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Sailor · 2012–2026

Don Souther

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Events
127

239 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 17 of 127

Podium rate
65%

83 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (90%: 49%–56%, 736 boats)

Best class ranking
#38

Helm in B · rating 143

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Karen Kuhn

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Karen Kuhn

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Albert Castillon

17–77 head to head in 94 races

Best day
28 Sep 2013

2-2-1 · Spinnaker Series #6 · about 1 in 7 by chance

Signature result
1st of 12

KHYC 2021 Twilight Series Race #19 · PHRF handicap · 26 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Karen Kuhn — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Karen Kuhn · No Way!! · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Lucien Smith · NO WAY!! · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

01042072013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 127

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Aug 2026Spinnaker Series Race #5 - Windward Leeward RegattaNo Way!!BSkipper3rd / 6
15 Aug 2026Pirate Regatta - High Point Race #8No Way!!PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
11 Jun 2026Twilights First HalfNo Way!!H-ClassSkipper12th / 13
5 Dec 2025Christmas RegattaNo Way!!BSkipper5th / 8
4 Oct 2025Castillon ClassicNo Way!!BSkipper2nd / 3
13 Sep 2025Spinnaker Series Race #6 - Matt WalshNo Way!!BSkipper4th / 5
23 Aug 2025Spinnaker Series Race #5 - Windward Leeward RegattaNo Way!!BSkipper4th / 4
16 Aug 2025Pirate Regatta - High Point Race #9No Way!!PHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
9 Aug 2025Queen Mary RegattaNo Way!!CSkipper1st / 6
26 Jun 2025Twilights Second HalfNo Way!!BSkipper4th / 9
14 Jun 2025Spinnaker Series Race #4 - KH2CBYCNo Way!!BSkipper3rd / 5
10 Jun 2025June Cup - Women at the HelmNo Way!!PHRF handicapSkipper1st / 2
17 May 2025Port Royal ClassicNo Way!!HandicapSkipper2nd / 4
12 Apr 2025Spinnaker Series Race #2 - TransHarbor Race*No Way!!BSkipper11th / 16
7 Dec 2024Christmas RegattaNo Way!!BSkipper4th / 8
20 Oct 2024His N Hers Regatta #3No Way!!BSkipper2nd / 4
13 Oct 2024His N Hers Regatta #2No Way!!BSkipper2nd / 3
6 Oct 2024His N Hers Regatta #1No Way!!BSkipper3rd / 3
5 Oct 2024Castillon ClassicNo Way!!BSkipper3rd / 6
14 Sep 2024Spinnaker Series #6 - The Matt Walsh RaceNo Way!!BSkipper5th / 6
17 Aug 2024Pirate Regatta - High Point Race #9No Way!!PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
3 Aug 2024Spinnaker Series Race #4 - KHYC to CBYCNo Way!!BSkipper1st / 4
27 Jun 2024Twilights Second HalfNo Way!!BSkipper5th / 10
15 Jun 2024Spinnaker Series Race #3 - The Malibu & Return Race*No Way!!BSkipper3rd / 7
4 Jun 2024June Cup - Women at the HelmNo Way!!PHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3

Helm rating across all classes: 193 (±84), #19,475. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.