Sailor · 2009–2025

George Hinman

Possibly the same person: George Hinman (1975–1976, 2 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 9
Win rate: 33%
Podium rate: 33%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #35
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Eric Hall
Biggest lift: Eric Hall
Nemesis: Brendan Brownyard
Best day: 28 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Eric Hall — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Eric Hall · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2025
Margaret Hersam · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
Mike Shea · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Steve Prime · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
Scott MacLeod · Blackwing · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 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 · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Jun 2025	2025 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta	Blackwing	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Blackwing	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 4
30 Sep 2023	2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Blackwing	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 12
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Blackwing	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 13
10 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Blackwing	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 14
4 Jun 2022	2022 - Race for Ukraine	Blackwing	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 7
25 Sep 2010	2010 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta	Conspiracy	Swan 42	Skipper	8th / 8
24 Apr 2010	2010 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Conspiracy	Swan 42	Skipper	6th / 9
25 Apr 2009	2009 American Yacht Club Spring Series	Conspiracy	Swan 42	Skipper	5th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	123 provisional	#29717 band 17151–47601	—
Swan 42 Helm	-24 provisional	#35 band 29–36	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 4 races, 3 events · rating -12

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	6 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	3 events	2 wins	beats 72%

Positions: Tactician (2)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	29%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Gosia Rojek	16	7–9
Brendan Brownyard	16	3–13
Roger Widmann	16	10–6
Drew Shea	16	5–11

Most-beaten opponent: Roger Widmann (10–6).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	2	100%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	3	0	56%
2010	2	0	19%
2009	1	0	50%

Boats

Blackwing · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 6 events · 2022–2025
Conspiracy · Swan 42 · 3 events · 2009–2010

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 5 events
Rye, NY, USA · 3 events
Bristol, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 123, #29,717.Crew rating across all classes: -12. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.