Sailor · 2010–2024

Lindsay Smith

bay head yacht club J/70 Optimist Handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #453
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Marcel Nyffenegger
Best trio: Marcel Nyffenegger & Cindy Smith
Biggest lift: Jud Smith
Longest-running crew: Jud Smith
Nemesis: Sarah Burn
Rival: Peter Vessella
Best day: 22 Jan 2015
Signature result: 3rd of 83

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marcel Nyffenegger — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jud Smith · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/70, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 11 of 58 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2024
Cindy Smith · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad, Amateurville · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap, VX One 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 24 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2024
Marcel Nyffenegger · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
Jim Mellen · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
Casey Williams · Fast Mermaid, Locomotion, Velox Syreni (Fast Mermaid) · Etchells, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2021
Andrew White · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
Bump Wilcox · Africa, AFRICA, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 14 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024
Frank McNamara · AFRICA B-Squad, Chinook · J/70, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Jun 2024
Jay Watt · Africa, AFRICA · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 10 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
David Covino · Africa, AFRICA B-Squad · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 12 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	AFRICA B-Squad	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 10
17 Sep 2021	2021 Mustang Survival J70 Corinthian National Championship	Chinook	J/70	Main Trimmer	26th / 31
17 Sep 2021	2021 Mustang Survival J70 Corinthian National Championship	Locomotion	J/70	Alternate	14th / 31
20 Aug 2021	2021 Ted Hood Regatta	AFRICA	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 3
22 Jul 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Velox Syreni (Fast Mermaid)	Etchells	Spinnaker trimmer	5th / 9
18 Jun 2021	2021 Etchells U.S. National Championship	Fast Mermaid	Etchells	Spinnaker trimmer	26th / 31
21 Aug 2020	2020 Ted Hood Regatta	Africa	Handicap	Pit	3rd / 6
28 Jul 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Believe it or Knot	Town Class	Tactician	1st / 16
19 Aug 2016	2016 EYC Summer Pursuit Races-3	Agila	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 24
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	AFRICA	J/70	Pit Assist	8th / 54
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Africa	J/70	Main Trimmer	3rd / 83
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Africa	J/70	Bow	4th / 54
11 Jul 2014	2014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race Week	Lil Evil	Handicap	Other	6th / 11
24 Jan 2014	Quantum Key West Race Week 2014	AFRICA	J/70	Pit	13th / 60
13 Oct 2013	2013 Heineken High Performance Dinghy Open	Amateurville	VX One	Skipper	4th / 6
22 Jul 2013	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2013	Lindsay Smith	Optimist	Skipper	82nd / 114
23 Jul 2012	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2012	Lindsay Smith	Optimist	Skipper	57th / 91
25 Jul 2011	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2011	15206	Optimist	Skipper	48th / 100
20 Jun 2011	2011 Block Island Race Week XXIV	AFRICA	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 9
17 Aug 2010	2010 No Tears Regatta	15206	Optimist	Skipper	42nd / 84

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	250 provisional	#11046 band 6334–18232	—
J/70 Crew	264 provisional	#453 band 238–968	+5.3
Full-size sailing Helm	-97 provisional	#70404 band 51564–80864	—
Optimist Helm	-33 provisional	#11486 band 5890–15635	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Etchells · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 21
Town Class · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 93
VX One · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -89

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 50%
As crew	14 events	2 wins	beats 66%

Positions: Pit (3) · Main Trimmer (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (2) · Alternate (1) · Tactician (1) · Pit Assist (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	56%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter Firey	47	40–7
Peter Vessella	39	22–17
Brian Keane	37	12–25
Jeff Schaefer	35	35–0
Catharine Evans	34	32–2
Joe Baggett	34	33–1
John Heaton	33	26–7
Douglas Strebel	33	20–13
Robert Hughes	31	17–14
Amy Neill	31	29–2
John Gottwald	31	26–5
Tim Healy	30	6–24

Most-beaten opponent: Jeff Schaefer (35–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	67%
2021	5	1	48%
2020	1	0	60%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	2	0	89%
2015	2	0	96%
2014	2	0	65%
2013	2	0	34%
2012	1	0	38%
2011	2	0	51%
2010	1	0	51%

Boats

AFRICA · PHRF handicap, Handicap, J/70, IRC handicap · 7 events · 2011–2021
Lindsay Smith · Optimist · 2 events · 2012–2013
15206 · Optimist · 2 events · 2010–2011
AFRICA B-Squad · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024
Chinook · J/70 · 1 events · 2021
Locomotion · J/70 · 1 events · 2021
Velox Syreni (Fast Mermaid) · Etchells · 1 events · 2021
Fast Mermaid · Etchells · 1 events · 2021
Believe it or Knot · Town Class · 1 events · 2017
Agila · Handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 6 events
Key West, FL, USA · 3 events
Island Heights, NJ · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Island Heights Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 250, #11,046.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -97, #70,404. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.