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Sailor · 2009–2026

Peter Baldwin

n a J/105HandicapMercury

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Events
40

186 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
20%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 37%–42%, 768 boats)

Best class ranking
#290

Helm in J/105 · rating 81

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Walter Smith

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Walter Smith

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Colin Miller

Aug 2015 – Sep 2019 · 18 events

Nemesis
Adam Spiegel

11–87 head to head in 98 races

Rival
Justin Hersh

49–41 in 91 races

Best day
19 Apr 2019

1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2019 Friday Night Series

Signature result
1st of 8

2019 Friday Night Series · J/105 · 19 Apr 2019

Partnerships · 38 sailors

Most successful partnership: Walter Smith — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Colin Miller · Big Buoys, Big Buoys (FKA Ultimatum), BigBuoys, Ultimatum · Handicap, J/105 18events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 11 of 86 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Sep 2019
  • Mitchell Gordon · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Sam Wheeler · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Peter Colin Baldwin Miller · Big Buoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • Walter Smith · Evening Star, Redhead · Cal 40, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2022
  • Drake Baldwin · Skirt worker, Skirt Worker · Mercury 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Taylor Burfield · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Jennifer Mckenna · Big Buoys, BigBuoys · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 11th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2019
  • William Hackel · Highlighter · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2014 – Apr 2014
  • Michael Polkabla · Redhead · Cal 40, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2022

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

Rating history

-192-13165201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 NY Downstate Regional Sunfish Championship81824SunfishSkipper22nd / 23
28 Aug 202675th Mercury Labor Day RegattaSkirt workerMercurySkipper10th / 17
23 Aug 202574th Mercury Labor Day RegattaSkirt workerMercuryCrew13th / 15
20 Jul 2024Avalon Cup 2024ArchangelORC handicapOther3rd / 5
4 Nov 2023Perry Cup Series 23-24582MercurySkipper9th / 12
19 Oct 2023Mercury National ChampionshipSkirt WorkerMercurySkipper8th / 20
10 Sep 2023Westhampton Yacht Squadron Frances Graham Fall Series 2023WYS 37SunfishSkipper3rd / 4
11 Sep 2022Westhampton Yacht Squadron Frances Graham Fall Series 2022WYS35SunfishSkipper6th / 13
30 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupRedheadORC handicapBow3rd / 7
28 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupRedheadCal 40Other1st / 3
8 Nov 2019SYC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignBigBuoysJ/105Skipper9th / 23
12 Sep 20192019 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBig BuoysJ/105Helm11th / 23
10 Aug 20192019 Summer Keelboat InvitationalBigBuoysJ/105Skipper7th / 22
1 Jun 2019KNARR AND J/105 REGATTABigBuoysJ/105Skipper11th / 18
18 May 2019Elite Keel RegattaBigBuoysJ/105Skipper8th / 26
19 Apr 20192019 Friday Night SeriesBigBuoysJ/105Skipper1st / 8
13 Sep 20182018 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBigBuoysJ/105Other15th / 28
1 Sep 2018Jazz Cup 2018BigBuoysHandicapSkipper45th / 97
17 Aug 20182018 Aldo Alessio & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure CupBigBuoysJ/105Other9th / 19
21 Jul 20182018 J-105 Invitational RegattaBigBuoysJ/105Skipper19th / 26
14 Sep 20172017 Rolex Big Boat SeriesBig BuoysJ/105Helm11th / 24
5 Aug 20172017 Summer Keelboat InvitationalBigBuoysJ/105Skipper9th / 21
10 Jun 2017June Invitational RegattaBig BuoysJ/105Skipper11th / 19
30 Apr 20172017 Antigua Sailing WeekPalpatine - Stormforce CoachingHandicapFloater13th / 13
29 Apr 20172017 Resin RegattaBig BuoysJ/105Skipper9th / 21

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 146, #27,784.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -131, #60,493. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.