Sailor · 2019–2026

Don Schaefer

ryc Star J/111

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #328

Nemesis: Ross Adams
Signature result: 3rd of 7

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Matthew Schaefer · Battlestar · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2026 – May 2026
Mickey Nielson · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Mark Lewis · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Mike Reisinger · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Jeff Schaefer · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Jesse Paulson · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Sam Eadie · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
Dan Hawkin · Shmokin Joe · J/111 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 May 2026	WEDNESDAY NIGHT \| 2026 RYC Racing Series	Battlestar	Star	Skipper	6th / 8
27 Sep 2025	2025 Blue Nose Regatta	Battlestar	Star	Skipper	3rd / 7
2 Aug 2025	2025 RYC Racine Regatta	Battlestar	Star	Skipper	4th / 8
2 Jul 2025	Racine Yacht Club 2025 Wednesday Night Series	Battlestar	Star	Skipper	7th / 8
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Shmokin Joe	J/111	Floater	8th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-24 provisional	#58127 band 40518–72330	—
Star Helm	-15 provisional	#328 band 211–420	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/111 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -47
Full-size sailing · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -46

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 42%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

Positions: Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	33%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Berger	19	9–10
Ross Adams	19	0–19
Mark Hetzel	18	7–11
Jeff Schaefer	18	2–16
Curtis Kasabian	14	9–5

Most-beaten opponent: Curtis Kasabian (9–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	29%
2025	3	46%
2019	1	0%

Boats

Battlestar · Star · 4 events · 2025–2026
Shmokin Joe · J/111 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Racine, WI · 4 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -24, #58,127.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -46. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.