Sailor · 2022–2026

Matthew Hays

larchmont yacht club Shields

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #140

Biggest lift: Jason Hammonds
Nemesis: Kurt Weisenfluh
Rival: Daniel VanderWoude
Signature result: 6th of 13

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Tim Drucker · Havoc · Shields 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Ken Bond · Havoc · Shields 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
Jason Hammonds · Havoc · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
PJ O'Shea · Havoc, Matt Hays, Tim Sawyer PJ O'Shea · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Sep 2024
Tim Sawyer · Havoc, Matt Hays, Tim Sawyer PJ O'Shea · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Sep 2024
Bond Hays · Havoc · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Drucker Hays · Havoc · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Tim Hays · Havoc · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Hammonds Hays · Havoc · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Chris Schoen · Havoc · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jul 2026	128th Larchmont Race Week	Havoc	Shields	Owner	8th / 13
20 Jun 2026	22nd Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)	Havoc	Shields	Owner	4th / 6
12 Jul 2025	127th Larchmont Race Week	Havoc	Shields	Skipper	10th / 14
21 Jun 2025	2025 SHIELDS WESTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP	Havoc	Shields	Skipper	5th / 9
19 Sep 2024	Shields 60th National Championship Regatta	Havoc	Shields	Skipper	18th / 22
30 Aug 2024	2024 Shields Western Districts	Havoc	Shields	Skipper	7th / 8
13 Jul 2024	126th Larchmont Race Week	Havoc	Shields	Other	6th / 13
25 May 2024	2024 Memorial Day	Matt Hays	Shields	Skipper	6th / 8
27 May 2023	2023 Memorial Day Regatta	Matt Hays, Tim Sawyer PJ O'Shea	Shields	Skipper	8th / 8
16 Jul 2022	124th Larchmont Race Week	Havoc	Shields	Other	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	-3 provisional	#52223 band 37172–65744	—
Shields Helm	-38 provisional	#140 band 114–167	−0.7

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 45
Shields · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 18

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 29%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Owner (2)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	65%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Lawless	61	39–20
Daniel VanderWoude	56	27–28
Skip McGuire	53	19–33
Kurt Weisenfluh	44	3–40
Dan Ronan	35	5–30
Com Crocker	33	3–29
Andrew Wertheim	30	10–19
John Mawe	24	3–21
Jonathan Krumeich	18	12–5
Ward Young	14	1–13

Most-beaten opponent: James Lawless (39–20).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	41%
2025	2	40%
2024	4	30%
2023	1	0%
2022	1	50%

Boats

Havoc · Shields · 8 events · 2022–2026
Matt Hays · Shields · 1 events · 2024
Matt Hays, Tim Sawyer PJ O'Shea · Shields · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Larchmont, NY · 4 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 4 events
Mamaroneck, NY · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: -3, #52,223.Crew rating across all classes: 45. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.