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Sailor · 2019–2026

Lee Cushman

sbyc Harbor 20

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Events
50

215 races · 69 race wins

Win rate
32%

32% win rate · 16 of 50

Podium rate
82%

41 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–78%, 344 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in Harbor 20 · rating 450

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shawn Hughes

10 wins · 14 podiums in 15 events together · 67% win rate

Biggest lift
Shawn Hughes

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Shawn Hughes

Apr 2023 – Oct 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Bill Menninger

3–25 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Philip Thompson

16–24 in 40 races

Best day
18 Jul 2026

1-1-2-2-4-1-5 · 2026 Fiesta Cup · about 1 in 8,389 by chance

Signature result
1st of 16

2026 Fiesta Cup · Harbor 20 · 18 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Shawn Hughes — 10 wins · 14 podiums in 15 events together · 67% win rate
  • Shawn Hughes · S.O.D, SOD · Harbor 20 15events 10 wins together · 14 podiums · 67% win rate · 37 of 65 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Bruce Micheel · Allegro · Harbor 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

02424842020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 50

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Oct 20262026 SBYC Fall RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 7
18 Jul 20262026 Fiesta CupGoddessHarbor 20Skipper1st / 16
6 Jun 20262026 SBYC Summer RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 7
2 May 2026Cinco de Mayo Regatta 2026SODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 5
18 Apr 20262026 SBYC Opening Day RaceSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 5
11 Apr 20262026 SBYC Spring RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 8
6 Dec 20252025 SBYC Holiday RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper3rd / 10
25 Oct 2025Goblin RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 5
13 Sep 20252025 SBYC Charity Regatta & Harbor 20 Singlehanded ChampsSODHarbor 20Skipper4th / 11
12 Jul 20252025 Fiesta CupSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 7
7 Jun 20252025 SBYC Summer RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 7
3 May 2025Cinco de Mayo Regatta 2025S.O.DHarbor 20Skipper1st / 8
5 Apr 20252025 SBYC Spring RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 11
20 Mar 2025Harbor 20 National ChampionshipS.O.DHarbor 20Skipper15th / 27
25 Jan 2025SBYC Centennial Regatta (2024 All-Fleet Championship)Lee CushmanHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 10
7 Dec 20242024 SBYC Holiday RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 7
26 Oct 2024Goblin RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 6
5 Oct 20242024 SBYC Fall RegattaS.O.DHarbor 20Skipper1st / 7
7 Sep 20242024 SBYC Charity Regatta & Harbor 20 Singlehanded ChampsS.O.DHarbor 20Skipper3rd / 6
20 Jul 20242024 Fiesta CupS.O.DHarbor 20Skipper1st / 6
8 Jun 20242024 SBYC Summer RegattaS.O.DHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 9
4 May 2024Cinco de Mayo Regatta 2024SODHarbor 20Skipper1st / 8
6 Apr 20242024 SBYC Spring RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 7
20 Jan 20242023 SBYC Centennial Regatta (All-Fleet Championship)Harbor 20 Fleet ChampHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 8
2 Dec 20232023 SBYC Holiday RegattaSODHarbor 20Skipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 484 (±106), #2,532. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.