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Sailor · 2012–2026

Daniel Geissmann

newport harbor yc ORC handicapHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
21

65 races · 33 race wins

Win rate
38%

38% win rate · 8 of 21

Podium rate
76%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–79%, 123 boats)

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Patrick O'Brien

7 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate

Best trio
John Peschelt & David Clark

5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John Peschelt

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tom O'Keefe

Jul 2015 – Jun 2023 · 6 events

Best day
12 Mar 2017

6-5-4-1-5-1-2-4-1-4 · BCYC Harbor 20 - "Lorin Weiss Memorial Series" 3 Sundays 3/12, 4/2, 5/21 · about 1 in 29 by chance

Signature result
1st of 8

LBYC Butler Cup 2024 · Match racing · 2 Nov 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Patrick O'Brien — 7 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 70% win rate
  • David Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 64% win rate · 7 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • John Aschieris · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 64% win rate · 7 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Mike Blunt · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 11events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 64% win rate · 7 of 13 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Patrick O'Brien · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 10events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 70% win rate · 7 of 10 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Mar 2025
  • Brooks Clark · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 60% win rate · 6 of 12 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Aug 2025
  • Bud Richley · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 75% win rate · 6 of 8 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Mar 2025
  • Tom O'Keefe · Destroyer, Grand Illusion, Horizon, Timeshaver · Handicap, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Jun 2023
  • John Peschelt · Grand Illusion · ORC handicap 5events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 100% win rate · 5 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Feb 2022
  • Jake Reynolds · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Nick Madigan · Grand Illusion · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Feb 2022

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

Rating history

0206412201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)ArcturusPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 5
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Grand IllusionPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer5th / 6
14 Mar 20252025 Channel Islands 500Grand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 2
28 Feb 20252025 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 4
2 Nov 2024LBYC Butler Cup 2024Newport Harbor YCMatch racingCrew1st / 8
4 Nov 2023LBYC Butler Cup 2023Newport Harbour YCMatch racingCrew2nd / 8
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceGrand IllusionHandicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 10
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 4
10 Mar 20222022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceHollywood Down UnderORC handicapOther3rd / 7
25 Feb 20222022 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 6
13 Jul 20212021 Transpac Honolulu RaceGrand IllusionHandicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 4
22 Mar 20212021 NHYC Cabo RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 4
5 Mar 20212021 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 7
5 Mar 20202020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 5
21 Feb 20202020 Islands RaceGrand IllusionORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer1st / 3
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceDestroyerHandicapSpinnaker trimmer3rd / 15
15 Feb 20192019 Islands RaceDestroyerORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer7th / 8
12 Mar 2017BCYC Harbor 20 - "Lorin Weiss Memorial Series" 3 Sundays 3/12, 4/2, 5/21RED DEVILH20BSkipper6th / 12
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesTimeshaverORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
13 Jul 20152015 Transpac Honolulu RaceHorizonHandicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 8
21 Jul 2012Crew of 2 Around CatalinaPendragonPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11

Crew rating across all classes: 368 (±123), #4,648.Helm rating across all classes: 141 (±227). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.