Sailor · 2016–2026

Robert Shelley

2niner squad cryc IC37 29er Handicap

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Events: 14
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 36%
Typically beats: 74%
Best class ranking: #142

Most successful partnership: Kate O’Donnell
Best trio: Kate O’Donnell & Jeremy Wilmot
Biggest lift: Severin Gramm
Longest-running crew: Douglas Newhouse
Nemesis: Steve Liebel
Rival: Peter McClennen
Best day: 24 Mar 2017
Signature result: 2nd of 52

Partnerships · 31 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kate O’Donnell — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Douglas Newhouse · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 4 of 66 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Harry Melges · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 3 of 57 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Elisabeth Whitener · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 3 of 57 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Jeremy Wilmot · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 3 of 56 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Kate O’Donnell · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 51 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Alex Whipple · Yonder · IC37 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 37 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
Malcolm Lamphere · Yonder · Handicap, IC37, Melges IC37 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Jul 2021
Severin Gramm · Yonder · IC37 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 31 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026
James Hilton · Yonder · IC37, Melges IC37 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 27 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2021 – Oct 2021
Shawn Harvey · Yonder · IC37 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Oct 2026

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
9 Oct 2026	IC37 North American Championship	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 20
11 Aug 2023	2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 8
14 Jul 2023	2023 IC37 National Championship	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 16
13 Aug 2022	2022 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 11
9 Jul 2022	2022 Newport Regatta	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	12th / 14
1 Oct 2021	2021 IC37 North American Championship	Yonder	IC37	Other	2nd / 17
16 Jul 2021	Melges IC37 National Championship	Yonder	IC37	Other	7th / 18
10 Jul 2021	2021 Newport Regatta	Yonder	IC37	Other	6th / 18
5 Jun 2021	2021 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Yonder	Handicap	Other	8th / 14
24 Apr 2021	2021 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta and Melges IC37 East Coast Championship	Yonder	Melges IC37	Other	1st / 6
16 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Yonder	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 24
24 Jun 2017	2017 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship - 29er	2633	29er	Skipper	3rd / 18
24 Mar 2017	2017 29er Midwinters West	2584	29er	Skipper	2nd / 52
5 Aug 2016	2016 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship - 29er	Robert Shelley	29er	Skipper	8th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	169 provisional	#18385 band 10754–29983	—
IC37 Crew	221 provisional	#84 band 30–182	+1.6
29er Helm	282 provisional	#142 band 55–268	—
All classes Helm	429 provisional	#4054 band 1729–8897	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Melges IC37 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 94

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 82%
As crew	11 events	2 wins	beats 67%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (6)

How they race

Closer	+3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	76%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Peter McClennen	64	26–38
Phil Lotz	60	43–17
John Hele	57	35–22
Alexis Michas	51	38–13
Mark Cory	46	22–23
Steve Liebel	38	10–28
Neil Marcellini	36	11–25
Peter Joslin	36	25–11
David Eastwood	35	12–23
Peter Wagner	34	15–19
Peter Cummiskey	34	30–4
Chris Lewis	31	17–13

Most-beaten opponent: Peter Cummiskey (30–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	63%
2023	2	0	51%
2022	2	1	58%
2021	5	1	75%
2018	1	0	78%
2017	2	0	93%
2016	1	0	59%

Boats

Yonder · IC37, Handicap, Melges IC37 · 11 events · 2018–2026
2633 · 29er · 1 events · 2017
2584 · 29er · 1 events · 2017
Robert Shelley · 29er · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 9 events
Newport, RI, United States · 1 events
Corpus Christi, TX · 1 events
Coronado Yacht Club · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events
Coronado, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 169, #18,385.Helm rating across all classes: 429, #4,054. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.