Sailor · 2021–2026

Spencer Howe

none A-Class J/24 Handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 25%
Podium rate: 50%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #234
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Scott Smithwick
Best trio: Finn Hadlock & Emmet Todd
Biggest lift: Scott Smithwick
Longest-running crew: Scott Smithwick
Nemesis: Patrick O Neill
Best day: 7 May 2022
Signature result: 1st of 26

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Smithwick — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Scott Smithwick · Kaos II · A-Class, Handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
Emmet Todd · Boreas · J/24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2024
Finn Hadlock · Boreas · J/24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2024
Eliza Price · Boreas, Ceilidh · J/24, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2024
Chip Baker · Wired · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2022 – Oct 2022
Peter Smith · Wired · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2022 – Oct 2022
Andrea Fisher · Boreas · J/24 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 14 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2022
James Coggeshall · Ceilidh · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
John Walsh · Wired · J/80 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 15th · Sep 2022 – Oct 2022
Will Welles · Ceilidh · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2026	2026 ILCA District 7 Championship	Lemmings regret	Laser	Skipper	16th / 34
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Schadenfreude 2	Etchells	Runners	3rd / 14
1 Jun 2024	2024 Whalers Race	Ceilidh	PHRF handicap	Pro Bowler	1st / 12
17 May 2024	2024 J/24 U.S Corinthian National Championship	Boreas	J/24	Alternate	10th / 19
12 Aug 2023	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Kaos II	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Ceilidh	ORC handicap	Pro Bowler	7th / 10
24 Jun 2023	HYC Regatta	Kaos II	A-Class	Skipper	4th / 11
5 Oct 2022	2022 J80 World Championship	Wired	J/80	Other	33rd / 48
24 Sep 2022	2022 J80 North American Championship	Wired	J/80	Other	15th / 31
17 Sep 2022	The Lightship Race - Fall Series Race #1	Kaos II	A-Class	Skipper	2nd / 10
13 Aug 2022	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Kaos II	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
25 Jun 2022	HYC Regatta	Kaos II	A-Class	Skipper	3rd / 13
2 Jun 2022	Thursday Night Races	Kaos II	A-Class	Skipper	1st / 26
7 May 2022	2022 J-Daze Regatta	Boreas	J/24	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 17
18 Sep 2021	Fall Series Race #1	Kaos II	A-Class	Skipper	2nd / 11
18 Jun 2021	2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Championship	Boreas	J/24	Tactician	9th / 32

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	234 provisional	#12027 band 5781–23116	—
J/24 Crew	189 provisional	#234 band 134–404	—

5 more classes, not yet ranked

J/80 · Crew · 17 races, 2 events · rating 3
All classes · Helm · 8 races, 3 events · rating 76
Laser · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 23
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 78
A-Class · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating 42

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	8 events	2 wins	beats 78%
As crew	8 events	2 wins	beats 66%

Positions: Pro Bowler (2) · Runners (1) · Alternate (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−21 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	63%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	70%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Brian Gibbs	23	10–13
Lee Ann Zaretsky	22	22–0
Frederick Wiedeke	22	10–12
Mike Stasko	22	8–14
Jeff Kirchhoff	17	2–15
Patrick O Neill	17	0–17
Shannon Lockwood	17	7–10
Jesse Thompson	17	0–17
John Maxwell	17	1–16
Jeffrey Rabinowitz	17	10–7
Dylan O'Malley-Joyce	17	6–11
John Vallee	17	4–13

Most-beaten opponent: Lee Ann Zaretsky (22–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	55%
2024	3	1	78%
2023	3	0	47%
2022	7	3	80%
2021	2	0	82%

Boats

Kaos II · Handicap, A-Class · 7 events · 2021–2023
Boreas · J/24 · 3 events · 2021–2024
Ceilidh · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
Wired · J/80 · 2 events · 2022
Lemmings regret · Laser · 1 events · 2026
Schadenfreude 2 · Etchells · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Portland Yacht Club · 3 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 2 events
Sail Maine · 2 events
Blue Point, NY, USA · 2 events
Harraseeket Yacht Club · 2 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 234 (±222), #12,027.Helm rating across all classes: 76 (±246). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.