Sailor · 2016–2026

Sean Smith

nehf Optimist PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 43%
Typically beats: 31%
Best class ranking: #15464
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Lisa Brown Ehrhart
Best trio: Lisa Brown Ehrhart & Nicholas Kennedy
Biggest lift: Lisa Brown Ehrhart
Longest-running crew: Jr. David Rockefeller
Nemesis: Tucker Lamoreux
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lisa Brown Ehrhart — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Jr. David Rockefeller · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Chris Groobey · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 25 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Rob Van Alen · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 23 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Mia Thompson · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 23 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Carolyn Groobey · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 20 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026
Nicholas Kennedy · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 7 of 22 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+42 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Lisa Brown Ehrhart · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
Tom Kennedy · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2026
Bryan Colket · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Aug 2026
Rick Burnes · Cybele · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2024 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	2026 August Cruise	Cybele	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 2
5 Jul 2026	Cruising Class — 2026 Haaland Series	Cybele	PHRF handicap	Crew	3rd / 4
2 Aug 2025	2025 August Cruise	Cybele	PHRF handicap	Crew	2nd / 4
4 Jul 2025	Cruising Class - 2025 Haaland Series	Cybele	Handicap	Crew	1st / 7
3 Jul 2024	Cruising Class - 2024 Haaland Series	Cybele	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 13
3 Jul 2023	Cruising Class - 2023 Haaland Series	Cybele	Handicap	Crew	3rd / 12
1 Jul 2022	4th of July Series- IODs	Puff	IOD	Skipper	6th / 14
4 Aug 2018	Chatham Yacht Club 2018 Regatta	2374	Optimist	Skipper	16th / 17
16 Jul 2018	23rd Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti Regatta	16	Optimist	Skipper	51st / 67
5 Aug 2017	Chatham Yacht Club 2017 Regatta	13	Optimist	Skipper	19th / 27
6 Jul 2017	23rd Annual Opti Regatta	15	Optimist	Skipper	53rd / 53
6 Aug 2016	Chatham Yacht Club 2016 Regatta	14	Optimist	Skipper	24th / 28
27 Jul 2016	Wianno Yacht Club Optimist Regatta 2016	15458	Optimist	Skipper	30th / 53
18 Mar 2016	Helly Hansen San Diego NOOD Regatta 2016	J Almighty	J/120	Other	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-94 provisional	#70038 band 49883–81054	—
Optimist Helm	-144 provisional	#15464 band 11473–17099	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 7 races, 7 events · rating -38
J/120 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -45
IOD · Helm · 4 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	7 events	0 wins	beats 26%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 56%

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	23%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	44%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chad Bartlett	28	5–23
Tucker Lamoreux	23	0–23
Cody Lamoreux	23	0–23
Cailyn Murphy	23	0–23
Zoe Maggioni	22	11–11
Sage Curtis	22	3–19
Sarah Lenox	21	4–17
Julia Scipione	20	3–17
Sarah Leary	20	4–16
Amelia Gassner	19	11–8
Ryan McGauley	17	0–17
Courtney Fitzmaurice	17	1–16

Most-beaten opponent: Amelia Gassner (11–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	17%
2025	2	1	83%
2024	1	0	92%
2023	1	0	82%
2022	1	0	62%
2018	2	0	15%
2017	2	0	15%
2016	3	0	26%

Boats

Cybele · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 6 events · 2023–2026
Puff · IOD · 1 events · 2022
2374 · Optimist · 1 events · 2018
16 · Optimist · 1 events · 2018
13 · Optimist · 1 events · 2017
15 · Optimist · 1 events · 2017
14 · Optimist · 1 events · 2016
15458 · Optimist · 1 events · 2016
J Almighty · J/120 · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Northeast Harbor, ME · 3 events
Seal Cove, ME · 2 events
N. Chatham, MA · 2 events
Northeast Harbor Fleet · 2 events
Chatham, MA · 1 events
Osterville, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -94, #70,038.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -38. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.