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Sailor · 2012–2025

Matthew Sponar

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Events
11

62 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
36%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 47%–63%, 111 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in Windmill · rating 275

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ralph Sponar

2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Biggest lift
Ralph Sponar

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ralph Sponar

Jun 2023 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Ethan Bixby

0–26 head to head in 26 races

Rival
Lon Ethington

16–22 in 38 races

Best day
14 Jun 2025

1-1-1-1-1-2 · Summer One Design Regatta 2025

Signature result
1st of 5

Summer One Design Regatta 2025 · Windmill · 14 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ralph Sponar — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Ralph Sponar · Hummingbird, Miss Behavin · Handicap, Windmill 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-107902872013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 11

Crew rating across all classes: 287, #8,379.Helm rating across all classes: 11, #49,684. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.