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Sailor · 2012–2026

Max Hafen

cyc HandicapPHRF handicapJ/105

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Events
37

131 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 37

Podium rate
43%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 37%–46%, 330 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brendan Strein

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Hallie Simkins & Brendan Strein

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Brendan Strein

+47 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mary Persico

Jul 2022 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
David Willis

3–55 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Frank Latawiec

24–36 in 60 races

Signature result
1st of 9

2023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual) · PHRF handicap · 27 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brendan Strein — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Mary Persico · Banshee, BANSHEE, Phantom, PHANTOM · Handicap, J/105, Melges 15, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 29 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Felix Hafen · Phantom, PHANTOM, Phantom YCC · Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 29 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2021 – Jul 2024
  • Brendan Strein · Phantom · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Hallie Simkins · Phantom, Phantom YCC · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+46 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Cormac Murphy · Cormac Murphy, Phantom, Phantom YCC · Match racing, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat -133% of the fleet together(−178 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Sep 2026
  • John Brendel · Cormac Murphy, Phantom · J/105, Match racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat -248% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Spencer Kriegstein · Phantom, Phantom YCC · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
  • Eric Wolf · Spectra · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Kris Hess · Phantom · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together · best 30th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Austin Coneys · Phantom YCC · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

-125412062013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 20262026 Fall Brawl InvitationalPhantomJ/105Skipper16th / 16
1 Sep 2026USA Grand Slam – Thompson Cup 2026Cormac MurphyMatch racingCrew7th / 2
5 Aug 2026LHYC Sunset Series 2026PHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
1 Aug 2026Shinnecock Bay Melges 15 InvitationalBansheeMelges 15Skipper10th / 18
29 Jul 2026Clash of Champions 2026PhantomHandicapSkipper4th / 8
23 Jul 20262026 Around Long Island Regatta (49th Annual)PhantomPHRF handicapNavigator2nd / 9
19 May 20262026 LHYC Summer SeriesPHANTOMHandicapSkipper5th / 7
30 Jul 20252025 LHYC Sunset SeriesPHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
24 Jul 20252025 Around Long Island Regatta (48th Annual)PhantomPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 8
23 Jul 20252025 LHYC Clash of the ChampionsPHANTOMHandicapSkipper6th / 9
12 Jul 20252025 LHYC Stratford Shoal RacePHANTOMHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipBANSHEEMelges 15Crew20th / 37
16 May 20252025 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceSpectraPHRF handicapBow2nd / 6
14 May 20252025 LHYC Summer SeriesPHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
3 Aug 20242024 LHYC Women Skippers RacePHANTOMHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
31 Jul 20242024 LHYC Sunset SeriesPHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
24 Jul 20242024 LHYC Clash of the ChampionsPHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
15 May 20242024 LHYC Summer SeriesPHANTOMHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipPhantomJ/105Skipper30th / 31
2 Aug 20232023 LHYC Sunset SeriesPhantomHandicapSkipper5th / 7
27 Jul 20232023 Around Long Island Regatta (46th Annual)PhantomPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
26 Jul 2023LHYC Clash of the ChampionsPhantomHandicapSkipper5th / 10
17 May 20232023 LHYC Summer SeriesPhantomHandicapSkipper7th / 7
3 Aug 20222022 LHYC Sunset SeriesPhantomHandicapSkipper7th / 7
28 Jul 20222022 Around Long Island Regatta (45th Annual)Phantom YCCPHRF handicapOwner8th / 8

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 166, #24,672.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 206, #15,218. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.