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Sailor · 2015–2026

Paulo Manso

cyc J/70ORC handicapEtchells

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Events
27

200 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 27

Podium rate
30%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 74%–79%, 1,016 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Crew in J/70 · rating 841

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mark Spearman

1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
John Heaton & Mark Spearman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Mark Spearman

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
DOMINGOS Afonso

Apr 2022 – May 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Richard Witzel

39–64 head to head in 103 races

Rival
Martin Dent

33–39 in 72 races

Best day
22 Aug 2025

5-9-1-3-1-3-3-1 · 2025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American Championship

Signature result
1st of 42

2025 J/70 North American Championship · J/70 · 3 Dec 2025

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Spearman — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • DOMINGOS Afonso · PATAKIN, Solyd Property Developers/ SailCascais · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 41 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2022 – May 2024
  • James Prendergast · usa 167, Usa167, USA167 · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 39 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2025
  • John Heaton · Empeiria, EMPEIRIA, Empeiria31 · J/70, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 10 of 42 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Vasco.Serpa · Fake News/ SailCascais, Solyd Property Developers/ SailCascais, Solyd Sailing Team/ Sailcascais · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – May 2024
  • Mark Spearman · Empeiria, EMPEIRIA, USA167 · J/70 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 35 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Goncalo Ribeiro · Empeiria, EMPEIRIA, USA 551 · J/70 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 33 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Luis Albert · PATAKIN · J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Diogo Machado Pinto · Fake News/ SailCascais, Solyd Sailing Team/ Sailcascais · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Eduardo Reguera · PATAKIN · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 4th · Apr 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Christian Prendergast · usa 167, USA167 · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

0394788201620182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2026Cascais 2026 J70 World ChampionshipEMPEIRIAJ/70Crew4th / 100
5 Jun 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoEmpeiriaJ/70Headsail Trimmer1st / 11
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointEmpeiria31ORC handicapWatch Captain5th / 11
20 Mar 20262026 Etchells 19th Annual Coral Reef CupHappy DanceEtchellsCrew10th / 17
21 Jan 20262026 Bacardi Winter Series 1 + (Melges 24 NA Championship)EMPEIRIAJ/70Crew3rd / 27
3 Dec 20252025 J/70 North American ChampionshipWarCanoeJ/70Headsail Trimmer1st / 42
22 Aug 20252025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American ChampionshipEmpeiriaJ/70Crew2nd / 13
18 Jul 2025J/70 Cup - Event 3To NessaJ/70Crew24th / 50
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoUSA167J/70Foil Trimmer2nd / 20
28 Mar 20252025 J70 Midwinter ChampionshipUSA 551J/70Headsail Trimmer5th / 50
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaCatapultJ/70Headsail Trimmer12th / 49
22 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americansusa 167J/70Headsail Trimmer7th / 15
7 Jun 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicagousa 167J/70Tactician6th / 14
21 May 2024European ChampionshipSolyd Property Developers/ SailCascaisJ/70Crew44th / 84
26 Apr 2024J/70 Italian Cup - Event 1 / Pre EurosSolyd Property Developers/ SailCascaisJ/70Crew7th / 49
17 Dec 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1ReggaesharkJ/70Headsail Trimmer11th / 19
31 Oct 20232023 J/70 World ChampionshipReggaesharkJ/70Headsail Trimmer21st / 83
21 Sep 20232023 J/70 North American Championshipusa 167J/70Spinnaker trimmer8th / 45
5 Sep 20232023 J/70 European ChampionshipSolyd Sailing Team/ SailcascaisJ/70Other3rd / 48
14 Jul 2023J/70 Italian Circuit - Event 3 MalcesineFake News/ SailCascaisJ/70Crew13th / 49
9 Jun 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoUsa167J/70Headsail Trimmer3rd / 24
12 May 2023J/70 Italian Circuit - Event 2 RiminiFake News/ SailCascaisJ/70Crew2nd / 20
15 Jul 2022J70 Cup - Open Italian Championship Riva del GardaPATAKINJ/70Crew32nd / 69
17 Jun 2022J70 Cup - RiminiPATAKINJ/70Crew9th / 30
20 May 2022J70 Cup - AlassioPATAKINJ/70Crew12th / 41

Crew rating across all classes: 713, #246. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.