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Sailor · 2010–2026

Robert Boynton

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Events
47

94 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 47

Podium rate
49%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 58%–63%, 929 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dawn Nixon

3 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Dawn Nixon & Lars Benson

3 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jed Lahti

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Keith Stauber

Jul 2013 – Jun 2026 · 21 events

Nemesis
Chris Wells

11–18 head to head in 29 races

Rival
Charles Schroeder

25–23 in 48 races

Best day
3 Jul 2023

3-1 · 2023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race Week

Signature result
1st of 31

2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco · PHRF handicap · 25 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dawn Nixon — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events together · 33% win rate
  • Keith Stauber · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 65 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jun 2026
  • Myra Stauber · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 59 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jun 2026
  • Lars Benson · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 10 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 52 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2023
  • Madeline Stauber · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 51 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Ansel Boynton · SEA WITCH · Handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 13 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Sep 2015
  • Kinnan Stauber · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 9% win rate · 6 of 53 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jun 2026
  • Gerry Gavin · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 41 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2021
  • Dawn Nixon · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 26 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2025
  • Nathaniel Stauber · Papa Gaucho II · PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 5 of 39 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2013 – Jul 2017
  • Matt Harnell · Papa Gaucho, Papa Gaucho II · B, C, Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 13 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-32188407201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jun 2026AIS Bayfield Race Week 2026Papa Gaucho IIBCrew3rd / 9
27 Jun 2026AIS Around the Islands 2026Papa Gaucho IIHandicapCrew12th / 20
30 Jun 2025AIS Bayfield Race Week 2025Papa Gaucho IICCrew5th / 12
28 Jun 2025AIS Around the Islands 2025Papa Gaucho IIHandicapCrew10th / 24
26 Jun 20252024 Summer Season Championship - Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)Papa GauchoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer6th / 6
3 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa GauchoPHRF handicapHelm2nd / 11
1 Jul 20232023 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RacePapa GauchoPHRF handicapHelm19th / 23
5 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa GauchoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 8
2 Jul 20222022 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RacePapa GauchoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 26
3 Jul 20212021 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RacePapa GauchoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 23
30 Jun 20182018 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RacePapa GauchoPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 27
3 Jul 20172017 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 12
4 Jul 20162016 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 9
2 Jul 20162016 Summer Season - Lake Superior Yachting Association (LSYA)Papa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 4
2 Jul 20162016 WYC/AIS Around the Islands RacePapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 30
19 Sep 20152015 - Half Moon Bay RaceSEA WITCHHandicapSkipper1st / 2
30 Jun 20152015 WYC/AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 9
27 Jun 20152015 Around the Islands RacePapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer9th / 30
18 Apr 20152015 - Round the RocksSEA WITCHHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
21 Mar 20152015 - CorinthianSEA WITCHHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
31 Jan 20152015 - Three Bridge FiascoSEA WITCHHandicapSkipper5th / 29
11 Oct 20142014 - Vallejo 1-2SEA WITCHHandicapSkipper7th / 11
13 Sep 20142014 - Half Moon Bay RaceSEA WITCHHandicapSkipper1st / 3
1 Jul 20142014 WYC AIS Bayfield Race WeekPapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 10
28 Jun 20142014 Around the Islands RacePapa Gaucho IIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 25

Crew rating across all classes: 407, #3,470.Helm rating across all classes: -29, #57,248. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.