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Sailor · 2010–2026

Evan Spalding

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Events
43

307 races · 60 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 7 of 43

Podium rate
37%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 55%–62%, 578 boats)

Best class ranking
#916

Helm in 420 · rating 209

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Eric Heilshorn

3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Eric Heilshorn & Rayne Duff

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Eric Heilshorn

+42 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Zachary Doerr

Jun 2021 – Sep 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Mateo Di Blasi

2–26 head to head in 28 races

Rival
Samuel Gavula

16–21 in 37 races

Best day
16 Oct 2021

2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-1 · Stony Brook Fall Open · about 1 in 87,524,400,288 by chance

Signature result
1st of 41

Watch Hill Yacht Club c420 Regatta · 420 · 31 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Eric Heilshorn — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Abner Mills · Celeritas, Desperado, Desperado YCC, Groupe 5 · College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 15events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 7 of 60 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – May 2024
  • Rayne Duff · Desperado, Inevitable, Webb Institute (Clippers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 37 of 149 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Nov 2023
  • Zachary Doerr · Groupe 5, Inevitable, Webb Institute (Clippers), Williwaw - YCC · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 64 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Payne Donaldson · Desperado, Webb Institute (Clippers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, ORC handicap 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 39 of 167 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Anna Lindberg · Desperado, Inevitable, Webb Institute (Clippers) · College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2022 – May 2024
  • Kenna Reed · Webb Institute (Clippers) · College fleet racing 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 36 of 159 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Burke Kanemasu · Inevitable, Webb Institute (Clippers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 24 of 55 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Harrison Weinberg · Celeritas, Groupe 5, Inevitable, Webb Institute (Clippers) · College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Kadi Zheng · Webb Institute (Clippers) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 89 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Jay Spalding · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-6688241201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceGroupe 5ORC handicapUntangler1st / 7
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceGroupe 5ORC handicapAutopilot7th / 13
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
10 Jan 2026VX One Winter Series #2 Powered by Evolution SailsMudRatVX OneSkipper21st / 24
11 Jan 20252024-2025 VX One Winter Series Event #2MudratVX OneCo-Skipper19th / 23
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceDesperadoORC handicapSwitch Flipper8th / 9
28 Dec 20231st Annual Christmas Run RaceCeleritasORC handicapCaptain3rd / 3
4 Nov 2023Kennedy CupWebb Institute (Clippers)College keelboatA Crew6th / 10
14 Oct 20232023 McMillan CupWebb Institute (Clippers)College keelboatA Crew7th / 10
7 Oct 20232023 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaWebb - CeleritasPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
30 Sep 20232023 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, J/88 Long Island Sound Championship and J/109 East Coast ChampionshipGroupe 5PHRF handicapSwitch Flipper4th / 9
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceInevitableORC handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 6
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceCeleritas (Collegiate)ORC handicapSwitch Flipper3rd / 10
28 Jul 20232023 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper4th / 9
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleInevitableJ/105Switch Flipper9th / 25
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceCeleritasORC handicapFoil Trimmer3rd / 7
25 Mar 2023CGA J70 Invite #2Webb Institute (Clippers)College keelboatA Crew (12)4th / 9
22 Oct 20222022 McMillan CupWebb Institute (Clippers)College keelboatA Skipper7th / 10
8 Oct 20222022 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaWebb - InevitableJ/105Skipper2nd / 9
2 Sep 20222022 Vineyard RaceDesperadoORC handicapFoil Trimmer7th / 7
27 May 20222022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceDesperadoORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 7
8 May 2022Drexel OpenWebb Institute (Clippers)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 9
30 Apr 2022America Trophy - MAISA Open Dinghy ChampionshipsWebb Institute (Clippers)College fleet racingB Skipper (11-13)9th / 18
23 Apr 2022GW InviteWebb Institute (Clippers)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-9)6th / 8
26 Mar 2022J-70 Invitational #2Webb Institute (Clippers)College keelboatA Crew (9-15)3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 176 (±151), #21,450.Crew rating across all classes: 133 (±162), #22,524. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.