Sailor · 2019–2026

Paul Ziemer

whitby Shark Handicap Shark 24

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 74%
Best class ranking: #23
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Chris Russell
Longest-running crew: Cameron Smith
Nemesis: Levi Harper
Rival: Jeremy Crowder
Best day: 27 Sep 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 36

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Cameron Smith · Cameron Smith, Toga Party!, Togaparty! · Handicap, Ideal 18, Shark, Shark 24 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 46 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2019 – Sep 2025
Andrew Barlow · Eager for More, Toga Party! · Handicap, Shark 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Aug 2025
Chris Russell · Toga Party!, Togaparty! · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Sep 2025
Greg Cockburn · Eager for More · Shark 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2022 – Aug 2023
Nigel Sinclair · Toga Party! · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Brian MacLean · Toga Party! · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2019 – May 2019
Tony Burghardt · Toga Party! · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
Alex Tomberg · Licence2keel · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 16th · May 2026 – May 2026
Geoff Reher · Licence2keel · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 16th · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2026	Shark Trillium 2026	Licence2keel	Shark	Crew	16th / 23
27 Sep 2025	Homecomers 2025 NOLSC	Togaparty!	Shark 24	Crew	2nd / 36
23 Aug 2025	2025 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Toga Party!	Handicap	In the way	6th / 38
9 Aug 2025	2025 Hal Ebert Memorial Shark Regatta	Toga Party!	Handicap	In the way	3rd / 23
5 Jul 2025	Torbay Regatta	Cameron Smith	Ideal 18	Crew	7th / 9
28 Jun 2024	2024 Hal Ebert Memorial	Toga Party!	Handicap	Crew	5th / 19
20 Aug 2023	2023 Shark World Championship Regatta	Eager for More	Shark	Foil Trimmer	9th / 48
8 Jul 2023	2023 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Eager for More	Shark	Other	14th / 33
28 May 2022	Shark Trillium	Eager for More	Shark	Crew	7th / 25
16 Oct 2021	2021 SYC Fall Regatta	Toga Party!	Shark	Crew	6th / 18
24 Jul 2021	2021 Shark Gold Cup Regatta	Toga Party!	Shark	Medic/Doctor	2nd / 12
25 May 2019	2019 Shark Trillium	Toga Party!	Shark	Headsail Trimmer	13th / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	323 provisional	#6513 band 3093–12966	—
Shark Crew	225 provisional	#23 band 9–40	+2.7

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Shark 24 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 39
Ideal 18 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -13

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	12 events	0 wins	beats 71%

Positions: In the way (2) · Foil Trimmer (1) · Medic/Doctor (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	56%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	77%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Levi Harper	65	20–45
Tac Boston	58	38–20
Jeremy Crowder	44	21–22
Dave Castle	41	14–27
Jin Frati	38	29–9
Rod Gardner	36	21–15
James Gardner	35	14–21
Jeff Mitchell	35	20–14
John Brunt	35	17–18
Paul Laderoute	34	15–19
Geoff Reher	33	27–6
Peter Van Rossem	32	10–22

Most-beaten opponent: Owen Bradford-Andrew (25–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	32%
2025	4	75%
2024	1	78%
2023	2	71%
2022	1	75%
2021	2	81%
2019	1	59%

Boats

Toga Party! · Handicap, Shark · 6 events · 2019–2025
Eager for More · Shark · 3 events · 2022–2023
Licence2keel · Shark · 1 events · 2026
Togaparty! · Shark 24 · 1 events · 2025
Cameron Smith · Ideal 18 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Point Edward, Ontario, Canada · 3 events
Toronto, ON · 3 events
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Whitby, ON, Canada · 1 events
Ontario, ON · 1 events
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 323, #6,513. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.