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Sailor · 2007–2026

Shane Olney

ryc Ideal 18SonarUS SAILING CofC - (Snipe)

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Events
15

172 races · 48 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 5 of 15

Podium rate
47%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (90%: 50%–62%, 186 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 417

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Chris Dorsey

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Chris Dorsey

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Jeff Linton

1–18 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Eric Snavely

12–18 in 31 races

Best day
22 May 2025

1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-4-2-2-2-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-1-1-2-1-2-3-1-2-3-2-2 · 2025 RYC Ideal 18 Series · about 1 in 2,177,989,927 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

2026 RYC Ideal 18 Spring Thursday Series · Ideal 18 · 21 May 2026

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Dorsey — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Chris Dorsey · Banshee, KAYDO, NYC2 · Ideal 18 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 29 of 66 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2025
  • Jennifer Olney · KAYDO, Shane Olney · Ideal 18 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 26 of 52 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Doug Faust · Beat Dawn S · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Tom Rufflin · Beat Dawn S · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Skip Shumway · Beat Dawn S · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014

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

Rating history

-1141494112008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Saturday SeriesKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper1st / 5
16 Jul 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Thursday SeriesKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper1st / 9
23 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Memorial Day RegattaKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper4th / 4
21 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Spring Thursday SeriesKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper1st / 10
16 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Fool's RegattaKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper1st / 5
19 Jul 2025Lake Ontario Challenge CupShane OlneyIdeal 18Skipper7th / 8
22 May 20252025 RYC Ideal 18 SeriesKAYDOIdeal 18Skipper1st / 9
16 Jun 20222022 Sonar World ChampionshipCinghialeSonarOther13th / 22
18 Sep 20192019 Sonar World ChampionshipCinghialeSonarOther8th / 24
13 Jul 20192019 RYC One Design RegattaCinghialeSonarSkipper3rd / 7
25 Aug 2018RYC One Design Regatta728SonarSkipper7th / 7
24 Jul 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaBeat Dawn SSonarSpinnaker trimmer5th / 10
29 Sep 20122012 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipNYC2Ideal 18Other24th / 41
18 Sep 20102010 Ideal 18 North AmericansBansheeIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 21
17 Oct 2007US SAILING Championship of ChampionsShane OlneyUS SAILING CofC - (Snipe)Skipper17th / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 401 (±106), #4,796.Crew rating across all classes: 69 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.