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Sailor · 2009–2026

Joshua Goldman

cedar point LightningJ/70Handicap

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Events
70

418 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 70

Podium rate
16%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 63%–66%, 2,177 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Helm in Lightning · rating 438

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Monica Morgan

1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Laura Jeffers

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jackson Benvenutti

Jun 2019 – Nov 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
David Starck

40–175 head to head in 215 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

100–119 in 219 races

Best day
14 Oct 2022

1-1-3-8-1 · Wild Oyster Regatta 2022

Signature result
1st of 26

Wild Oyster Regatta 2022 · Lightning · 14 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Monica Morgan — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Monica Morgan · Act IV, Hard Asset · Lightning 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 30 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – May 2026
  • Jackson Benvenutti · GOLDMAN JOSHUA, Hard Asset · Lightning 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 33 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Nov 2023
  • Sarah Paisley · GOLDMAN JOSHUA, Hard Asset · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 12th · Jun 2019 – Sep 2022
  • Todd Wake · Act IV, Hard Asset · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 7th · Feb 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Laura Jeffers · Act IV, Hard Asset · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Aug 2026
  • Stephanie Swann · Building A, Hard Asset · J/70, Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Feb 2024
  • Chris Morgan · Hard Asset · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Valerie Holly · I Can't Bear It · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
  • Brian Hayes · Hard Asset, Joshua Goldman · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2022 – Nov 2022
  • Mateo Rodriguez · Act IV · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 9th · Feb 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

0234467201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 70

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipAct IVLightningCaptain9th / 57
30 May 2026Lightning Spring Regatta - Combined CT/RI and NEAct IVLightningSkipper9th / 13
19 Mar 20262026 Deep South Lightning RegattaJoshua GoldmanLightningSkipper10th / 24
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipAct IVLightningSkipper8th / 34
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning ChampionshipAct IV (Masters)LightningSkipper2nd / 18
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgAct IVLightningSkipper12th / 27
18 Jun 2025Lightning World ChampionshipAct IVLightningSkipper14th / 40
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipAct IVLightningSkipper10th / 36
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadHard Asset (Masters)LightningOther3rd / 27
13 Jun 2024New England Lightning District Championship 2024Hard AssetLightningSkipper7th / 27
20 Mar 20242024 LIGHTNING MIDWINTERSJoshua GoldmanLightningSkipper11th / 20
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHard Asset (Masters)LightningSkipper5th / 26
16 Mar 20242024 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHard AssetLightningOther16th / 44
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgHard AssetLightningOther17th / 24
29 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class World ChampionshipHard AssetLightningSkipper4th / 40
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipHard AssetLightningSkipper2nd / 14
25 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class South American Championship & Masters’ World ChampionshipHard AssetLightningSkipper9th / 34
5 Aug 2023International Lightning Class Association 2023 North American ChampionshipHard AssetHandicapSkipper19th / 37
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHard AssetLightningOther11th / 40
19 Mar 20232023 Winter Lightning ChampionshipHard Asset (Master)LightningSkipper6th / 26
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgHard AssetLightningOther7th / 22
17 Nov 2022Kings Day Regatta 2022Joshua GoldmanLightningSkipper10th / 16
14 Oct 2022Wild Oyster Regatta 2022Hard AssetLightningSkipper1st / 26
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipHard AssetLightningOther18th / 47
4 Aug 20222022 Lightning WJM’s - North American ChampionshipHard AssetLightningOther5th / 24

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 464, #3,116. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.