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Sailor · 2010–2026

Sean Svendsen

stfyc KnarrORC handicapHandicap

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Events
60

326 races · 33 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 5 of 60

Podium rate
53%

32 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (90%: 76%–81%, 843 boats)

Best class ranking
#9

Helm in Knarr · rating 406

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Hans Williams

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Don Jesberg

36–74 head to head in 110 races

Rival
Chris Perkins

60–79 in 139 races

Best day
31 May 2013

1-3-2-1-14-5 · Woodies Invitational · about 1 in 931 by chance

Signature result
1st of 31

2011 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 1 Jan 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

  • Joe McCoy · Old Men of the Sea, Onceler, Svenkist · J/22, J/70, Knarr 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 24 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2015 – Nov 2023
  • Dave Lyons · Skeleton Key, Svenkist, Topzy Turvy · Knarr, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2016 – Sep 2024
  • Hans Williams · Svenkist · Knarr 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Aug 2024
  • Al Sargent · Al Sargent, Svenkist · J/22, Knarr 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Matt Gregory · Defiance, Svenkist · Knarr, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Larry Swift · Old Men of the Sea, Svenkist · J/22, Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Jeff Thorpe · Favonius · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Ernie Rodriguez · Kokopelli2, Lucky Duck · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2010 – Sep 2018
  • Gregory Dorn · Favonius · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Keith Love · SVENDELICIOUS · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

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

Rating history

0234467201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 60

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Oct 20262026 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 10
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Evening SeriesSvenkistKnarrSkipper1st / 13
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoLARKHandicapSkipper6th / 12
18 Oct 20252025 Fall InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper4th / 13
5 Oct 20252025 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper6th / 13
20 Sep 2025Knarr San Francisco Bay Championship & Fall One-Design RegattaSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 13
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesHalawaORC handicapCrew3rd / 5
27 Jun 20252025 Woodies InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper5th / 13
7 Jun 20252025 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 13
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaSvenkistKnarrCrew1st / 13
29 Apr 20252025 SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 17
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestSvenkistKnarrSkipper3rd / 15
20 Sep 2024Knarr SF Bay Championship and One-Design RegattaSvenkistKnarrSkipper6th / 11
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSagaORC handicapStrategist4th / 5
30 Aug 20242024 International Knarr ChampionshipSvenkistKnarrSkipper9th / 25
9 Jul 20242024 J/22 Summer SeriesAl SargentJ/22Crew9th / 10
27 Jun 20242024 Woodies InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 17
15 Jun 20242024 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper5th / 14
30 Apr 2024SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 12
26 Apr 20242024 Intraclub RegattaSvenkistHandicapSkipper3rd / 32
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestSvenkistKnarrOther7th / 16
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoLARKHandicapSkipper10th / 17
17 Nov 20232023 J/22 Fall ChampionshipOld Men of the SeaJ/22Skipper3rd / 12
13 Oct 20232023 Fall InvitationalSvenkistKnarrSkipper2nd / 15
8 Sep 2023San Francisco Bay Knarr ChampionshipsSvenkistKnarrSkipper3rd / 15

Helm rating across all classes: 463 (±119), #3,002.Crew rating across all classes: 66 (±141), #32,599. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.