Sailor · 2015–2026

Jeff DeYoung

Melges 17 VX One J/111

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Events: 18
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 40%
Best class ranking: #113
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Bob Hughes
Best trio: Sean Tilton & Bob Hughes
Biggest lift: Bob Hughes
Longest-running crew: Jennifer DeYoung
Nemesis: Juan Pablo Del Solar Goldsmith
Rival: Sam Padnos
Best day: 1 Jun 2025
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bob Hughes — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Jennifer DeYoung · 206, 249, Chicken Foot, Crazy Diamond · J/111, Melges 17, ORC handicap, VX One 11events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 43 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Jul 2024
Bob Hughes · Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2023
Sean Tilton · Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2023
Kai Dolan · Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2022
Nicholas Diephouse · Shorthanded, Xcelsior · IRC handicap, J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2015 – Jul 2022
Travis Gray · Shorthanded · J/111 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
Gunnar Bracelly · Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2022
Chris Woolsey · Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Jul 2023
Dave Coughlin · Xcelsior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
Adam Rowbotham · Xcelsior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
31 May 2026	2026 VX One Summer Series	Chicken Foot	VX One	Skipper	5th / 15
1 Jun 2025	2025 VX One Summer Series	Chicken Foot	VX One	Skipper	3rd / 13
14 Jul 2024	2024 VX ONE Season Championship	Chicken Foot	VX One	Other	12th / 13
28 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shorthanded	J/111	Other	9th / 12
8 Jul 2023	2023 VXONE Great Lakes Regatta	LM3	VX One	Other	5th / 12
4 Jun 2023	2023 VX One Fall Series	249	VX One	Other	13th / 15
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Crazy Diamond	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	9th / 12
8 Aug 2022	2022 VXONE/M17 Summer Series	206	Melges 17	Other	2nd / 5
31 Jul 2022	2022 VXONE/M17 Summer Series	206	Melges 17	Other	5th / 5
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Shorthanded	J/111	Switch Flipper	11th / 13
6 Jun 2022	2022 VXONE/M17 Spring Series	206	Melges 17	Other	3rd / 4
6 Aug 2021	2021 Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race	Shorthanded	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 9
27 Jun 2021	2021 VX One / Melges 17 MBYC Spring Season Championship	206	Melges 17	Other	2nd / 4
15 Aug 2020	2020 Vanderleek Cup Hospice Regatta	End/End	VX One	Other	5th / 8
9 Aug 2020	2020 VX One / Melges 17 MBYC Fall Season Championship	206	Melges 17	Skipper	3rd / 6
12 Jul 2020	2020 VX One / Melges 17 MBYC Summer Season Championship	206	Melges 17	Other	5th / 5
28 Jun 2020	2020 VX One / Melges 17 MBYC Spring Season Championship	206	Melges 17	Other	2nd / 5
4 Jun 2015	2015 Annapolis - Newport Race	Xcelsior	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	16th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	230	#15962 band 11647–21501	—
VX One Helm	105 provisional	#113 band 80–143	−1.7
Melges 17 Helm	-1 provisional	#37 band 22–42	−4.8
Full-size sailing Crew	-57 provisional	#52355 band 37730–61102	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/111 · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating -75

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	13 events	0 wins	beats 46%
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 34%

Positions: Main Trimmer (1) · Switch Flipper (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Juan Pablo Del Solar Goldsmith	54	17–37
Sam Padnos	50	23–27
Bill Lydens	45	14–31
Jeff MacKeigan	36	19–17
Scott Derby	36	21–15
Bradley Faber	31	16–15
Kasey Nadolsky	31	6–25
John Morreale	30	15–15
Tom Bryant	29	16–12
Michael Kiss	29	16–13
Mark Bremer	26	17–9
Ben Terrien	23	13–10

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Schoen (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	71%
2025	1	0	83%
2024	1	0	8%
2023	4	0	33%
2022	4	0	31%
2021	2	1	83%
2020	4	0	45%
2015	1	0	0%

Boats

206 · Melges 17 · 7 events · 2020–2022
Chicken Foot · VX One · 3 events · 2024–2026
Shorthanded · J/111, PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2021–2023
LM3 · VX One · 1 events · 2023
249 · VX One · 1 events · 2023
Crazy Diamond · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2023
End/End · VX One · 1 events · 2020
Xcelsior · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Holland, MI, USA · 8 events
Macatawa, Michigan, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 2 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Macatawa, MI, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, 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, Full-size sailing: 230, #15,962.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -57, #52,355. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.