Sailor · 2010–2026

Donald Elliott

mryc Star Shields J/29

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Events: 11
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 39%
Best class ranking: #315
Longest win streak: 6

Nemesis: Will Murdoch
Best day: 16 May 2026
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Patrick Firth · Liberty, LIBERTY · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 12 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – May 2026
Harry Seemans · Liberty, LIBERTY · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 12 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – May 2026
Gayle Collins · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Joe Brooks · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Doug Campbell · LIBERTY · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
Morgan Meyers · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Andy Brooks · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Kim Leonard · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
David Leonard · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
Erik Brooks · Nothing Artificial · J/29 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 May 2026	2026 TAYC Spring Startup Series	LIBERTY	Shields	Crew	1st / 5
2 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Nothing Artificial	J/29	Main Trimmer	4th / 7
11 Aug 2023	Oxford Regatta - Star - Green Star & Shields Classes	Liberty	Shields	Crew	2nd / 5
5 May 2021	St Michaels Wednesday Night Racing	StarStruck	Star	Skipper	10th / 13
22 Aug 2015	William H. Myers Heritage Regatta -Stars	Star Struck	Star	Skipper	1st / 6
2 May 2015	Dr. David Oursler Spring Star Regatta	starstruck	Star	Skipper	5th / 6
3 Aug 2013	MRYC Annual Regatta	Star Struck	Star	Skipper	5th / 7
4 May 2013	Dr. David Oursler Spring Star and Sport Boat Regatta	starstruck	Star	Skipper	8th / 9
13 Oct 2012	Harold Schuster Fall Star Series	Starstruck	Star	Skipper	6th / 7
11 Aug 2012	Oxford Regatta - Star Class	Star struck	Star	Skipper	9th / 11
14 Aug 2010	Oxford Regatta - Star Class	starstruck	Star	Skipper	7th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Star Helm	-17 provisional	#315 band 213–399	—
All classes Helm	13 provisional	#49220 band 33507–64197	—
All classes Crew	133 provisional	#22538 band 12667–36644	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Shields · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating 54
J/29 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 28

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	1 wins	beats 33%
As crew	3 events	1 wins	beats 75%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Will Murdoch	26	8–18
Tim Paris	15	10–5
Tim Godlee	12	4–8
Laura Beigel	12	7–5

Most-beaten opponent: Tim Paris (10–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2025	1	0	50%
2023	1	0	75%
2021	1	0	25%
2015	2	1	60%
2013	2	0	23%
2012	2	0	18%
2010	1	0	40%

Boats

StarStruck · Star · 5 events · 2010–2021
Star Struck · Star · 3 events · 2012–2015
LIBERTY · Shields · 2 events · 2023–2026
Nothing Artificial · J/29 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Saint Michaels, MD · 5 events
Oxford, MD · 4 events
Tred Avon Yacht Club/Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 13, #49,220.Crew rating across all classes: 133, #22,538. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.