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Sailor · 2013–2025

Tad Lacey

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Events
47

193 races · 98 race wins

Win rate
57%

57% win rate · 27 of 47

Podium rate
79%

37 top-three finishes

Typically beats
82%

of boats faced (range 79%–85%, 379 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Randy Smith

20 wins · 28 podiums in 32 events together · 63% win rate

Best trio
Randy Smith & David Halliwill

17 wins · 25 podiums in 28 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Randy Smith

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Randy Smith

Mar 2015 – Sep 2025 · 32 events

Nemesis
Zach Berkowitz

7–14 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Barry Lewis

34–33 in 67 races

Best day
22 Apr 2017

1-1-2-1-2-1-1-1 · 2017 Club Championship Series

Signature result
1st of 23

2023 SFYC Club Championship Series · Handicap · 17 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 56 sailors

Most successful partnership: Randy Smith — 20 wins · 28 podiums in 32 events together · 63% win rate
  • David Halliwill · Peregrine · Handicap, J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF 1 32events 19 wins together · 28 podiums · 59% win rate · 72 of 142 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Randy Smith · Peregrine · Handicap, J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF 1 32events 20 wins together · 28 podiums · 63% win rate · 84 of 148 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Michael O'Callaghan · Peregrine · Handicap, J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF 1 17events 6 wins together · 14 podiums · 35% win rate · 29 of 82 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Chris Davison · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 54 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • EJ Rowland · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 54 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Denis Mulligan · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 12 of 47 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2024
  • John Verdoia · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 12 of 40 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2024
  • Mark Maymar · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 12 of 33 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2022
  • Greg Felton · Peregrine · J/120, ORC handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 13 of 33 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Jenny Krone · Peregrine · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

0216432201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapCrew1st / 8
26 Apr 20252025 Leadership CupS/Cs and P/PsRS21Crew5th / 6
15 Mar 2025SFYC Club Championship SeriesPeregrinePHRF handicapCrew1st / 13
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapHelm5th / 11
25 Apr 2024Leadership CupPast Presidents/Staff CommodoresRS21Crew5th / 6
23 Mar 20242024 Jaws Commemorative RacePeregrineHandicapSkipper1st / 8
15 Mar 20242024 Club Championship SeriesPeregrinePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 13
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapHelm6th / 6
3 Jul 2023Fireworks FollyPeregrinePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
17 Mar 20232023 SFYC Club Championship SeriesPeregrineHandicapSkipper1st / 23
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapHelm2nd / 10
23 Apr 2022Staff Commodores' CupPeregrineHandicapSkipper1st / 4
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapHelm3rd / 8
19 Jun 20212021 SFYC Club Championship SeriesPeregrinePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
24 Apr 20212021 SFYC Anniversary CupPeregrineHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
20 Mar 20212021 SFYC Rosenblum RegattaPeregrineHandicapSkipper1st / 6
20 Oct 2019San Francisco Leukemia Cup RegattaPeregrinePHRF 1Skipper2nd / 11
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 7
23 Mar 20192019 Club Championship SeriesPeregrinePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 16
27 Oct 2018Round the Island RacePeregrineHandicapSkipper9th / 11
21 Oct 2018San Francisco Leukemia Cup RegattaPeregrinePHRF 2Skipper2nd / 8
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesPeregrineORC handicapOther1st / 10
17 Aug 20182018 Aldo Alessio & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure CupLucky DuckORC handicapMain Trimmer1st / 3
24 Mar 20182018 Club Championship SeriesPeregrinePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 12
28 Oct 2017Round the Island RacePeregrineHandicapSkipper1st / 17

Crew rating across all classes: 273, #9,265.Helm rating across all classes: 182, #20,774. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.