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Sailor · 2019–2026

Steven Birchfield

smsa HandicapPHRF handicapBuccaneer

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Events
44

84 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 7 of 44

Podium rate
52%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–54%, 841 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jonathan Nepini

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Jonathan Nepini & Dewey Melton

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jonathan Nepini

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Thomas Birchfield

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022 · 6 events

Nemesis
Brad Miller

8–21 head to head in 29 races

Best day
22 Jul 2019

3-1-3 · 2019 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

Signature result
1st of 9

2026 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup · Handicap · 31 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jonathan Nepini — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Thomas Birchfield · Barba Roja · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jul 2022
  • Dewey Melton · Barba Roja · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Jul 2022
  • Jonathan Nepini · Barba Roja · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Brian Steuart · Barba Roja · Handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Jay Ball · Barba Roja · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Laura Birchfield · Barba Roja · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Anna Silveria · Barba Roja · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Lee Goldstein · Barba Roja · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
  • Chuck Dohrman · Cheetah · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Russel Miller · Cheetah · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

-71381472020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20262026 Stingray Light RaceBarba RojaHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
4 Sep 202632nd Annual Stingray Point RegattaBarba RojaHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
7 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Solomons to Oxford RaceBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 11
31 Jul 20262026 MADR UPPER BAY SERIES - PHRF Plus ratingsBarba RojaHandicapSkipper47th / 103
31 Jul 20262026 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBarba RojaHandicapSkipper1st / 9
31 Jul 2026GOV CUP - NA PHRF Plus - Special TrophiesBarba RojaHandicapSkipper31st / 65
18 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026Barba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
17 Jul 2026The Patuxent Pursuit 2026Barba RojaHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
16 May 20262026 Frost-Goode RaceBarba RojaHandicapSkipper14th / 14
11 Apr 20262026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratingsBarba RojaHandicapSkipper5th / 6
11 Apr 20262026 Middle Distance SeriesBarba RojaHandicapSkipper8th / 9
13 Dec 20252025 Freeze Your Bucc OffRicky BobbyBuccaneerCrew14th / 16
30 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Point RegattaBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 9
29 Aug 20252025 MADR - Southern Bay SeriesBarba RojaHandicapSkipper18th / 42
29 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Light RaceBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
29 Aug 2025FBYC - SHADOW SCORE - FRIDAYBarba RojaHandicapSkipper12th / 36
8 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Solomons to Oxford RaceBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper18th / 24
1 Aug 20252025 MADR - Northern Bay SeriesBarba RojaHandicapSkipper63rd / 213
1 Aug 20252025 St. Mary's Governor’s CupBarba RojaHandicapSkipper5th / 10
19 Jul 2025The Patuxent PursuitBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
18 Jul 2025The Patuxent PursuitBarba RojaHandicapSkipper1st / 3
17 May 20252025 MADR - UPPER BAY - NAR SERIESBarba RojaHandicapSkipper102nd / 107
10 May 20252025 Vice Commodore's CupBarba RojaHandicapSkipper7th / 8
30 Aug 202430th Annual Stingray Light RaceBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
30 Aug 202430th Annual Stingray Point RegattaBarba RojaPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 138, #27,294.Crew rating across all classes: 23, #40,258. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.