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Sailor · 2012–2025

Joseph Waits

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Events
37

103 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 37

Podium rate
49%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 41%–49%, 355 boats)

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Thomas Hickey

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Leo Vasiliev & Thomas Hickey

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Thomas Hickey

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lisa Stuart

Aug 2012 – Sep 2021 · 19 events

Nemesis
Thomas Rich

5–15 head to head in 20 races

Best day
30 Sep 2023

1-1-1 · 2023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast Championship

Signature result
1st of 14

2012 Ida Lewis Distance Race · PHRF handicap · 17 Aug 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Thomas Hickey — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Lisa Stuart · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2021
  • Todd Stuart · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2021
  • Matthew Mullan · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 2 wins together · 11 podiums · 11% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2021
  • Neily Williamson · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 53 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2014 – Sep 2021
  • Leo Vasiliev · Inception, INCEPTION, Peacemaker · ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 26 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Paul McMahon · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 39 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jan 2017
  • Bobby Waltz · Inception, INCEPTION, NEKASailing, Peacemaker · J/70, ORC handicap 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 22 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Collin Marshall · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2021
  • Wade Miller · White Rhino, White Rhino 2 · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 12 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Dec 2018
  • Timmy Burrell · White Rhino · Handicap, IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 32 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jan 2016

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

Rating history

01392772013201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Sep 20256 Metre World ChampionshipDennis ConnerHandicapMain Trimmer13th / 17
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekPeacemakerORC handicapPit6th / 13
9 Jan 20252025 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceINCEPTIONORC handicapPit7th / 8
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceINCEPTIONORC handicapPit5th / 6
8 Sep 20242024 Valeur-Jensen Stamford Denmark RaceGroupe 5PHRF handicapOther10th / 11
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RacePeacemakerORC handicapPit3rd / 7
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendPeacemakerORC handicapOther8th / 9
7 Jul 2024Aegean 600 2024JUA KALIIRC handicapCrew33rd / 52
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceInceptionORC handicapMid Bow6th / 8
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaNEKASailingJ/70Crew44th / 49
22 Feb 20242024 Lauderdale to Key West RaceInceptionORC handicapMid Mast1st / 5
11 Jan 20242024 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceInceptionORC handicapMid Bow3rd / 4
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipPeacemakerORC handicapPit1st / 8
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceInceptionORC handicapMid Bow5th / 7
11 Sep 20212021 Sail for Pride 20th AnniversaryWhite RhinoPHRF handicapBow7th / 7
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceCygnetteORC handicapPit3rd / 10
14 Nov 20192019 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceSantarellaPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 3
30 Aug 20192019 Vineyard RaceSummer StormIRC handicapBow1st / 6
10 Jul 20192019 Transpac Honolulu RaceGambleHandicapIn the way15th / 15
17 Jan 20192019 Lauderdale to Key West RaceWhite Rhino 2ORC handicapPit2nd / 4
7 Dec 20182018 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceWhite Rhino 2IRC handicapPit6th / 6
17 Aug 20182018 Ida Lewis Distance RaceWhite Rhino 2IRC handicapBow4th / 13
18 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexWhite Rhino 2IRC handicapBow5th / 5
2 Jun 20182018 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaWhite Rhino 2IRC handicapBow3rd / 3
10 Jan 20182018 Lauderdale to Key West RaceWhite RhinoIRC handicapBow2nd / 7

Crew rating across all classes: 188, #16,434. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.