Sailor · 2019–2023

Hacksaw Hyatt

Melges 32 Melges 24

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Events: 3
Win rate: 1
Podium rate: 3
Typically beats: 89%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Ben Moon
Best trio: Ben Moon & John Poulson
Rival: Jeremy Alexis
Best day: 19 Jan 2019
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Moon — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Ben Moon · long shot, Long Shot · Melges 24, Melges 32 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 34 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Feb 2023
John Poulson · long shot, Long Shot · Melges 24, Melges 32 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 34 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Feb 2023
Steve Liebel · Long Shot · Melges 32 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 26 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Amanda Plewes · Long Shot · Melges 32 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 26 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Jason Chavez · Long Shot · Melges 32 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 26 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Dave Hillmyer · Long Shot · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Pete Merrifield · Long Shot · Melges 32 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 8 of 15 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Mark Liebel · Long Shot · Melges 32 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 8 of 15 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Doug Nickel · long shot · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2023 – Feb 2023
Jeff Hayden · Long Shot · Melges 32 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	long shot	Melges 24	Pro Bowler	2nd / 10
4 Jan 2020	2020 Melges 32 Winter Series	Long Shot	Melges 32	Pro Bowler	2nd / 9
19 Jan 2019	2019 Melges 32 Winter Series	Long Shot	Melges 32	Grinder	1st / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	253 provisional	#10768 band 5536–19495	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 32 · Crew · 26 races, 2 events · rating 250
Melges 24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 121

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	3 events	1 wins	beats 92%

Positions: Pro Bowler (2) · Grinder (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	92%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kevin Young	26	22–4
Jeremy Alexis	26	13–13
Scott MacGregor	25	19–6
Terry McSweeney	23	20–3
Jody Abrams	21	18–3
George Booker	15	14–1
Joel Andrews	14	12–2
Luis Juarbe	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Kevin Young (22–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2023	1	0	89%
2020	1	0	88%
2019	1	1	100%

Boats

long shot · Melges 24, Melges 32 · 3 events · 2019–2023

Where they race

Tampa, FL, USA · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 253, #10,768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.