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Don Wilson

isc EtchellsMatch racingM32

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Events
145

989 races · 236 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 34 of 145

Podium rate
42%

61 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–40%, 2,889 boats)

Best class ranking
#33

Helm in Melges 24 · rating 433

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sam Rogers

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Jennifer Wilson & Ava Wilson

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

Biggest lift
Sam Rogers

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jennifer Wilson

Mar 2011 – Aug 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Chris Hampton

14–137 head to head in 151 races

Rival
Rick DeVos

68–60 in 128 races

Best day
6 Aug 2014

4-1-4-2-3-3-1-1-2-1-3 · T-10 North American Championship · about 1 in 1,057,632,478 by chance

Signature result
1st of 33

T-10 North American Championship · T-10 · 6 Aug 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sam Rogers — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Jennifer Wilson · Convergence, Convexity, Don Wilson · Handicap, J/70, Match racing, Melges 24 9events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 22% win rate · 10 of 59 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2011 – Aug 2022
  • Graeme Murray · AUS1291 - The Don (NSW), EAUS1291, The Don, THE DON · Etchells 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 55 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−48 vs. without) · best 19th · Jan 2013 – Mar 2024
  • Tod Reynolds · Convergence, Convexity · Handicap, Melges 24, T-10 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 50 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2011 – Jun 2022
  • Ava Wilson · 1, Convergence, Convexity · Handicap, J/70, Sonar, T-10 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 31 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Aug 2022
  • Keith Swinton · Convexity, Don Wilson · Handicap, M32, Match racing 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 9 of 33 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2018
  • Brian Hawthorne · The Don, THE DON · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−52 vs. without) · best 26th · Oct 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Sam Rogers · Convergence, Don Wilson · Match racing, T-10 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 19 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2022
  • Taylor Canfield · Convexity · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 29 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2012 – Mar 2013
  • Maggie Shea · Don Wilson · Match racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 9 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Sep 2015
  • Josh McCaffery · Convexity · Handicap, M32, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 36 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2013 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

-14614944320052008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 145

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Mark White Memorial Cow Town Classic RegattaJ.A.W.SMC ScowSkipper8th / 18
22 Aug 2026Whale of a Sail RegattaWilson DonMC ScowSkipper2nd / 10
20 Jun 20262026 Gull Lake Michigan MC Invitational RegattaJ.A.W.SMCSkipper14th / 19
13 Jun 20262026 Horseshoe OpenJ.A.W.SMCSkipper13th / 14
9 May 20262026 Cedar Lake Spring RegattaJ.A.W.SMC ScowSkipper6th / 7
10 Oct 20252025 Cow Town MC RegattaJ.A.W.SMC ScowSkipper4th / 17
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaConvexityM32Skipper4th / 8
13 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual Regatta - Around-the-Island RaceConvexityM32Skipper7th / 9
12 Jun 20252025 MCSA Masters ChampionshipJ.A.W.SMC ScowSkipper30th / 53
6 Jun 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - ChicagoRowdyJ/70Co-Skipper3rd / 20
16 May 2025GRYC: MC Spring ShakedownDon WilsonMC ScowSkipper7th / 18
10 Jan 20252025 Etchells World ChampionshipThe DonEtchellsSkipper44th / 46
3 Jan 20252025 Etchells Pre-Worlds RegattaThe DonEtchellsSkipper28th / 36
19 Aug 20242024 MCSA National ChampionshipDon WilsonMCSkipper56th / 95
2 Aug 2024Melges 24 Pacific Coast ChampionshipConvexityMelges 24Skipper1st / 19
22 Jun 2024Gull Lake Michigan Invitational - MC Scow RegattaSharkMC ScowOther8th / 23
20 Jun 20242024 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-the-Sound Races and 'Round-The-Island RaceMorpheusPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
9 May 20242024 Cedar Lake Spring RegattaGreat WhiteMC ScowSkipper13th / 22
5 Apr 20242024 BVI Spring RegattaConvexity²HandicapSkipper3rd / 6
18 Mar 20242024 Etchells World ChampionshipThe DonEtchellsSkipper37th / 40
29 Jul 20232023 CYC Charity CupExpressionPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
13 Jun 20232023 MCSA National ChampionshipGreat WhiteMCSkipper58th / 75
27 Jan 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2ConvexityJ/70Other23rd / 26
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaConvexityJ/70Skipper5th / 7
26 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Inshore RegattaConvexityJ/70Other18th / 26

Helm rating across all classes: 291 (±90), #10,549.Crew rating across all classes: 319 (±187), #6,680. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.