Sailor · 2020–2026

Doug Paulsen

ryc Handicap PHRF handicap J/125

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Events: 9
Win rate: 44%
Podium rate: 56%
Typically beats: 53%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Rufus Sjoberg
Best trio: Vaughn Siefers & Rufus Sjoberg
Biggest lift: Rufus Sjoberg
Longest-running crew: Rufus Sjoberg
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rufus Sjoberg — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 67% win rate

Rufus Sjoberg · Rufless, RUFLESS · Handicap, J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 67% win rate · 5 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+59 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – May 2026
Vaughn Siefers · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2026
Daniel Roberts · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
Oliver Kell · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
Dylan Benjamin · Rufless · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2026
George Mckay · SKYE · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2023 – Sep 2023
Michael Scott · Rufless · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2023
Michael Tosse · TONOPAH · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 13th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020
Jay Crum · Rufless · J/125 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
Marcos McGee · Rufless · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2023

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 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300	Rufless	J/125	Switch Flipper	1st / 3
25 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal Cup	Rufless	ORC handicap	Switch Flipper	1st / 5
23 May 2026	2026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Rufless	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	3rd / 6
4 Oct 2025	2025 - Vallejo 1-2	RUFLESS	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
9 Sep 2023	2023 - Big Windward Leeward Regatta	SKYE	PHRF handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
27 May 2023	2023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Rufless	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	1st / 8
18 Mar 2023	2023 - Round the Rocks	RUFLESS	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
28 Jan 2023	2023 - Three Bridge Fiasco	SKYE	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 29
2 Sep 2020	2020 - Nifty Nine Series (aka Slimmed down Sweet 16)	TONOPAH	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 7 races, 5 events · rating 57
All classes · Crew · 4 races, 4 events · rating 125
J/125 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating 33

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	1 wins	beats 51%
As crew	4 events	3 wins	beats 90%

Positions: Switch Flipper (4)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−65 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	79%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	2	87%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	4	1	59%
2020	1	0	20%

Boats

Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Handicap · 6 events · 2023–2026
SKYE · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2023
TONOPAH · Handicap · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

Singlehanded Sailing Society · 3 events
California, USA · 3 events
San Diego, California, USA · 1 events
Berkeley Yacht Club · 1 events
Oakland Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 57 (±228).Crew rating across all classes: 125 (±241). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.