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Sailor · 2017–2026

Shane Tillson

mbyc HandicapFJ420

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Events
64

419 races · 46 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 10 of 64

Podium rate
41%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 56%–60%, 1,705 boats)

Best class ranking
#38

Helm in FJ · rating 280

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Paige Tillson

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Paige Tillson & Barb Tillson

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

Biggest lift
Paige Tillson

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ben Conroy

Jun 2019 – Jun 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Peter Busch

22–89 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Owen Fretwell

68–73 in 141 races

Best day
20 Jul 2019

2-2-2-1-2 · SDAYC Luff-in at Coronado YC Double-handed & Bic's

Signature result
1st of 30

Coronado Small Boat Regatta · Handicap · 11 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paige Tillson — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Preston Miller · Li'l Sebastian, Lil' Sebastian, Preston Miller, Shane Tillson · 420, FJ 11events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 56 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Feb 2021
  • Ben Conroy · Shane Tillson · 420, FJ, Handicap, Snipe 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 42 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 17th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Paige Tillson · Barb Tillson, Crocs Rock, Happy Happy Joy Joy · FJ, Handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 19 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Barb Tillson · Barb Tillson, Crocs Rock, Happy Happy Joy Joy · FJ, Handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 19 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Cole Tillson · Barb Tillson, Crocs Rock, Happy Happy Joy Joy · FJ, Handicap 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 19 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2024
  • Efe Derman · Hartless, Shane Tillson · 420, Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2021 – Oct 2025
  • Asher Feren · Asher and shanes boat, Unicorn Pie · 420, FJ 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 8 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Dec 2020 – Dec 2020
  • Doug Hart · Doug Hart, Shane Tillson · Snipe 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Colin Krebs · Shane Tillson · 420, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Wyatt Kelly · Shane Tillson · 420, Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-1219740520182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipLooperMelges 24Crew18th / 46
1 Aug 2026SNIPE West Coast Under 30 and Junior National ChampionshipEfe DermanSnipeSkipper3rd / 17
11 Jun 20262026 Snipe US National ChampionshipsShane TillsonSnipeSkipper29th / 52
6 Jun 20262026 Colonial CupShane TillsonSnipeSkipper17th / 49
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipWarpathEtchellsChef33rd / 76
25 Oct 20252025 Snipe Nute RegattaHartlessSnipeCrew9th / 33
31 May 20252025 Colonial CupDoug HartSnipeCrew7th / 47
17 May 2025Herb Shear Snipe RegattaShane TillsonSnipeSkipper8th / 15
25 Oct 20242024 Nute Snipe RegattaBlueySnipeCrew18th / 23
12 Jul 2024Snipe West Coast U30 ChampionshipEvil BoatSnipeSkipper9th / 12
14 Jun 20242024 Dad's Day RegattaI Love My DadHandicapCrew1st / 9
10 May 20242024 Mom's Day RegattaHappy Happy Joy JoyHandicapSkipper1st / 10
15 Sep 2023C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Shane Tillson420Skipper33rd / 44
31 Jul 2023SCYYRA Series 2023/2024Shane TillsonHandicapSkipper50th / 65
12 May 20232023 Mom's Day RegattaBarb TillsonHandicapCrew1st / 9
31 Mar 2023SCYYRA Perry Series #4Sean Kaseburg420Crew13th / 31
17 Mar 20232023 Earl Elms Memorial RegattaShane TillsonSabot ASkipper4th / 5
31 Jul 2022SCYYRA Series 2022/2023Shane TillsonHandicapSkipper15th / 51
31 Jul 2022SCYYRA Series 2022/2023Shane TillsonHandicapSkipper64th / 73
6 May 20222022 Mom's Day Regatta/Debbie Wright MemorialBarb TillsonHandicapCrew1st / 9
17 Sep 20212021 Perry Series #1 @ CBYCShane Tillson420Skipper13th / 32
2 Aug 20212021 Junior Sabot National ChampionshipShane TillsonSabotSkipper19th / 146
31 Jul 2021SCYYRA Series 2021/2022Shane TillsonHandicapSkipper34th / 45
28 Jul 20212021 CFJ NationalsShane TillsonFJSkipper10th / 35
25 Jun 20212021 NHYC Summer Gold CupShane TillsonSabot ASkipper5th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 374, #5,875.Crew rating across all classes: 119, #24,575. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.