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Sailor · 2017–2026

Bob McDonald

nhyc Harbor 20IRC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
38

185 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 38

Podium rate
24%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 40%–47%, 565 boats)

Best class ranking
#168

Helm in Harbor 20 · rating 46

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bill Menninger

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Bill Menninger

+60 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Philip Thompson

15–43 head to head in 58 races

Rival
Peter Haynes

41–51 in 92 races

Best day
28 Feb 2020

2-1-1-3-1-1-1-1 · 2020 WD Schock Memorial Regatta · about 1 in 37,331 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2020 WD Schock Memorial Regatta · H20 A · 28 Feb 2020

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Menninger — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Rob Hambleton · 12, Twelve · Harbor 20 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Nov 2020 – Sep 2025
  • Bill Menninger · 12, Dart, DArt · H20 A, Harbor 20 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 23 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+60 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – Feb 2024
  • Kabele Cook · 12 · Harbor 20 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Rob Rader · 12, One two · Harbor 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2020 – Feb 2026
  • Rick Viggiano · Zaraffa · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Morgan McCormack · JAMIRA · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 61st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • George Neville-jones · JAMIRA · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 61st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Aidan naughton · Stark Raving Mad IX · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Mark Van Note · Zaraffa · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Rob Radar · 12 · Harbor 20 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

-3419241720182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Aug 2026Old Man Opti Race 2026Canada DryHandicapSkipper22nd / 23
15 Feb 2026W.D. Schock Memorial RegattaOne twoHarbor 20Skipper9th / 9
2 Nov 20252025-2026 NHYC Winter SeriesOne twoHarbor 20Skipper17th / 17
14 Sep 2025Fall One Design RegattaTwelveHarbor 20Skipper5th / 5
20 Jul 2025Harbor 20 Midsummer Regatta12Harbor 20Skipper5th / 5
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)JAMIRAIRC handicapCrew61st / 161
3 Jul 2025Twilights July - NHYC12Harbor 20Skipper14th / 18
2 Nov 2024NHYC Winter Series (H20/Finn) - Nov. 3, Dec 8, 2024. Jan 5, Feb 9, 2025.12Harbor 20Skipper9th / 14
31 Jul 2024Twilights August - NHYCBob McDonaldHarbor 20Skipper12th / 12
10 Jul 2024Twilights July - NHYC12Harbor 20Skipper12th / 13
12 Jun 2024Twilights June - NHYCJohn WhitneyHarbor 20Crew15th / 15
8 May 2024Twilights May - NHYC12Harbor 20Skipper6th / 9
16 Feb 2024WD Schock Memorial RegattaDArtHarbor 20Crew1st / 8
16 Sep 2023Fall One Design Regatta12Harbor 20Skipper9th / 9
2 Aug 2023NHYC Twilight Series - AugustBob McDonaldHarbor 20Skipper20th / 21
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesPetrelPHRF handicapMid Mast4th / 4
7 Jun 2023NHYC Twilight Series - June12Harbor 20Skipper14th / 20
10 May 2023NHYC Twilights Series - May12Harbor 20Skipper12th / 14
7 Apr 2023Earl Corkett Regatta12Harbor 20Skipper5th / 12
5 Nov 2022Harbor 20/Finn Winter Series 2022-202312Harbor 20Skipper3rd / 11
4 Sep 20222022 95th - Around the Island RaceStark Raving Mad IXPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
3 Aug 20222022 NHYC Twilights - AUGUST SeriesBob McDonaldHarbor 20Skipper3rd / 17
8 Jun 20222022 NHYC Twilights - JUNE Series12Harbor 20Skipper4th / 14
23 Apr 2022NHYC Opening Day Bay Regatta12Harbor 20Skipper4th / 6
8 Apr 2022Earl Corkett Regatta12Harbor 20Skipper3rd / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 172 (±105), #22,006.Crew rating across all classes: 316 (±184), #6,846. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.