Sailor · 2012–2016

Eric Schaefer

Melges 24

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #479
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Peter Bjarnason
Longest-running crew: Dave Black
Nemesis: Richard Reid
Rival: John Marentette
Best day: 26 Jul 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 8

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Dave Black · Black Dog · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 55 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Paul Dennis · Black Dog · Melges 24 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 55 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Dave Hymers · Black Dog · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 39 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2012 – Jan 2016
Peter Bjarnason · Black Dog · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Jul 2015

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	8th / 12
25 Jul 2015	2015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 8
11 Jul 2015	2015 Melges 24 Canadian National Championship	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	4th / 12
13 Jun 2015	2015 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 8
29 May 2015	2015 Bayview One Design Regatta	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	7th / 10
26 Jul 2014	2014 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht Club	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	3rd / 9
30 May 2014	2014 Bayview One Design Regatta	Black Dog	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	14th / 17
20 Apr 2012	2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Black Dog	Melges 24	Other	27th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	76 provisional	#31502 band 19810–45108	—
Melges 24 Crew	47 provisional	#479 band 351–590	+0.1

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (7)

How they race

Closer	−13 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Reid	41	6–35
Dan Berezin	36	23–13
John Marentette	32	19–13
Uri Saks	30	25–5
Steven Boho	25	12–13
Thomas Ritter	23	6–17
Mike Gozzard	23	8–15
Curtis Jazwiecki	22	15–7
August Hernandez	22	1–21
Marc Steyn	21	15–6
Richard Thompson	19	0–19
Jens Altern Wathne	19	3–16

Most-beaten opponent: Uri Saks (25–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2016	1	36%
2015	4	69%
2014	2	47%
2012	1	19%

Boats

Black Dog · Melges 24 · 8 events · 2012–2016

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 2 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
Windsor, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 76, #31,502. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.