Sailor · 2007–2026

Adam Spiegel

stfyc J/105 Handicap ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)

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Events: 109
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 73%
Best class ranking: #13
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Christos Zalidis
Biggest lift: Christos Zalidis
Longest-running crew: Matt Clark
Nemesis: Bruce Stone
Rival: Phillip Laby
Best day: 28 Aug 2010
Signature result: 1st of 27

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christos Zalidis — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events together · 33% win rate

Christos Zalidis · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · Handicap, J/105 12events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 5 of 60 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2022
Seth Besse · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · Handicap, J/105 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Sep 2022
Matt Clark · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · J/105 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 45 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Sep 2022
Chris Tholstrup · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · J/105 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 28 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – Sep 2018
Guillemette Spiegel · Jam Session · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 25 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2009 – Sep 2018
Sydney Green · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
Ken Turnbull · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · Handicap, J/105 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – Apr 2013
David Meleney · Jam Session, JAM SESSION · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Sep 2015
Melinda Erkelens · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Beau Schwab · Jam Session · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jun 2021

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 · 109

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	2026 Soling North American Championship	The Boat	Soling	Crew	9th / 17
4 Dec 2022	2022-2023 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	199715	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	10th / 16
29 Sep 2022	2022 J/105 North American Championship	Jam Session	J/105	Boat Captain	9th / 28
15 Sep 2022	2022 Rolex Big Boat Series	Jam Session	J/105	Other	6th / 29
3 Jun 2022	J/105 & Knarr Regatta	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	22nd / 23
13 May 2022	Elite Keelboat Regatta	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 23
26 Feb 2022	2022 - Corinthian	JAM SESSION	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 13
29 Jan 2022	2022 - Three Bridge Fiasco	JAM SESSION	J/105	Skipper	1st / 10
12 Nov 2021	SYC/RegattaPRO Winter One Design	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	5th / 22
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Jam Session	J/105	Other	6th / 22
20 Aug 2021	2021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National Championship	Jam Session	J/105	Other	5th / 14
11 Jun 2021	SFYC Knarr and J/105 Regatta	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 20
1 May 2021	2021 Elite Keel Regatta	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	7th / 17
27 Mar 2021	2021 - Round the Rocks	JAM SESSION	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 11
19 Mar 2021	J/GO Regatta	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	7th / 15
27 Feb 2021	2021 - Corinthian	JAM SESSION	J/105	Skipper	4th / 7
14 Feb 2021	Valentine Rally Double-Handed J/105 Regatta	Jam session	J/105	Skipper	3rd / 5
30 Jan 2021	2021 - Three Bridge Fiasco	JAM SESSION	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 16
13 Nov 2020	RegattaPRO Winter One Design 2020	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	7th / 19
25 Jan 2020	2020 - Three Bridge Fiasco	JAM SESSION	J/105	Skipper	1st / 15
8 Nov 2019	SYC/RegattaPRO Winter One Design	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	6th / 23
25 Oct 2019	Fall Dinghy	Short Session	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	12th / 22
20 Sep 2019	Totally Dinghy Regatta 2019	[9] TBD	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	6th / 7
12 Sep 2019	2019 Rolex Big Boat Series	Jam Session	J/105	Other	6th / 23
10 Aug 2019	2019 Summer Keelboat Invitational	Jam Session	J/105	Skipper	2nd / 22

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	492	#2494 band 1582–3852	—
J/105 Helm	513 provisional	#13 band 10–21	+9.6

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 175
Flying Tiger 7.5 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 150
Soling · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 29
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 6 races, 3 events · rating 72

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	107 events	13 wins	beats 71%
As crew	2 events	1 wins	beats 75%

Positions: Boat Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bruce Stone	358	124–234
Doug Bailey	347	225–122
Phillip Laby	289	127–161
Jeff Littfin	280	102–178
Chuck Cihak	262	208–53
Rolf Kaiser	231	122–109
Jason Woodley	229	128–101
Pat Benedict	227	168–59
David Mace	226	198–28
Brent Vaughan	226	166–59
Ryan Simmons	216	62–154
Tom Kennelly	207	140–67

Most-beaten opponent: David Mace (198–28).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2022	7	2	70%
2021	10	0	68%
2020	2	1	83%
2019	12	2	66%
2018	7	1	80%
2017	7	1	82%
2016	7	0	72%
2015	9	1	65%
2014	10	2	68%
2013	11	1	74%
2012	8	1	62%
2011	8	1	80%
2010	5	1	81%
2009	3	0	68%
2008	1	0	50%
2007	1	0	86%

Boats

Jam Session · J/105, Handicap · 99 events · 2007–2022
Adam Spiegel · J/105 · 5 events · 2016–2018
The Boat · Soling · 1 events · 2026
199715 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2022
Short Session · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2019
[9] TBD · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2019
Neun · Flying Tiger 7.5 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 32 events
Belvedere, CA · 19 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 14 events
San Francisco, CA · 10 events
JACKY · 10 events
Sausalito, CA · 7 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 492, #2,494.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 175. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.