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Sailor · 2008–2026

Keith Ziegler

bayview yacht club Cal 25Ultimate 20PHRF handicap

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Events
62

361 races · 89 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 13 of 62

Podium rate
53%

33 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 63%–69%, 633 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Cal 25 · rating 418

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shawn Hughes

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Gary Shoemaker & Shawn Hughes

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

Biggest lift
Shawn Hughes

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Dana Ziegler

Aug 2009 – May 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Paul Nuechterlein

21–60 head to head in 81 races

Rival
John McAllister

43–51 in 94 races

Best day
27 Sep 2024

1-1-1-1 · 2024 Cal 25 National Championship

Signature result
1st of 13

2015 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night Series · Ultimate 20 · 21 May 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Shawn Hughes — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • William Jenkins · Honor Roll, Mon Capitan, Thor, THOR · Cal 25, J/35, Ultimate 20 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 92 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Jun 2026
  • Gary Shoemaker · Honor Roll, Thor, THOR · Cal 25, J/35 16events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 96 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Dana Cinquepalmi · Thor, THOR · Cal 25 14events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 14% win rate · 20 of 72 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jun 2026
  • Dana Ziegler · Captain Obvious, Honor Roll, Keep Going, Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25, J/35, Ultimate 20 11events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 86 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – May 2026
  • Brian Keith · Honor Roll, Thor, THOR · Cal 25, J/35 9events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 15 of 58 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
  • John Burke · Keep Going, Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7, Cal 25 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 37 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – Aug 2017
  • Michael Hoey · Arctos, Manitou · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−57 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2012 – Aug 2019
  • Shawn Hughes · Honor Roll, Thor · Cal 25, J/35 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Bill Sobolewski · Thor · Cal 25 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Aug 2021
  • John Shumaker · Arctos, Thor · Cal 25, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2018 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

0208416200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 62

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 2026Crescent Sail Yacht Club - 2026 One Design RegattaThorCal 25Alternate2nd / 7
4 Jun 20262026 Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Skipper3rd / 8
29 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitHonor RollJ/35Floater4th / 9
4 Sep 20252025 Cal25 National ChampionshipThorCal 25Skipper2nd / 10
14 Jun 20252025 Crescent One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other1st / 10
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitTHORCal 25Other7th / 8
13 May 20252025 Top Gun Twilight Series - SpringHonor RollJ/35Floater3rd / 10
27 Sep 20242024 Cal 25 National ChampionshipThorCal 25Other2nd / 13
15 Jun 20242024 Crescent One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other3rd / 11
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitThorCal 25Other1st / 5
25 May 20242024 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Other3rd / 7
2 Jun 20232023 Bayview One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other4th / 11
25 May 20232023 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Other1st / 8
26 Aug 20222022 Cal 25 National ChampionshipThorCal 25Other7th / 18
9 Jun 20222022 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Other3rd / 6
4 Jun 20222022 Bayview One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other3rd / 10
5 Sep 20212021 Annapolis Labor Day RegattaThorCal 25Other3rd / 14
27 Aug 20212021 Bayview One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other3rd / 14
17 Jun 20212021 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Other4th / 10
14 Aug 20202020 Bayview One Design RegattaThorCal 25Other3rd / 12
25 Jun 20202020 Bayview Yacht Club Thursday Night SeriesThorCal 25Other5th / 11
5 Oct 20192019 Bayview North Channel RaceThorCal 25Other13th / 13
30 Aug 20192019 Cal 25 National ChampionshipThorCal 25Other5th / 15
2 Aug 20192019 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht RaceArctosORC handicapFloater5th / 5
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaArctosORC handicapFloater4th / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 410, #4,938.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 17, #42,100. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.