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Sailor · 2010–2026

Shane Wells

beverly yacht club ShieldsEtchellsSonar

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Events
24

161 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 2 of 24

Podium rate
8%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 46%–55%, 341 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Crew in Sonar · rating 304

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Brian Doyle

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Brian Doyle

+62 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Graham Quinn

Sep 2012 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
William Berry

6–60 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Richard Robbins

31–46 in 77 races

Best day
14 Sep 2023

2-1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2023 Sonar North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 17

International Sonar Class Association | 2025 North American Championship · Sonar · 20 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Most successful partnership: Brian Doyle — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Graham Quinn · Harrier · Shields 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 47 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2012 – Aug 2026
  • Senet Bischoff · KGB · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 9th · Jan 2012 – Jun 2014
  • Brian Doyle · Resonance · Sonar 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 22 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+62 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Joe Guard · Nemesis · Shields 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Steven Kirkpatrick · Resonance · Sonar 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Kelsey Wheeler · Resonance · Sonar 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 11 of 15 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2025
  • Ben Kinney · KGB · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
  • Mat Johnson · Mat Johnson, Slow Capital · Etchells, Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2017 – Sep 2023
  • John Edenbach · KGB · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2014 – Jun 2014
  • Isao Toyama · Slow Capital · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2017 – Aug 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 2026Saturday Racing, Series 2 (Shields)HarrierShieldsSkipper5th / 8
20 Sep 2025International Sonar Class Association | 2025 North American ChampionshipResonanceSonarCrew1st / 17
10 Sep 20242024 Sonar World ChampionshipResonanceSonarCrew6th / 31
28 Sep 20232023 US Masters National ChampionshipsMat JohnsonSnipeCrew30th / 41
14 Sep 20232023 Sonar North American ChampionshipResonanceSonarCrew1st / 17
17 Aug 20172017 Etchells North American ChampionshipSlow CapitalEtchellsOther28th / 29
3 Aug 20172017 Buzzards Bay RegattaNemesisShieldsOther5th / 7
3 Aug 2017AUGUST Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)HarrierShieldsSkipper5th / 7
29 Jun 2017JULY Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)NemesisShieldsSkipper7th / 7
26 May 2017JUNE Thursday Twilight (J80,J24,Shields)HarrierShieldsSkipper5th / 5
5 Aug 20162016 Buzzards Bay Regatta - OneDesignNemesisShieldsSkipper7th / 11
4 Aug 2016AUGUST Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)NemesisShieldsSkipper7th / 11
30 Jun 2016JULY Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)NemesisShieldsSkipper9th / 10
5 Aug 2015AUGUST Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)HarrierShieldsSkipper6th / 9
2 Jul 2015JULY Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)HarrierShieldsSkipper7th / 7
30 May 2015JUNE Saturday SHIELDS SeriesHarrierShieldsSkipper4th / 4
28 May 2015JUNE Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)HarrierShieldsSkipper5th / 7
7 Jun 20142014 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaKGBEtchellsOther12th / 25
11 Jul 201390th Annual RegattaHarrierShieldsSkipper4th / 8
20 Sep 20122012 Shields NationalsHarrierShieldsSkipper9th / 13
3 Aug 20122012 Buzzards Bay Regatta235ShieldsSkipper5th / 8
23 Mar 20122012 Etchells US National ChampionshipKGBEtchellsCrew9th / 37
1 Jan 20122012 Etchells Coral Reef CupKGBEtchellsCrew9th / 37
6 Aug 20102010 Buzzards Bay RegattaSyrinxShieldsSkipper6th / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 249, #10,923.Helm rating across all classes: 157, #23,957. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.