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Sailor · 2007–2026

Vaughn Seifers

richmond Moore 24HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
118

364 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 10 of 118

Podium rate
29%

34 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–73%, 3,733 boats)

Best class ranking
#15

Helm in Moore 24 · rating 301

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Nick Nash

2 wins · 3 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Kurt Lahr

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kurt Lahr

Jan 2013 – Mar 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Stephen Bourdow

8–43 head to head in 51 races

Rival
Peter Schoen

67–69 in 142 races

Best day
21 Jul 2015

2-3-3-3-3-4-3 · 2015 El Toro North American Championship · about 1 in 13,108 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 172

Great Pumpkin 2012 - Sunday Pursuit Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Oct 2012

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Nick Nash — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 10 events together · 20% win rate
  • Nick Nash · FLYING TIGER, THE FLYING TIGER · Moore 24 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 10 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Wesley Seifers · 12021, Flying Tiger, FLYING TIGER, The Flying Tiger · El Toro Sr., Handicap, Moore 24, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2015 – Oct 2019
  • Michaela Seifers · FLYING TIGER, THE FLYING TIGER · Moore 24 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2020 – Mar 2024
  • Kurt Lahr · moore wave*ohs, Moore Wave*Ohs, MOORE WAVE*OHS, THE FLYING TIGER · Moore 24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Mar 2023
  • Jim Wheeler · FLYING TIGER · Moore 24 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
  • Matt Seifers · The Flying Tiger · Moore 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Stuart Burnell · Spindrift V · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Mr John Gilmour The Se · FLYING TIGER · Moore 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
  • Dan Shine · Spindrift V · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Brian Perry · Spindrift V · Express 37 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

02264512008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 118

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Oct 20262026 El Toro Stampede12021El Toro SeniorSkipper8th / 10
10 Jul 20262026 TYC One Design Invitational RegattaFlying TigerHandicapSkipper10th / 10
13 Jun 202635th Delta Ditch RunThe flying tigerPHRF handicapSkipper29th / 87
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper5th / 13
1 Mar 20262025 - 2026 Berkeley MidwintersTHE FLYING TIGERHandicapSkipper4th / 5
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper2nd / 16
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper28th / 29
8 Nov 20252025 - 2026 Berkeley MidwintersTHE FLYING TIGERHandicapSkipper2nd / 16
27 Sep 20252025 El Toro Hawaii State ChampionshipVaughn SeifersEl Toro Jr.Skipper2nd / 17
6 Sep 20252025 - Big Windward Leeward RegattaTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper1st / 8
19 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.The Flying TigerMoore 24Skipper6th / 10
7 Jun 202534th Delta Ditch RunThe Flying TigerPHRF handicapSkipper27th / 71
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper6th / 15
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEThe Flying TigerHandicapSkipper13th / 101
8 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYThe Flying TigerPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
22 Feb 20252024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersTHE FLYING TIGERHandicapSkipper1st / 5
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper1st / 26
5 Jan 20252025 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays12021El Toro Sr.Skipper5th / 14
9 Nov 20242024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersTHE FLYING TIGERHandicapSkipper1st / 9
24 Oct 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYThe Flying TigerMoore 24Skipper8th / 18
27 Sep 20242024 El Toro State ChampionshipsVaughn SeifersEl Toro Jr.Skipper6th / 17
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEThe Flying TigerHandicapSkipper19th / 152
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunThe Flying TigerPHRF handicapSkipper15th / 78
6 Apr 2024El Toro Bullship Raceout on a limEl Toro Jr.Skipper2nd / 21
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksTHE FLYING TIGERMoore 24Skipper3rd / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 395 (±117), #5,026.Crew rating across all classes: -7 (±227). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.