Sailor · 2017–2026

Don Swartz

tampa sailing squadron PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 18
Win rate: 28%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 62%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Don Whiting
Best trio: Don Whiting & Kristen Salomon
Biggest lift: John Gardner
Longest-running crew: John Gardner
Best day: 21 Sep 2024
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Don Whiting — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

John Gardner · After You, Alebrije · PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 13 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
James Wood · After You, Alebrije · PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 13 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
John Alonso · After You · PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 4 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Kristen Salomon · After You · PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 4 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Chris Gittens · After You · PHRF handicap 9events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 44% win rate · 4 of 12 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – May 2026
Don Whiting · After You, Alebrije · PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 4 of 9 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2026
Marc Holtzberg · Endeavor · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2017 – Feb 2023
Trina Swartz · Endeavor · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – Oct 2018
David Webb · After You · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
Jeremiah Meck · Endeavor · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2017 – Feb 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 May 2026	2026 LIII Regata del Sol al Sol SPYC	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 5
28 Mar 2026	Clearwater Challenge 2026	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	2nd / 6
28 Sep 2025	43rd Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 7
25 Apr 2025	2025 46th Suncoast Raceweek	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	2nd / 6
5 Apr 2025	2025 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan Memorial	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 5
21 Sep 2024	The 42nd Annual Fall Kick Off Regatta	After You	PHRF handicap	Floater	1st / 8
26 Apr 2024	2024 LII Regata del Sol al Sol SPYC	After You	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5
6 Apr 2024	2024 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charley Morgan Memorial	After You	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
9 Mar 2024	2024 SPYC Pennington Cup	After You	PHRF handicap	Grinder	4th / 4
14 Oct 2023	2023 Papa's Pilar Rumgatta	Alebrije	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 11
25 Feb 2023	57th Annual Gasparilla Regatta	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 8
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Helm	10th / 10
22 Oct 2022	2022 Papa's Pilar Rumgatta	Endeavor	Handicap	Other	9th / 16
5 Feb 2022	56th Annual Gasparilla Regatta	Endeavor	Handicap	Other	1st / 9
8 Jun 2019	2019 Commodore's Cup Regatta	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 5
6 Oct 2018	35th Pussers Rum-gatta	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Owner	4th / 8
16 Jun 2018	2018 Commodore's Cup Regatta	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Owner	3rd / 3
28 Feb 2017	2017 St. Petersburg - Habana Race	Endeavor	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	2nd / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	28 provisional	#38808 band 23588–53122	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 7 races, 7 events · rating -31

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	7 events	1 wins	beats 46%
As crew	11 events	4 wins	beats 65%

Positions: Floater (6) · Owner (2) · Grinder (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−35 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Consistency	23%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	1	90%
2025	3	0	52%
2024	4	3	75%
2023	3	0	36%
2022	2	1	73%
2019	1	0	0%
2018	2	0	29%
2017	1	0	91%

Boats

After You · PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2024–2026
Endeavor · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 8 events · 2017–2023
Alebrije · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 8 events
Apollo Beach, FL, USA · 7 events
Clearwater, FL, USA · 1 events
Palmetto, Fl, USA · 1 events
Palmetto, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 28, #38,808.Helm rating across all classes: -31. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.