Sailor · 2021–2026

Martha MacDonald

PHRF handicap J/29

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 57%

Longest-running crew: Don Williams
Nemesis: Justin Bean
Rival: Colin Mann
Best day: 17 Aug 2023
Signature result: 4th of 13

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Don Williams · Paradigm Shift, Second Shift, SHIFT · J/29, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 30 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Sydney Nelson · Paradigm Shift, SHIFT · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Rick Williams · Paradigm Shift, Second Shift · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Todd Hubley · Paradigm Shift, SHIFT · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Paul Williams · Paradigm Shift, SHIFT · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Gill Graves · Paradigm Shift, SHIFT · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 24 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
Doug Matthews · Paradigm Shift, Second Shift · J/29, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
David Frost · Paradigm Shift · J/29, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2023
Cathy Shaw · Paradigm Shift · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Abby Foxx · Second Shift · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 7th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2026	Second Shift	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	7th / 11
14 Aug 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	SHIFT	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	8th / 13
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Paradigm Shift	PHRF handicap	Mid Mast	4th / 13
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Paradigm Shift	PHRF handicap	Owner	4th / 12
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Paradigm Shift	J/29	Pit	3rd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	139 provisional	#21846 band 11747–36759	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/29 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -10

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 56%

Positions: Mid Mast (3) · Owner (1) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−21 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Colin Mann	25	11–14
Paul Fillbee-Dexter	24	10–14
Chris MacDonald	24	7–17
Chris Power	24	16–8
Terry Schnare	19	10–9
Steve Adams	18	18–0
Justin Bean	15	2–13
Matt Wawrzyszyn	15	10–5
Rebecca Swan	15	9–6
Kevin Dempsey	13	13–0
Mitchell Horn	12	12–0

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Adams (18–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	40%
2024	1	42%
2023	1	75%
2022	1	73%
2021	1	50%

Boats

Paradigm Shift · PHRF handicap, J/29 · 3 events · 2021–2023
Second Shift · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
SHIFT · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 5 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 139 (±209), #21,846. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.