Sailor · 2013–2026

Cliff Wright

cyc of seattle Snipe Thunderbird

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Events: 6
Win rate: 17%
Podium rate: 83%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #123
Longest win streak: 8

Nemesis: Craig Burnell
Rival: Katia Smith
Best day: 12 Apr 2025
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Olga Dotson · Invader · Thunderbird 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2014
Brian Flaherty · Invader · Thunderbird 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2014
Mike Dotson · Invader · Thunderbird 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2014
Laura Wagner · Invader · Thunderbird 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2014
Michelle Mathison · Invader · Thunderbird 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2014 – May 2014
Kyler Dotson · Invader · Thunderbird 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2013 – May 2013

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
10 Apr 2026	Racing: Sound Thursday Night Series - 2026	Wasabi	Snipe	Skipper	3rd / 6
27 Sep 2025	Racing: PSSC - Small Boat & Tasar North American Champs	Wasabi	Snipe	Skipper	2nd / 4
11 Apr 2025	Racing: Sound Thursday Night Series - 2025	Wasabi	Snipe	Skipper	1st / 5
16 May 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Regatta	Invader	Thunderbird	Other	4th / 4
16 May 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Regatta	Wasabi	Snipe	Other	3rd / 5
17 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Seattle NOOD Regatta	Invader	Thunderbird	Other	3rd / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Snipe Helm	186	#123 band 99–160	—
All classes Helm	148	#25131 band 20063–31229	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 23 races, 2 events · rating 160
Thunderbird · Crew · 23 races, 2 events · rating 149

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	4 events	1 wins	beats 69%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 25%

How they race

Closer	−11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Katia Smith	106	45–60
Jeffrey Crombie	93	69–23
Kirk Smith	90	55–35
Dionne Howe	26	7–19
Craig Burnell	23	3–20
Scott Worrall	22	18–4
Naomi Wright	17	12–5
Ken Lane	16	6–10
Adam Southerland	16	16–0

Most-beaten opponent: Jeffrey Crombie (69–23).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	60%
2025	2	1	83%
2014	2	0	25%
2013	1	0	50%

Boats

Wasabi · Snipe · 4 events · 2014–2026
Invader · Thunderbird · 2 events · 2013–2014

Where they race

Seattle, WA, USA · 2 events
Seattle, WA · 2 events
CYC Seattle · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 148, #25,131.Crew rating across all classes: 160. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.