Sailor · 2013–2025

Jesse Paulson

racine yacht club J/111 PHRF handicap Viper 640

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Events: 16
Win rate: 19%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 25%
Best class ranking: #240
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Dan Reisinger
Best trio: Nick Hovland & Eric Tobias
Biggest lift: Nick Hovland
Longest-running crew: Scott Monroe
Nemesis: Jeffrey Davis
Rival: Carl Hanssen
Best day: 12 Jun 2015
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Reisinger — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Jeff Schaefer · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · Handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 68 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
Mark Lewis · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · Handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 68 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2022
Mike Reisinger · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 5 of 60 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2022
Mickey Nielson · Shmokin Joe, Surface Tension · J/111, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 53 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2022
Scott Monroe · Denali, Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
David Elsmo · Denali, Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Eric Tobias · Denali, Legacy, Racine Rum Runner · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Viper 640 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2025
Ben Witman · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
Drew Kosmoski · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025
Ryan Blasiak · Legacy · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jul 2025	2025 The HOOK Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 5
3 Mar 2025	2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Racine Rum Runner	Viper 640	Pro Bowler	13th / 14
20 Jul 2024	2024 The HOOK Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 2
30 Jun 2023	Queen's Cup Race	Legacy	ORC handicap	Other	6th / 7
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	6th / 6
15 Jul 2022	2022 The Hook Race	Legacy	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 4
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	6th / 6
13 Aug 2021	2021 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	6th / 8
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	5th / 6
21 Aug 2019	2019 J 111 World Championship	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	21st / 23
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	14th / 16
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	8th / 8
8 Jun 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Mast	9th / 12
31 Jul 2015	2015 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Denali	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 4
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Surface Tension	PHRF handicap	Mast	1st / 9
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Surface Tension	Handicap	Other	1st / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	196 provisional	#15380 band 10161–22802	—
J/111 Crew	-45 provisional	#240 band 209–275	−1.3

1 more class, not yet ranked

Viper 640 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -100

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	16 events	3 wins	beats 31%

Positions: Mast (9) · Pro Bowler (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	26%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Dickson	60	13–47
Kevin Saedi	53	12–41
John Kalanik	51	9–42
Richard Witzel	38	3–35
Jeffrey Davis	37	1–36
Bradley Faber	35	4–31
Daniel Kitchens	32	32–0
Carl Hanssen	24	13–11
Colin Caliban	21	3–18
Len Siegal	20	1–19
Rob Ruhlman	16	0–16
Douglas Curtiss	16	5–11

Most-beaten opponent: Daniel Kitchens (32–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	4%
2024	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	17%
2022	3	0	22%
2021	2	0	24%
2019	3	0	8%
2018	1	0	27%
2015	2	2	100%
2013	1	1	100%

Boats

Shmokin Joe · J/111 · 8 events · 2018–2022
Legacy · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 4 events · 2022–2025
Surface Tension · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2013–2015
Racine Rum Runner · Viper 640 · 1 events · 2025
Denali · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 8 events
Racine, WI, USA · 3 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 2 events
Duluth, MN, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 196, #15,380. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.