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Sailor · 2016–2026

Jeff Spoering

stfyc KnarrHandicap

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Events
31

116 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 31

Podium rate
23%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 37%–45%, 480 boats)

Best class ranking
#108

Helm in Knarr · rating -74

Most successful partnership
Marc Lambros

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Marc Lambros

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ron Young

Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 · 5 events

Nemesis
Don Jesberg

4–66 head to head in 70 races

Rival
David MacGregor

11–13 in 24 races

Signature result
1st of 28

2022 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 29 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marc Lambros — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Ryan Busalacchi · LA PALOMA, Thor · Handicap, Knarr 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 52 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Ron Young · Youngster, YOUNGSTER · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2016 – Jan 2020
  • Marc Lambros · LA PALOMA · Handicap 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Jay Moore · Thor · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 12th · Aug 2024 – May 2026
  • Hamish Macadie · Thor · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Giuseppe Cannavo · Thor · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Kurt Hemmingsen · Thor · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Ryan Jurkowski Ryan · Thor · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Harris Kahn · Thor · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Jan Larsen · Thor · Knarr 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-204-569220172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jun 20262026 Woodies InvitationalThorKnarrCrew12th / 12
6 Jun 20262026 Spring Classic Boat InvitationalThorKnarrSkipper12th / 14
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Evening SeriesThorKnarrCrew12th / 13
31 Jan 20262026 - Three Bridge FiascoLA PALOMAHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
18 Oct 20252025 Fall InvitationalThorKnarrSkipper11th / 13
5 Oct 20252025 SYC Fall Classic Boat InvitationalThorKnarrSkipper10th / 13
20 Sep 2025Knarr San Francisco Bay Championship & Fall One-Design RegattaThorKnarrSkipper11th / 13
24 Aug 2025IKC55ThorKnarrSkipper28th / 33
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaThorKnarrSkipper11th / 13
29 Apr 20252025 SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubThorKnarrCrew9th / 17
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoLA PALOMAHandicapSkipper1st / 6
2 Nov 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaTHORKnarrSkipper2nd / 10
30 Aug 20242024 International Knarr ChampionshipThorKnarrCrew25th / 25
15 Jun 20242024 SYC Spring Classic Boat InvitationalThorKnarrSkipper13th / 14
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaThorKnarrSkipper11th / 14
30 Apr 2024SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubThorKnarrSkipper8th / 12
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestThorKnarrOther14th / 16
4 Nov 20232023 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaTHORKnarrSkipper1st / 10
13 Oct 20232023 Fall InvitationalThorKnarrSkipper13th / 15
8 Sep 2023San Francisco Bay Knarr ChampionshipsThorKnarrSkipper15th / 15
22 Jun 20232023 Woodies Invitational RegattaThorKnarrSkipper20th / 20
11 Jun 20232023 SYC Classic Boat Invitational Regatta (Bear/Bird/Folkboat/SFBIOD/Knarr)ThorKnarrSkipper14th / 16
2 May 2023SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubThorHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoLA PALOMAHandicapSkipper21st / 29
26 Feb 20222022 - CorinthianLA PALOMAHandicapSkipper1st / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 25, #46,788.Crew rating across all classes: -72, #53,407. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.