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Sailor · 2012–2026

Memo Gidley

cass ma HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
88

118 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 24 of 88

Podium rate
51%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 61%–65%, 1,551 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mary Gidley

9 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Mary Gidley

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mary Gidley

Jan 2015 – Oct 2024 · 15 events

Nemesis
John Arens

3–16 head to head in 19 races

Best day
22 May 2021

1-1 · 2021 - OYRA Series

Signature result
1st of 33

2015 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 31 Jan 2015

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mary Gidley — 9 wins · 11 podiums in 15 events together · 60% win rate
  • Mary Gidley · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 15events 9 wins together · 11 podiums · 60% win rate · 6 of 21 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Oct 2024
  • Ethan Baum · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Tyler Peterson · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Jan Borjeson · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 7th · Jan 2012 – Oct 2015
  • Elijah Schiffman · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Ty Peterson · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2021 – Jan 2023
  • Maggie Royal · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2024 – Mar 2024
  • Eliot Schiffman · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Liam Mcnamara · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Mery Gidley · BASIC INSTINCT · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2020 – Feb 2020

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

Rating history

-801243282013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 88

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 May 20262026 - YRA Doublehanded SeriesBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper7th / 13
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEBasic InstinctHandicapSkipper125th / 158
25 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYBasic InstinctPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
4 Oct 20252025 - Vallejo 1-2BASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper7th / 9
5 Apr 20252025 - 46th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper1st / 9
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper1st / 11
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
5 Jan 20252025 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper12th / 13
5 Oct 20242024 - Vallejo 1-2BASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper3rd / 14
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEBasic InstinctHandicapSkipper107th / 152
7 Sep 20242024 - Half Moon Bay RaceBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper1st / 6
27 Jul 20242024 - The YRA Encinal RegattaBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
29 Jun 20242024 - Offshore SeriesBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper6th / 20
5 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceBASIC INSTINCTPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceBASIC INSTINCTPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
13 Apr 20242024 - 45th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
16 Mar 20242024 - Round the RocksBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper4th / 13
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper1st / 14
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper10th / 16
28 Oct 2023GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYBasic InstinctPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
9 Sep 20232023 - Half Moon Bay RaceBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
29 Jul 20232023 - The YRA Encinal RegattaBASIC INSTINCTPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
10 Jun 20232023 - Offshore SeriesBASIC INSTINCTHandicapSkipper10th / 19
7 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceBASIC INSTINCTPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 297, #10,107. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.