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Sailor · 2010–2026

Jay Spalding

wadawanuck PHRF handicapHandicapT-10

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Events
38

115 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
34%

34% win rate · 13 of 38

Podium rate
50%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (90%: 54%–62%, 390 boats)

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Daniel Malak

2–19 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Alessandro Bocconcelli

26–22 in 48 races

Best day
3 Aug 2012

1-1-1-2-6 · 2012 Buzzards Bay Regatta · about 1 in 115 by chance

Signature result
1st of 11

2025 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull Regatta · PHRF handicap · 25 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 22 sailors

  • Evan Spalding · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2026
  • Lisa Spalding · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Jul 2023
  • Pepe Parsons · Medusa · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2017
  • Ben Rifkin · MEDUSA · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 16th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Braedon Hansen · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Micheal Rhode · Medusa · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Tony Chiesa · Medusa · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017
  • Irene Gonin · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018
  • Christopher Hanson · Blue Moon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Valerie Bucholtz · Medusa · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2017 – Jul 2017

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

Rating history

-14453250201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
9 Aug 20252025 Newport Unlimited - NEMABlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
25 Jul 20252025 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 11
13 Sep 20242024 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
10 Aug 20242024 Newport Unlimited RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther7th / 10
26 Jul 20242024 Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
8 Jun 20242024 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
28 Jul 20232023 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 9
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther3rd / 4
24 Sep 2022THE TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL RED LOBDELL MEMORIAL REGATTABlue MoonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
16 Sep 20222022 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
6 Aug 20222022 Buzzards Bay RegattaBlue MoonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
5 Aug 20222022 Buzzards Bay Regatta - Dick Fontaine Memorial RaceBlue MoonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
10 Jun 20222022 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
17 Sep 20212021 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
6 Aug 20212021 Buzzards Bay RegattaBlue MoonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
6 Aug 20212021 Buzzards Bay Regatta - Dick Fontaine Memorial RaceBlue MoonHandicapSkipper1st / 4
11 Jun 20212021 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
18 Jul 20202020 Mudhead Benefit Cup in Support of Center for Hospice Care and ECSA One Design ChampionshipAceIdeal 18Other5th / 9
14 Sep 20182018 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
3 Aug 20182018 Buzzards Bay RegattaBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
8 Jun 20182018 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther2nd / 6
11 Jul 20172017 Transpac Honolulu RaceMedusaHandicapSkipper9th / 10
9 Jun 20172017 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlue MoonPHRF handicapOther5th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 134 (±123), #27,228. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.