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Sailor · 2009–2026

Doug Fisher

sss HandicapPHRF handicapMelges 24

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Events
65

245 races · 84 race wins

Win rate
59%

59% win rate · 38 of 65

Podium rate
72%

47 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 71%–77%, 573 boats)

Best class ranking
#144

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 187

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Colvin

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Matthew Colvin & Angie Hayden

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matthew Colvin

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Harkrider

Feb 2017 – Sep 2026 · 22 events

Nemesis
Jackie Baxter

1–18 head to head in 19 races

Best day
25 Jan 2014

40-14-5-4-1-7-19-7-13 · Quantum Key West Race Week 2014

Signature result
1st of 25

SPERRY TOP-SIDER ST. PETERSBURG NOOD REGATTA · Melges 24 · 12 Feb 2010

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Colvin — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Robert Harkrider · Conviction, shark rider, Shark Rider · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 13 wins together · 20 podiums · 59% win rate · 19 of 48 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Sep 2026
  • Bob Williams · Conviction, Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 2 of 24 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2026
  • Miro Kaffka · Bad Monkey, Conviction, Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 20 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Feb 2024
  • Scott Liebel · Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Feb 2026
  • Roy MacPhail · Bad Monkey, Conviction, Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2023
  • Angie Hayden · Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Steve Hayden · Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Matthew Colvin · Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Feb 2024
  • Russell Cathey · Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Dave Hillmyer · Conviction, Shark Rider · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2023

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

Rating history

-124228580201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 20262026 Labor Day Night Raceshark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 3
8 May 20262026 Tampa Bay to Venice (Island-2-Island) Regattashark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 7
11 Apr 20262026 Sarasota Bay CupStealthHandicapSkipper10th / 11
11 Apr 20262026 Tampa Bay Hospice Cupshark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 4
14 Mar 20262026 Hillsborough Bay Raceshark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 4
21 Feb 20262026 Around the Point RaceShark RiderHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
20 Feb 20262026 Sarasota Bay Multihull RegattaUSA1PHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgShark RiderORC handicapOther4th / 9
14 Dec 20252025 Keelboat Regattashark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 3
3 Dec 20252025 J/70 North American ChampionshipCarlosJ/70Strategist34th / 42
8 Nov 202543rd Annual Invitational RegattaStealthMulti-hullSkipper1st / 7
25 Oct 20252025 Halloween RegattaFirewaterMelges 24Skipper1st / 4
18 Oct 20252025 Buzzelli Multihull RegattaStealthPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
28 Sep 202543rd Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaStealthPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
11 Sep 20252025 DIYC Thursday Night Fall SeriesStealthHandicapSkipper1st / 2
31 Jul 20252025 DIYC Thursday Night Summer-B SeriesStealthHandicapSkipper1st / 2
9 May 20252025 Tampa Bay to Venice (Island-2-Island) Regattashark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 5
11 Apr 20252025 Sarasota Bay CupStealthPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
14 Mar 20252025 Sarasota Bay Multihull RegattaStealthPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
1 Feb 20252024 Buzzelli Multihull Regatta/ Nacra 15 North AmericansSunspotPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 14
23 Nov 20242024 Egmont Key Raceshark riderHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
21 Sep 2024The 42nd Annual Fall Kick Off RegattaStealthPHRF handicapOther1st / 12
23 May 20242024 Tampa Bay to Naples Raceshark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 5
13 Apr 20242024 Tampa Bay Hospice Cupshark riderHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
16 Mar 20242024 Hillsborough Bay Raceshark riderHandicapSkipper1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 547, #1,516.Crew rating across all classes: 323, #6,491. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.