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Sailor · 2007–2025

Malcolm Gefter

nyyc M32Melges 32PHRF handicap

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Events
82

458 races · 49 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 6 of 82

Podium rate
26%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 48%–52%, 1,356 boats)

Best class ranking
#81

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 231

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dan Holloway

1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
David Doucett & Dan Holloway

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

Longest-running crew
Kathy Kirk

Jun 2009 – Jun 2023 · 11 events

Nemesis
Jason Carroll

30–119 head to head in 149 races

Rival
Ron O'Hanley

43–36 in 80 races

Best day
8 Oct 2013

2-2-5-1-3-4-14-3-5-13-8-8 · 2013 Viper 640 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 95

2012 Around the Island Race · PHRF handicap · 2 Sep 2012

Partnerships · 58 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Holloway — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Kathy Kirk · Celeritas, Celeritas II (Fearless), celeritasII, Das Blau Max · IC37, J/70, Melges 32, ORC handicap 11events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 9% win rate · 1 of 67 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2023
  • David Doucett · Celeritas · J/70, Melges 32, Swan 42, Viper 640 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 59 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2008 – Aug 2014
  • Dan Holloway · Celeritas · Melges 32, Swan 42 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 38 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2008 – Sep 2013
  • Erica Lush · Celeritas, Celeritas II (Fearless), celeritasII · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Aug 2021
  • Robert Morton · Celeritas · Swan 42 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2008 – Jun 2009
  • John Mollicone · Celeritas · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 14th · Sep 2010 – Jan 2012
  • Brendon Scanlon · Celeritas · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2018 – Sep 2021
  • Mark Sertl · Das Blau Max · IC37 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Ben Powers · Celeritas · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2013
  • Jeffery McCooey · Celeritas · Melges 32 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2013

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

Rating history

-116126368200820112014201720202023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 82

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaHELM OF AWEShieldsSkipper9th / 10
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceHELM OF AWEShieldsSkipper1st / 9
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaHelm of aweShieldsOther8th / 10
14 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)Helm of aweShieldsSkipper3rd / 10
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaHELM OF AWEShieldsOther9th / 14
9 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)HELM OF AWEShieldsSkipper7th / 13
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaCeleritasPHRF handicapOther13th / 13
10 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)CeleritasPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
11 Sep 20212021 Sail for Pride 20th AnniversaryCeleritasPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
13 Aug 20212021 Safe Harbor Race WeekendCeleritasPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaCeleritas II (Fearless)PHRF handicapOther12th / 13
11 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)Celeritas II (Fearless)PHRF handicapSkipper9th / 12
5 Jun 20212021 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaceleritasIIORC handicapOther8th / 8
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)celeritasIIPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 11
28 Sep 20192019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaCeleritasPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaCleritasTF10Other1st / 3
15 Jun 2019165th NYYC Annual RegattaDas Blau MaxIC37Runners16th / 17
8 Jun 20192019 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaDas Blau MaxIC37Main Trimmer1st / 19
4 May 20192019 - The Great Vallejo RaceCELERITASHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
9 Mar 20192019 Big Daddy RegattaceleritasHandicapSkipper6th / 11
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexCeleritasPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
7 Jul 20172017 Newport RegattaLiftoffM32Other1st / 4
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)LiftoffM32Skipper2nd / 6
9 Jun 2017163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexLiftoffM32Other4th / 6
8 Apr 20172017 M32 Miami Winter Series :: Event 4LiftoffM32Other4th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 203, #18,813.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -101. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.