Sailor · 2016–2026

Paul Silvernail

diyc Handicap PHRF handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 8
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 88%
Typically beats: 82%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Leslie Fisher
Best trio: Leslie Fisher & Robert Hobbs
Biggest lift: Robert Hobbs
Longest-running crew: Leslie Fisher
Nemesis: Dave German
Best day: 12 Feb 2016
Signature result: 1st of 25

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Leslie Fisher — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Leslie Fisher · Morning Glory, Scorpion · Handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 3 of 13 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Feb 2020
Robert Hobbs · Morning Glory, Scorpion · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 12 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2016 – Feb 2020
Gail Heausler · Liquid Time, Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2026
Matthew Dalton · Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Ed Ruark · Liquid Time · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Silvernail Hobbs · Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Matt Bryant · Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Sandra Klaus · Liquid Time · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Fisher Hobbs · Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016
Leslie Hobbs · Morning Glory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2016 – Feb 2016

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Liquid Time	PHRF handicap	Tactician	2nd / 7
20 Nov 2021	2021 Egmont Key Race	KELLY	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 14
1 Feb 2020	2020 Around the Point Race	Scorpion	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 7
14 Dec 2019	2019 Keelboat Regatta	Scorpion	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 8
27 Apr 2019	2019 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup	Scorpion	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 25
27 Oct 2018	2018 Halloween Regatta	Scorpion	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 6
31 Aug 2018	Labor Day Night Race	Scorpion	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
12 Feb 2016	Helly Hansen St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta 2016	Morning Glory	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 111
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 15

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	6 events	2 wins	beats 81%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 82%

Positions: Tactician (2)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	71%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	83%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Dave German	12	5–7

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	83%
2021	1	0	54%
2020	1	0	67%
2019	2	1	93%
2018	2	1	90%
2016	1	0	80%

Boats

Scorpion · Handicap · 5 events · 2018–2020
Liquid Time · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
KELLY · Handicap · 1 events · 2021
Morning Glory · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Tampa , FL · 3 events
Tampa, FL · 3 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 111 (±244).Helm rating across all classes: 15 (±248). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.