 7
19 Aug 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #18	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	5th / 6
5 Aug 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #16	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	1st / 6
22 Jul 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #15	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	1st / 8
15 Jul 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #14	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	5th / 8
17 Jun 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #10	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	4th / 6
6 May 2021	KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #4	Nina	H-Class	Skipper	1st / 6
29 Oct 2011	Dave Perry Trophy	Yale University (Elis)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-4)	6th / 8
16 Apr 2011	NEISA Coed Dinghy Championship	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	A Crew	7th / 18
26 Mar 2011	Old Guard/ Owen Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	B Crew (1-8)	2nd / 16
19 Mar 2011	Truxtun Umsted	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	B Crew (7-10)	5th / 19
30 Oct 2010	70th Erwin Schell Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	A Crew (15-18)	7th / 18
11 Sep 2010	Harry Anderson Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	A Crew (11-12)	3rd / 20
1 May 2010	George Morris Trophy	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-6)	11th / 15
27 Mar 2010	Old Guard	Yale University (Bulldogs)	College fleet racing	B Crew (5-8)	1st / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
College fleet racing Crew	345 provisional	#1259 band 585–2291	−2.1
All classes Crew	347 provisional	#5431 band 2568–10977	—
All classes Helm	-27 provisional	#56892 band 41873–69087	—
H-Class Helm	15 provisional	#20 band 10–25	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating -111

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	19 events	3 wins	beats 38%
As crew	10 events	2 wins	beats 79%

Positions: A Crew (2) · A Crew (11-12) (2) · B Crew (5-8) (2) · B Skipper (1-4) (1) · B Crew (1-8) (1) · B Crew (7-10) (1)

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Alan Palmer	273	144–129
Cy Thompson	189	74–115
Coleman Bowen	158	105–53
Massimo Soriano	151	99–52
Sam Williams	149	94–55
Fred Strammer	145	65–80
Peter Pellegrini	145	110–35
Tyler Sinks	125	50–74
Halsey Richartz	124	96–28
Matthew Carmody	116	81–35
Ben Greenfield	116	84–32
Samuel Ingham	101	54–47

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Pellegrini (110–35).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	13%
2024	2	0	35%
2023	1	0	0%
2022	5	0	26%
2021	7	3	62%
2011	4	0	66%
2010	4	1	71%
2009	4	1	75%

Boats

Nina · H-Class, Handicap · 17 events · 2021–2025
Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing · 7 events · 2010–2011
Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing · 5 events · 2009–2011

Where they race

King Harbor Yacht Club · 9 events
Redondo Beach, CA · 7 events
Yale · 2 events
Brown · 2 events
Boston University · 2 events
Coast Guard · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 347, #5,431.Helm rating across all classes: -27, #56,892. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.