Sailor · 1981–2025

Judson Smith

Etchells J/70 Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 90%
Best class ranking: #192
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Peter Duncan
Longest-running crew: Peter Duncan
Nemesis: Steve Benjamin
Rival: Scott Kaufman
Best day: 23 Jun 2008
Signature result: 1st of 49

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Duncan — 1 wins · 6 podiums in 11 events together · 9% win rate

Peter Duncan · Oatmeal, Raging Rooster, Relative Obscurity, USA926 · Etchells, Handicap, J/70 11events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 9% win rate · 4 of 68 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – Mar 2025
Thomas Blackwell · Raging Rooster, Relative Obscurity, USA926 · Etchells, Handicap, J/70 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Jun 2017
Tom McManus · US467 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
Andrew Palfrey · Raging Rooster · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2017 – Feb 2017
George Iverson · US 888 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 1991 – Aug 1991
Henry Frazer · USA102 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
James Porter · USA102 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Willem VanWay · Relative Obscurity · J/70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
Victor Diaz de Leon · Relative Obscurity · J/70 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
Ken Block · US467 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 1981 – Sep 1981

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 14

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
3 Mar 2025	2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta	Relative Obscurity	J/70	Tactician	1st / 49
24 Sep 2020	2020 Etchells Long Island Sound Championship	Oatmeal	Etchells	Other	8th / 26
23 Jun 2017	2017 Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship	USA926	Etchells	Crew	3rd / 25
24 Feb 2017	2017 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winters Regatta	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Tactician	2nd / 47
6 Feb 2016	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Florida State Championship	Raging Rooster	Handicap	Tactician	2nd / 59
9 Jan 2016	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Tactician	18th / 56
4 Dec 2015	2016 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana Regatta	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Tactician	12th / 47
19 Sep 2014	2014 Etchells North American Championship	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Other	2nd / 32
7 Jun 2014	2014 Etchells Pre-Worlds Regatta	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Other	7th / 25
21 Mar 2014	2014 Etchells U.S. National Championship - Annual Coral Reef Cup	Raging Rooster	Etchells	Other	5th / 47
8 Mar 2013	2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Relative Obscurity	J/70	Other	3rd / 20
23 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells World Championship	USA102	Etchells	Skipper	2nd / 83
8 Aug 1991	1991 Etchells World Championship	US 888	Etchells	Skipper	3rd / 38
5 Sep 1981	1981 Etchells World Championship	US467	Etchells	Skipper	9th / 69

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	427 provisional	#3003 band 1168–6872	—
Etchells Crew	266 provisional	#192 band 104–390	+13.9
Etchells Helm	133 provisional	#330 band 169–644	+13.9
All classes Helm	133 provisional	#27388 band 13711–48767	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 149

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 94%
As crew	11 events	1 wins	beats 87%

Positions: Tactician (5)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−18 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	79%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	88%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Benjamin	52	16–36
Scott Kaufman	50	29–21
Jim Cunningham	48	25–22
Ken Womack	43	40–3
Gary Gilbert	43	38–5
Shannon Bush	41	29–12
Buddy Cribb	40	34–6
Jeff Nehms	40	35–5
Jay Cross	40	25–15
Jose Fuentes	35	27–8
Jerry Wendt	35	34–1
Michael Goldfarb	34	30–4

Most-beaten opponent: Ken Womack (40–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	72%
2017	2	0	95%
2016	2	0	84%
2015	1	0	76%
2014	3	0	88%
2013	1	0	90%
2008	1	0	99%
1991	1	0	95%
1981	1	0	88%

Boats

Raging Rooster · Etchells, Handicap · 7 events · 2014–2017
Relative Obscurity · J/70 · 2 events · 2013–2025
Oatmeal · Etchells · 1 events · 2020
USA926 · Etchells · 1 events · 2017
USA102 · Etchells · 1 events · 2008
US 888 · Etchells · 1 events · 1991
US467 · Etchells · 1 events · 1981

Where they race

Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 5 events
Miami, FL, USA · 2 events
Shelter Island, NY, USA · 2 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 1 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 427, #3,003.Helm rating across all classes: 133, #27,388. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.