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Sailor · 2016–2024

Joel Blade

lake norman yacht club Flying ScotHandicapWeta double-handed

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Events
21

96 races · 29 race wins

Win rate
48%

48% win rate · 10 of 21

Podium rate
62%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (90%: 82%–87%, 471 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Crew in Flying Scot · rating 574

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dave Rink

9 wins · 12 podiums in 18 events together · 50% win rate

Biggest lift
Dave Rink

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dave Rink

Jan 2021 – Nov 2024 · 18 events

Nemesis
David Ames

5–23 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Sean O'Donnell

13–12 in 25 races

Best day
21 Sep 2023

1-1-1-1 · 2023 Flying Scot Scotahoochee Regatta and Clinic · about 1 in 5,671 by chance

Signature result
1st of 30

2024 Fall 48 Regatta · Flying Scot · 1 Nov 2024

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dave Rink — 9 wins · 12 podiums in 18 events together · 50% win rate
  • Dave Rink · Cancer Sucks, Drinks, In the Drink, In The Drink · Flying Scot, Handicap 18events 9 wins together · 12 podiums · 50% win rate · 25 of 83 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2021 – Nov 2024
  • Sydney Rink · In the Drink, SAYRA · Flying Scot 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Stephanie Taylor · No Worries · Weta double-handed 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2018 – Nov 2018
  • John Cassada · GOD and Country · Flying Scot 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 15th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

03066122017201920212023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Nov 20242024 Fall 48 RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew1st / 30
28 Sep 20242024 Adult Sailing Championship Event - Clifford D. Mallory TrophySAYRAFlying ScotPro Bowler1st / 10
20 Sep 20242024 Flying Scot Scotahoochee RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew3rd / 16
22 Jun 20242024 Flying Scot® North American ChampionshipIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew4th / 34
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotHeadsail Trimmer1st / 21
3 May 2024Flying Scot Great 48GOD and CountryFlying ScotCrew15th / 26
19 Apr 20242024 Choo Choo Flying Scot RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew1st / 22
15 Feb 202454th George Washington Birthday Regatta 2024 FS Midwinters --CompletedIn The DrinkHandicapCrew5th / 42
13 Jan 20242024 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 4In the DrinkFlying ScotSkipper2nd / 25
3 Nov 2023Fall 48 RegattaIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew1st / 24
21 Sep 20232023 Flying Scot Scotahoochee Regatta and ClinicIn the DrinkFlying ScotCrew1st / 21
22 Jul 202384th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTAIn The DrinkFlying ScotSkipper1st / 13
15 Apr 20232023 CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO REGATTADrinksFlying ScotCrew1st / 23
24 Mar 2023Mount Dora Yacht Club 70th RegattaDrinksFlying ScotCrew1st / 12
21 Jan 20232023 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 4DrinksFlying ScotSkipper8th / 27
12 Nov 2022Penfield Memorial Flying Scot RegattaDrinksFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 26
12 Jul 20222022 Flying Scot® North American ChampionshipDrinksFlying ScotOther4th / 25
15 Jan 20222022 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 4Cancer SucksFlying ScotSkipper10th / 29
16 Jan 20212021 Flying Scot Florida Circuit Race Number 4Cancer SucksFlying ScotSkipper12th / 22
2 Nov 20182018 Weta NationalsNo WorriesWeta double-handedSkipper1st / 3
7 May 201644th GREAT 48 Regatta for Flying Scots5691Flying ScotSkipper18th / 41

Crew rating across all classes: 612 (±220), #585.Helm rating across all classes: 80 (±220). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.