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Sailor · 2017–2026

Ryan McKillen

coral reef yacht club M32J/70PHRF handicap

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Events
93

776 races · 115 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 21 of 93

Podium rate
47%

44 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 73%–76%, 1,616 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in J/70 · rating 713

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lucas Calabrese

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate

Best trio
John Wallace & Lucas Calabrese

2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mark Mendelblatt

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sam Loughborough

Mar 2019 – Sep 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Don Wilson

81–222 head to head in 303 races

Rival
Bill Ruh

275–208 in 484 races

Best day
9 Mar 2019

7-1-4-8-2-5 · 2019 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta

Signature result
1st of 37

2020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1 · J/70 · 14 Dec 2019

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lucas Calabrese — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 29% win rate
  • John Wallace · Surge · J/70 19events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 21 of 127 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Feb 2024
  • Sam Loughborough · Surge · J/70, M32 13events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 23% win rate · 15 of 91 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2019 – Sep 2026
  • Mark Mendelblatt · Surge · J/70 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 49 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Lucas Calabrese · Surge · J/70 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 40 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Thomas Loughborough · Surge, Warrior · IRC handicap, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2019 – Aug 2021
  • Mike Buckley · Surge · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 10th · Oct 2023 – Feb 2024
  • David Shriner · Surge · J/70 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 25 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Jason Gray · Spirit of Juno · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Clare Burton · Spirit of Juno · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
  • Tony Osbourne · Spirit of Juno · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017

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

Rating history

-1228357720182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 93

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Sep 2026M32 World Championship 2026SurgeM32Helm5th / 10
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportSurgeM32Skipper1st / 10
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaSurgeM32Skipper1st / 10
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceSurgeM32Skipper5th / 10
18 Apr 2026M32 Miami Sandbar Cup 2026SurgeM32Skipper1st / 9
17 Apr 2026M32 Miami Winter Series 2026 – Event 4SurgeM32Skipper1st / 9
13 Mar 2026M32 Miami Winter Series 2026 – Event 3SurgeM32Skipper3rd / 8
6 Feb 2026M32 Miami Winter Series 2026 – Event 2SurgeM32Skipper3rd / 8
19 Nov 2025M32 World Championship 2025SurgeM32Skipper1st / 10
22 Aug 2025M32 North American Championship 2025SurgeM32Skipper5th / 9
25 Jul 2025M32 Newport Summer Series 2025 – Midtown CupSurgeM32Skipper5th / 7
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaSurgeJ/70Skipper3rd / 11
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaSurgeM32Skipper1st / 8
14 Jun 2025M32 Newport Summer Series 2025 – NYYC Annual RegattaSurgeM32Skipper1st / 8
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceSurgeM32Skipper1st / 9
4 Apr 2025M32 Miami Winter Series 2025 – Event 4SurgeM32Skipper1st / 9
28 Feb 2025M32 Miami Winter Series 2025 – Event 3SurgeM32Skipper1st / 11
31 Jan 2025M32 Miami Winter Series 2025 – Event 2SurgeM32Skipper1st / 8
6 Sep 2024M32 World Championship Riva del Garda 2024SurgeM32Skipper3rd / 11
3 Sep 2024M32 Pre-Worlds 2024SurgeM32Skipper1st / 11
25 Jul 2024M32 European Championship Riva del Garda 2024SurgeM32Skipper4th / 13
7 Jun 2024M32 North American Championship and Midtown Cup 2024 – Event 1SurgeM32Skipper1st / 10
19 Apr 20242024 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointSurgeJ/70Other7th / 41
5 Apr 2024M32 Miami Winter Series 2024 – Event 4SurgeM32Skipper2nd / 10
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSurgeJ/70Other10th / 49

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 544, #1,623.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.