Sailor · 2008–2022

Don Ford

richmond yc ORC handicap PHRF handicap J/24

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Events: 12
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 29%

Biggest lift: JD Abouchar
Longest-running crew: Randall Rasicot
Nemesis: Skip Ely
Signature result: 3rd of 9

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Randall Rasicot · Deception, FLIGHT, ON BELAY, Wildcard · J/24, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2012 – Sep 2021
Mark Van Selst · Deception · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
Peter Cornue · Deception · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
Bill Helvestine · Deception · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
Charles Stuart · Deception · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 31 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
Michael Arrajj · Deception, Onde Amo · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Jul 2019
Brandon Mercer · Deception, Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2018 – May 2022
Francisco Isenberg · Deception · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2018
Stacy Riggs · Wildcard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2021 – May 2022
JD Abouchar · Deception · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 May 2022	2022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker Cup	Wildcard	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
16 Sep 2021	2021 Rolex Big Boat Series	Wildcard	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 9
20 Aug 2021	2021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National Championship	Wildcard	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 9
12 Sep 2019	2019 Rolex Big Boat Series	Deception	ORC handicap	Offside trimmer	8th / 11
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Onde Amo	Handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 7
13 Sep 2018	2018 Rolex Big Boat Series	Deception	ORC handicap	Floater	4th / 6
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Deception	ORC handicap	Mast	9th / 9
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Deception	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 7
17 Sep 2015	2015 Rolex Big Boat Series	Deception	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 6
31 Jan 2015	2015 - Three Bridge Fiasco	FLIGHT	J/24	Skipper	3rd / 9
1 Jan 2012	2012 - Three Bridge Fiasco	ON BELAY	J/24	Skipper	5th / 5
4 Oct 2008	F.Y.I. Race	reinita	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	-232 provisional	#63355 band 60447–64440	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 3 races, 3 events · rating -35
J/24 · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating -39

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 42%
As crew	9 events	0 wins	beats 26%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Offside trimmer (1) · Floater (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	50%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	30%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Clauser	33	13–20
Skip Ely	26	0–26
Michael Moradzadeh	23	15–8
Sy Kleinman	19	0–19
Dave MacEwen	18	0–18
Gregory Dorn	17	0–17
Romeo Uriarte	17	1–16
Ray Paul	13	0–13
Shepard Kett	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Moradzadeh (15–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2022	1	50%
2021	2	0%
2019	2	23%
2018	1	40%
2017	1	0%
2016	1	33%
2015	2	68%
2012	1	0%
2008	1	50%

Boats

Deception · ORC handicap · 5 events · 2015–2019
Wildcard · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2021–2022
Onde Amo · Handicap · 1 events · 2019
FLIGHT · J/24 · 1 events · 2015
ON BELAY · J/24 · 1 events · 2012
reinita · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 7 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 1 events
California, USA · 1 events
Galveston Bay Cruising Association · 1 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 1 events
JACKY · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: -232 (±157), #63,355.Helm rating across all classes: -35 (±240). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.