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Sailor · 2010–2026

Joseph Van Gieson

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Events
32

120 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 32

Podium rate
13%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
24%

of boats faced (range 20%–29%, 248 boats)

Best class ranking
#99

Helm in Soling · rating -50

Biggest lift
Jeff Connolly

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jeff Connolly

May 2013 – Jan 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Andrew Dize

19–66 head to head in 86 races

Rival
Howard Vickery

38–30 in 69 races

Best day
1 Jan 2025

2-1-2-1-4 · 2025 Soling Summer Series

Signature result
2nd of 7

2025 Soling Summer Series · Soling · 1 Jan 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Dave Stenger · Windshisperer, Windwhisperer · Blue Van Dyke, Soling 14events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 56 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2026
  • Jeff Connolly · USA 828, Windwhisperer · Soling 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2013 – Jan 2026
  • Jeff Connolley · Windwhisperer · Soling 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2021 – Jan 2025
  • Victor Gorokhov · USA 828, Windwhisperer · Soling 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Jan 2021
  • Mark Rubin · Windwhisperer · Soling 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • Molly Ratz · Windwhisperer · Soling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Jeff Connoly · Windshisperer · Blue Van Dyke, Soling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Sarah Bova · Windwhisperer · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Eric Wold · Windwhisperer · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Sabriena Richardson · Windwhisperer · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-64-652201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Fall SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper4th / 4
1 Jan 20262026 Soling North American ChampionshipWindwhispererSolingSkipper17th / 17
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Spring BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Summer SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper6th / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Soling Fall BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper5th / 6
1 Jan 20252025 Soling Fall SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper7th / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper7th / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Soling Summer SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper2nd / 7
1 Jan 20252025 US Soling National ChampionshipWindwhispererSolingSkipper14th / 17
1 Jan 20242024 Fall Soling BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper5th / 10
1 Jan 20242024 Soling Fall SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper7th / 8
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipWindshispererSolingSkipper15th / 18
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipWindshispererBlue Van DykeSkipper6th / 9
1 Jan 20242024 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper7th / 7
1 Jan 20242024 Soling Summer SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper5th / 8
1 Jan 20232023 Fall Soling BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper8th / 9
1 Jan 20232023 Soling Fall SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper2nd / 5
1 Jan 20232023 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 2023Spring Soling BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper6th / 8
1 Jan 20222022 Soling Fall SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper5th / 7
1 Jan 20222022 Soling North AmericansWindwhispererSolingSkipper9th / 13
1 Jan 20222022 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper6th / 6
1 Jan 20212021 Soling Spring SeriesWindwhispererSolingSkipper5th / 6
1 Jan 2021Chesapeake Fall Soling BowlWindwhispererSolingSkipper4th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 28, #46,031. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.