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Sailor · 2005–2026

Donald Maxwell

chicago yacht club EtchellsPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
81

408 races · 69 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 8 of 81

Podium rate
26%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 33%–37%, 1,667 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 646

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Henderson

6 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 46% win rate

Best trio
Charles Bayer & Bill Henderson

6 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Peter Griffin

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Charles Bayer

Aug 2009 – Apr 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

5–71 head to head in 76 races

Rival
Rick Kaiser

91–109 in 201 races

Best day
13 Sep 2015

1-1-4-1 · 2015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 17

2015 Beneteau First 36.7 North American Championship · Beneteau First 36.7 · 11 Sep 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Henderson — 6 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 46% win rate
  • Charles Bayer · Arctos, Grizzly, Kali, lil' Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 15events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 27 of 84 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Apr 2026
  • Bill Henderson · Arctos, Grizzly, Kali, lil' Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, J/70, ORC handicap 13events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 46% win rate · 27 of 76 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Apr 2026
  • Dan Gabriel · Pyrate, Surprise, The D · Etchells, J/70 11events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 65 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Feb 2017
  • Todd Jones · Arctos, Grizzly, Kali, Patriot · Beneteau First 36.7, Etchells, Handicap, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 22 of 65 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Apr 2026
  • Robert Declercq · Arctos, Grizzly, lil' Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, J/70, ORC handicap 8events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 21 of 62 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Aug 2019
  • Kevin Thomas · Arctos, Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 7events 5 wins together · 6 podiums · 71% win rate · 22 of 48 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Jun 2022
  • Karl Kuspa · Arctos, Grizzly, Patriot, Wicked · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, ORC handicap 7events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 57% win rate · 19 of 52 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Jun 2022
  • Lisa Maxwell · Boreas, Kali · Handicap, Nonsuch 30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 22 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Matthew Gallagher · Endeavour, Surprise · J/70, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 17 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
  • Al Declercq · Grizzly · Beneteau First 36.7 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 30 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Sep 2015

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

Rating history

-1751554852006200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 81

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design RegattaBoreasNonsuch 30Owner2nd / 6
5 Jun 20262026 Invitational Mills Trophy RacePENDRAGONPHRF handicapAutopilot11th / 20
4 Jun 20262026 Thursday Night SeriesBoreasPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
1 Jun 20262026 Rick Johnson Memorial Doublehanded SeriesBoreasNonsuch 30Skipper8th / 8
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitBoreasORC handicapSkipper4th / 7
23 Apr 2026Antigua Sailing Week - 2026KaliHandicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 8
27 Sep 20252025 Lake St. Clair Solo ChallengeBoreasPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
4 Sep 20252025 Cal25 National ChampionshipHercules MulliganCal 25Skipper9th / 10
13 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaBoreasNonsuch 30Skipper3rd / 7
6 Jun 20252025 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceTrompe Le MondePHRF handicapOther4th / 6
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitBoreasORC handicapSkipper8th / 8
29 Aug 20242024 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesBoreasPHRF handicapOther5th / 6
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaBoreasNonsuch 30Other2nd / 4
7 Jun 20242024 Invitational Mills Trophy RacePENDRAGONPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 10
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitBoreasORC handicapOther6th / 8
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceSleeping Tiger - SouthORC handicapOther6th / 6
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaArctosORC handicapNavigator6th / 6
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceArctosORC handicapNavigator3rd / 8
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoEntourage IIPHRF handicapTactician4th / 9
5 Sep 20192019 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipPatriotBeneteau First 36.7Headsail Trimmer1st / 13
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceArctosORC handicapStaysail trimmer5th / 5
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoEntourage IIPHRF handicapLeeward Runner4th / 5
1 Jun 20192019 Bayview One Design RegattaWickedCal 25Other5th / 16
6 Mar 20182018 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regattalil' GrizzlyJ/70Mast42nd / 45
8 Jul 20172017 International Etchells Great Lakes ChampionshipPyrateEtchellsOther3rd / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 143, #25,944.Crew rating across all classes: 323, #6,481. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.