Sailor · 2013–2024

Jeff Messano

royal new zealand ys TP52 ORC handicap Handicap

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Events: 22
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 24%
Best class ranking: #626

Most successful partnership: Chris Welch
Best trio: Bouwe Bekking & Jay Davis
Biggest lift: Ryan Lynch
Longest-running crew: Manouch Moshayedi
Nemesis: Niklas Zennstrom
Best day: 20 Sep 2013
Signature result: 2nd of 5

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Welch — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Manouch Moshayedi · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 21events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 5% win rate · 3 of 102 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2013 – May 2024
Joe Penrod · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 20events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 95 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2013 – May 2024
Morgan Gutenkunst · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 17events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 97 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – Mar 2023
Sebastian Moshayedi · Rio, Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 3 of 24 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – May 2024
Keith Kilpatrick · Rio, Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, IRC handicap, Pac52, TP52 10events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 66 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Mar 2018
Morgan Cox · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio100 · Handicap, TP52 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 77 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Jul 2017
Ryan Lynch · Rio, Rio 100, Rio100 · Handicap, ORC handicap, Pac52 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 3 of 21 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Feb 2024
Hogan Beatie · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio100 · TP52 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 76 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Oct 2013
Val Stepanchuk · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio100 · TP52 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 76 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Oct 2013
Burton Messano · Rio, Rio (SS), Rio100 · TP52 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 76 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Oct 2013

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

Rating history

Event history · 22

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 May 2024	2024 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Rio100	ORC handicap	Captain	6th / 6
22 Feb 2024	2024 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta International Yacht Race	Rio 100	ORC handicap	Grinder	1st / 3
9 Feb 2024	2024 Islands Race	Rio 100	ORC handicap	Boat Captain	2nd / 5
27 Jun 2023	2023 Transpac Honolulu Race	Rio100	Handicap	Captain	6th / 7
10 Mar 2023	2023 NHYC Cabo Race	Rio 100	ORC handicap	Captain	3rd / 6
10 Mar 2022	2022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Rio 100	ORC handicap	Captain	7th / 7
22 Mar 2021	2021 NHYC Cabo Race	Rio 100	ORC handicap	Captain	5th / 5
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Rio100	Handicap	Boat Captain	7th / 15
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Rio	Pac52	Boat Captain	2nd / 4
1 Mar 2018	2018 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Rio100	Handicap	Pit	3rd / 5
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Rio	Pac52	Grinder	3rd / 5
11 Jul 2017	2017 Transpac Honolulu Race	Rio100	Handicap	Grinder	6th / 9
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Rio100	Handicap	Grinder	2nd / 3
26 Dec 2014	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014	Rio 100	IRC handicap	Crew	78th / 91
9 Oct 2013	AUDI Week of the Straits 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	7th / 9
18 Sep 2013	Copa del Rey Mapfre 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	4th / 9
28 Aug 2013	Royal Cup Marina Ibiza 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	7th / 8
7 Aug 2013	Trofeo Conde de Godo 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	7th / 7
17 Jul 2013	52 World Championship 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	7th / 8
26 Jun 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Rio	TP52	Grinder	6th / 6
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Rio100	TP52	Grinder	6th / 6
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Rio (SS)	TP52	Grinder	6th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	17 provisional	#41214 band 31101–50565	—
TP52 Crew	-37 provisional	#626 band 525–687	−2.9

1 more class, not yet ranked

Pac52 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 53

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	22 events	1 wins	beats 32%

Positions: Grinder (12) · Captain (5) · Boat Captain (3) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	±0 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	41%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Austin Fragomen	82	31–51
Niklas Zennstrom	76	16–60
Tony Langley	76	25–51
Ed Baird	56	6–50
Guillermo Parada	56	9–47
Nick Rogers	36	14–22
Hugues Destremau	28	18–10
Tom Holthus	22	10–12
Doug DeVos	20	4–16
Alberto Roemmers Jr	20	2–18
Frank Slootman	15	7–8

Most-beaten opponent: Hugues Destremau (18–10).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	3	1	58%
2023	2	0	38%
2022	1	0	0%
2021	1	0	0%
2019	1	0	57%
2018	2	0	58%
2017	2	0	44%
2015	1	0	50%
2014	1	0	14%
2013	8	0	15%

Boats

Rio · Pac52, TP52 · 8 events · 2013–2018
Rio100 · ORC handicap, Handicap, TP52 · 7 events · 2013–2024
Rio 100 · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 6 events · 2014–2024
Rio (SS) · TP52 · 1 events · 2013

Where they race

San Diego, CA, USA · 4 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 3 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 2 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 2 events
AUDI Week of the Straits · 1 events
Quantum Key West Race Week · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 17, #41,214. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.