Sailor · 2009–2026

Tom Sessions

edgewater yc J/70 PHRF handicap Handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 25
Win rate: 32%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 72%
Best class ranking: #222
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Lee Sackett
Best trio: Lee Sackett & Dave Kerr
Biggest lift: Lee Sackett
Longest-running crew: Dave Kerr
Nemesis: Skip Dieball
Best day: 19 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 31

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lee Sackett — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 71% win rate

Dave Kerr · 1516, FM, USA 1516, USA1516 · J/70 8events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 63% win rate · 14 of 49 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Jun 2025
Lee Sackett · 1516, USA 1516, USA1516 · J/70 7events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 71% win rate · 14 of 41 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Jun 2025
Ian Moran · 1516, USA 1516 · J/70 4events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 23 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Thad Brej · Q · PHRF handicap, Star 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Aug 2022
Matthew Sessions · GO211, Mary Jane · Handicap, Thistle 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jun 2021
Bobby Sessions · Mary Jane, USA 69 · J/70, Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2021
Wayne Pignolet · CloudSourced · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
Ronald Copfer · CloudSourced · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2013 – Aug 2013
John Salisbury · Q · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Jim Mackey · Desilou · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 25

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Desilou	PHRF handicap	Untangler	9th / 11
20 Jun 2025	2025 Cleveland Race Week One Design	1516	J/70	Crew	1st / 6
11 Sep 2023	2023 Star Class Western Hemisphere Championships	Coffee Break	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 22
22 Sep 2022	2022 J70 North American Championship	USA 1516	J/70	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	9th / 23
13 Aug 2022	85th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 26th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Q	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	5th / 5
28 Jul 2022	CYC Charity Cup - Supporting Cleveland Clinic Children's	Star Boat Coffee Break	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
28 Jul 2022	CYC Charity Cup - Supporting Cleveland Clinic Children's	Coffee Break	Star	Skipper	4th / 5
24 Jun 2022	2022 J/70 Corinthian National Championship	USA 1516	J/70	In the way	1st / 15
17 Jun 2022	2022 Cleveland Race Week - One Design	1516	J/70	Other	1st / 8
25 Sep 2021	Cleveland Leukemia Cup Regatta 2021	Coffee Break	Star	Skipper	1st / 6
17 Sep 2021	2021 Mustang Survival J70 Corinthian National Championship	1516	J/70	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 31
7 Aug 2021	84th Annual Falcon Cup Race / 25th Annual Sundance Trophy Race	Q	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 4
5 Jun 2021	2021 Thistle Lake Erie District Championship	Mary Jane	Thistle	Watch Captain	3rd / 34
3 Oct 2020	2020 216 Regatta	USA1516	J/70	Other	1st / 6
8 Feb 2020	2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3	USA1516	J/70	Other	12th / 50
4 Jan 2020	2020 Star Zag Cup Masters	Q	Star	Other	18th / 23
9 Aug 2019	2019 J 70 Corinthian National Championship	FM	J/70	Other	11th / 36
22 Jun 2018	2018 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore Regatta	Papa's Toy	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 6
27 Jan 2018	2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GO211	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 29
3 Jun 2016	2016 Bayview One Design Regatta	USA 69	J/70	Rush Chairman	18th / 26
15 Apr 2016	2016 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Standard Deviation	PHRF handicap	Floater	4th / 6
24 Aug 2013	2013 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	CloudSourced	J/70	Tactician	3rd / 20
10 Aug 2013	2013 J 70 Great Lakes Championships	CloudSourced	J/70	Chef	4th / 26
29 Jul 2011	2011 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Flyer	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 6
15 Aug 2009	2009 Beneteau First 36.7 Great Lakes Championship	Twins	Beneteau First 36.7	Other	2nd / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	250 provisional	#11054 band 6645–17547	—
J/70 Crew	387 provisional	#222 band 149–384	+13
Full-size sailing Helm	49 provisional	#43147 band 25045–63921	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Star · Helm · 7 races, 3 events · rating -18
Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 69
Thistle · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 53

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	6 events	2 wins	beats 53%
As crew	19 events	6 wins	beats 68%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2) · Untangler (1) · Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1) · In the way (1) · Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−22 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	80%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tod Sackett	43	26–17
James Gary	38	33–5
Mike Kirkman	29	21–8
Don Glover	28	20–8
Peter Firey	28	23–5
Rich Jones	25	17–8
John Heaton	24	7–17
Henry Filter	22	13–9
David Koski	21	17–4
Scott Weakley	21	18–3
Brian Williams	20	16–4
John Koten	19	13–6

Most-beaten opponent: James Gary (33–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	20%
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	48%
2022	6	2	51%
2021	4	3	99%
2020	3	1	67%
2019	1	0	71%
2018	2	1	50%
2016	2	0	36%
2013	2	0	89%
2011	1	0	20%
2009	1	0	94%

Boats

1516 · J/70 · 3 events · 2021–2025
Coffee Break · Handicap, Star · 3 events · 2021–2023
Q · PHRF handicap, Star · 3 events · 2020–2022
USA 1516 · J/70 · 2 events · 2022
USA1516 · J/70 · 2 events · 2020
CloudSourced · J/70 · 2 events · 2013
Desilou · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Star Boat Coffee Break · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Mary Jane · Thistle · 1 events · 2021
FM · J/70 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Cleveland, OH, USA · 6 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
Mentor, OH, USA · 2 events
Rocky River, OH, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Sylvania, OH, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 250, #11,054.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 49, #43,147. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.