Sailor · 1998–2024

Donald Weld

K6 PHRF handicap Etchells

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 66%
Best class ranking: #8

Nemesis: Rob Fear
Best day: 10 Sep 1998
Signature result: 10th of 100

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Bob Clyatt · Bluefin · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
Keith Longson · Wizard · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 29th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Allan Leibel · CAN 68 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Sergio Vinelli · Wizard · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 29th · Sep 2015 – Sep 2015
Kent Paisley · CAN 68 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 1998 – Sep 1998
Raoul Rodriguez · Sound Alibi · RS K6 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009
Raoul Rodgriguez · Sound Alibi · K6 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011
Tom Boyle · Bluefin · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jul 2024	126th Larchmont Race Week	Bluefin	PHRF handicap	Other	6th / 17
14 Jul 2023	125th Larchmont Race Week	Bluefin	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 13
10 Sep 2015	2015 Etchells North American Championship	Wizard	Etchells	Other	29th / 36
6 Oct 2012	2012 Heineken High Performance Dinghy Open	Sound Alibi	K6	Other	5th / 10
7 Oct 2011	2011 Heineken High Performance Dinghy Open	Sound Alibi	K6	Other	6th / 11
6 Aug 2011	2011 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design Championships	Sound Alibi	K6	Skipper	5th / 7
9 Oct 2010	2010 Heineken High Performance Dinghy Open	Sound Alibi	RS K6	Skipper	9th / 14
10 Oct 2009	2009 Heineken High Performance Dinghy Open	Sound Alibi	RS K6	Skipper	8th / 15
10 Sep 1998	1998 Etchells World Championship	CAN 68	Etchells	Crew	10th / 100

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	67 provisional	#38499 band 23481–56566	—
All classes Crew	25 provisional	#39239 band 21398–55488	—
K6 Helm	34 provisional	#8 band 3–11	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

RS K6 · Helm · 17 races, 2 events · rating -7
Etchells · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating -10

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 46%
As crew	4 events	0 wins	beats 64%

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rob Fear	32	1–31
James Wilson	30	1–29
Bruce Paulsen	23	11–12
Conor O'Driscoll	20	20–0
Andy Giglia	18	0–18
Patrick McGrath	17	6–11
Saunders Ketcham	17	7–10
Clemmie Everett	17	5–12
Sean Doyle	15	0–15
Gary Gilbert	14	5–9
Peter Duncan	14	1–13
Jeff Nehms	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: Conor O'Driscoll (20–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	69%
2023	1	75%
2015	1	20%
2012	1	56%
2011	2	42%
2010	1	39%
2009	1	50%
1998	1	91%

Boats

Sound Alibi · K6, RS K6 · 5 events · 2009–2012
Bluefin · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
Wizard · Etchells · 1 events · 2015
CAN 68 · Etchells · 1 events · 1998

Where they race

Rye, NY, USA · 5 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 2 events
Riverside, CT, USA · 1 events
Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 67, #38,499.Crew rating across all classes: 25, #39,239. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.