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Sailor · 2015–2026

Donna LeBlanc

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Events
7

53 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
57%

57% win rate · 4 of 7

Podium rate
100%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
88%

of boats faced (90%: 80%–95%, 47 boats)

Best class ranking
#53

Crew in J/105 · rating 438

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alex Dodd

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Sean McDermott & Rory Macdonald

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Alex Dodd

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Patrick LaRoche

Aug 2015 – Aug 2026 · 7 events

Rival
Evan Oulahen

15–10 in 25 races

Best day
12 Aug 2026

3-3-1-DNF-2-7-1-6-3 · Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026 · about 1 in 118 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week · J/105 · 14 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Dodd — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Patrick LaRoche · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 57% win rate · 30 of 53 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Carla Dale · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 57% win rate · 30 of 53 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Sean McDermott · McMac · J/105 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 28 of 46 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Rob Trainor · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 6events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 24 of 46 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2026
  • John MacKay · McMac · J/105 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 28 of 46 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Rory Macdonald · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 80% win rate · 25 of 35 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2024
  • Macdonald McDermott · McMac · J/105 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 24 of 40 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Sarah LaRoche · McMac · J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 24 of 37 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Rory McDermott · McMac · J/105 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 24 of 40 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Alex Dodd · McMac · J/105 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 17 of 21 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

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Event history · 7

Crew rating across all classes: 479 (±182), #1,916. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.