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Sailor · 2011–2026

Adam MacDonald

buffalo canoe club LightningEtchellsCollege fleet racing

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Events
22

118 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 22

Podium rate
9%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 54%–60%, 833 boats)

Best class ranking
#150

Helm in Lightning · rating 176

Biggest lift
Julianne MacDonald

+7 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
David Starck

16–50 head to head in 67 races

Rival
Tanner Probst

22–32 in 55 races

Best day
13 Aug 2016

13-29-25-1-1-20-27-1-5 · Lightning North American Championship

Signature result
2nd of 76

Lightning North American Championship · Lightning · 13 Aug 2016

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Sam Jones · 14895, Bloody · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2014 – Oct 2026
  • Larry MacDonald · 15495 · Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · Nov 2017 – Mar 2026
  • Julianne MacDonald · 15495, JAM · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 10th · Nov 2017 – Mar 2026
  • Abby Bennett · 14895, Bloody · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2014 – Oct 2026
  • Maggie MacDonald · 14895, JAM · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2019 – Jul 2022
  • Rhys Cameron · 53 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 25th · Jul 2011 – Jul 2011
  • Matt Kasprzycki · HURAGAN · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Sam Thompson · HURAGAN · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Joy MacDonald · 15495 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 30th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Lauren Heath · ICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 4) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 14 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2015 – Oct 2015

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

Rating history

012024020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Oct 20262026 Lightning U32 Invitational RegattaBloodyLightningSkipper17th / 37
11 Jul 20262026 Lightning Canadian OpenJAMLightningWatch Captain19th / 43
16 Mar 20262026 Winter Lightning Championship15495LightningBow21st / 34
13 Jul 20252025 Lightning Lake Erie Districts & Albacore Ontario Championship15495LightningBow30th / 30
4 Aug 20242024 Lightning WJM (Women's/Junior's/Master's) North American Championship15495LightningBow7th / 35
6 Jul 20242024 Lightning Class Canadian Open and Lake Erie Districts14895LightningOther29th / 37
29 Sep 20232023 Etchells Canadian National ChampionshipHURAGANEtchellsCrew5th / 12
15 Jul 20232023 Lightning Lake Erie District Championship14895LightningOther15th / 27
20 Aug 20222022 Lightning Class Canadian Open & Lake Erie Districts15495LightningOther26th / 30
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJAMLightningSkipper10th / 44
14 Aug 20192019 ILCA Lightning North American Championship14895LightningOther24th / 35
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World Championship15495LightningOther21st / 56
13 Aug 2016Lightning North American ChampionshipAceLightningSkipper21st / 34
13 Aug 2016Lightning North American ChampionshipAceLightningSkipper2nd / 76
18 Mar 20162016 Winter Lightning Championship - 69th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht Club15495LightningOther9th / 46
8 Oct 20152015 Lightning North American Championship RegattaAdam MacDonaldLightningSkipper24th / 46
3 Oct 2015CanAm CupICSA-BUSA Participants (College Sailing 4)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 13
21 Jul 20152015 Lightning Class World Championship14895LightningOther36th / 67
27 Jun 20152015 Lightning Class Canadian Open Championship14895LightningOther22nd / 39
14 Aug 20142014 Lightning North American Championships14895LightningOther10th / 35
31 Jul 2012ILCA Women's/Juniors/Masters North American Championship 2012Adam MacDonaldLightningSkipper2nd / 8
16 Jul 20112011 Club 420 Association National Championship53420Other25th / 71

Helm rating across all classes: 239, #15,183.Crew rating across all classes: 146, #21,266. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.