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Sailor · 2020–2026

Shaum Sinawi

st francis yacht club MercuryKnarr

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Events
26

117 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 26

Podium rate
23%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (90%: 37%–47%, 292 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in Mercury · rating 184

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Gerard Sheridan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate

Longest-running crew
Gerard Sheridan

Nov 2020 – Oct 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
Don Jesberg

2–21 head to head in 23 races

Rival
David West

30–43 in 73 races

Best day
25 Aug 2023

1-4-1-2-2 · 72nd Mercury Labor Day Regatta · about 1 in 82 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

72nd Mercury Labor Day Regatta · Mercury · 25 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Gerard Sheridan — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 7 events together · 14% win rate
  • Gerard Sheridan · 2020, Lykken · Knarr, Mercury 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Oct 2024
  • Jeff Holder · 2020, Lykken · Knarr, Mercury 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Aug 2025
  • Christian Buestad · Lykken · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Will Sharron · 2020 · Mercury 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Ken Glidewell · Lykken · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2022 – Apr 2022
  • John Kostecki · 2020 · Mercury 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Hans Williams · 2020 · Mercury 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

0164328202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day Regatta2020MercurySkipper14th / 17
6 Jun 20262026 Spring Classic Boat InvitationalLykkenKnarrSkipper8th / 14
14 Mar 20262026 Spring Saturday SeriesShaum SinawiMercurySkipper15th / 18
7 Dec 2025Small Boat Midwinters 2025-26463MercurySkipper6th / 8
18 Oct 20252025 Fall InvitationalLykkenKnarrSkipper7th / 13
5 Oct 20252025 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalLykkenKnarrSkipper12th / 13
23 Aug 202574th Mercury Labor Day Regatta2020MercurySkipper10th / 15
21 Jun 2025Hart Nunes Regatta2020MercurySkipper4th / 11
19 Oct 20242024 Joe Logan2020MercurySkipper8th / 9
28 Jun 2024Hart Nunes2020MercurySkipper5th / 7
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestLykkenKnarrOther16th / 16
19 Oct 2023Mercury National Championship2020MercurySkipper7th / 19
25 Aug 202372nd Mercury Labor Day Regatta2020MercurySkipper1st / 10
7 Jul 2023Hart Nunes2020MercurySkipper1st / 7
17 Sep 20222022 Totally Dinghy Regatta463MercurySkipper1st / 5
9 Sep 2022Knarr San Francisco ChampionshipLykkenKnarrSkipper14th / 15
27 Aug 202271st Mercury Labor Day Regatta2020MercurySkipper3rd / 9
13 May 2022Elite Keelboat RegattaLykkenKnarrSkipper12th / 12
26 Apr 2022SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubLykkenKnarrSkipper9th / 16
5 Dec 20212021-2022 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays463MercurySkipper1st / 8
6 Nov 2021Perry Cup Series 21-22463MercurySkipper11th / 16
27 Aug 202175th Mercury Class National Championship2020MercurySkipper10th / 21
14 Nov 2020Fall OD 20202020MercurySkipper8th / 10
17 Oct 2020Mercury Fall Invitational 2020MarauderMercurySkipper6th / 8
19 Aug 20202020 Mercury Class National Championship2020MercuryCrew2nd / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 253 (±120), #13,543.Crew rating across all classes: 91 (±246). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.