Sailor · 2023–2026

Matt Giesebrecht

bsbc Shark Shark 24 Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 68%
Best class ranking: #65

Nemesis: Graham Jones
Rival: James Gardner
Best day: 24 Aug 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 36

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Jeff Mitchell · Frankly Scarlett, Tiger Niles · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Peter Aker · Frankly Scarlett, Tiger Niles · Handicap, Shark, Shark 24 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 22 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2026
Joshua Katrynuk · Paradox · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Chad Starr · Paradox · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Dan Munroe · Paradox · Shark 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 May 2026	Shark Trillium 2026	Frankly Scarlett	Shark	Crew	13th / 23
27 Sep 2025	Homecomers 2025 NOLSC	Frankly Scarlett	Shark 24	Crew	9th / 35
23 Aug 2025	2025 Shark 24 Canadian Championship	Tiger Niles	Handicap	Bow	2nd / 36
24 May 2025	2025 Shark Trillium	Frankly Scarlett	Shark	Crew	13th / 18
20 Aug 2023	2023 Shark World Championship Regatta	Paradox	Shark	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	18th / 48

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	132 provisional	#22690 band 11263–40069	—
Shark Crew	42 provisional	#65 band 33–87	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Shark 24 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 35

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 63%

Positions: Bow (1) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	79%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Levi Harper	32	11–21
Tac Boston	32	22–10
Paul Laderoute	32	10–22
James Gardner	27	11–16
Dave Castle	27	7–20
Jeremy Crowder	26	11–15
Owen Bradford-Andrew	26	19–7
Joshua Kairo	25	24–1
Rob Vanderperk	22	13–9
Cameron Smith	21	12–9
Tracey Strunga	21	21–0
John Brunt	21	4–17

Most-beaten opponent: Joshua Kairo (24–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	46%
2025	3	68%
2023	1	64%

Boats

Frankly Scarlett · Shark, Shark 24 · 3 events · 2025–2026
Tiger Niles · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Paradox · Shark · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Toronto, ON · 2 events
Ontario, ON · 1 events
Whitby, ON, Canada · 1 events
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 132 (±237), #22,690. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.