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Sailor · 2009–2025

Matt Pistay

syc Melges 24Melges 20ORC handicap

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Events
81

495 races · 43 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 6 of 81

Podium rate
22%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 67%–71%, 2,117 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Crew in Melges 24 · rating 899

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shawn Dougherty

3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter Duncan & Erik Shampain

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Shawn Dougherty

+36 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Paul Reilly

Dec 2016 – Aug 2021 · 9 events

Nemesis
John Kilroy

20–81 head to head in 101 races

Rival
Richard Reid

83–58 in 142 races

Best day
8 Mar 2013

10-16-3-1-8-4 · 2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week

Signature result
1st of 20

2022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2 · Melges 24 · 28 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Shawn Dougherty — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Charlie McKee · Brick House 812, Pisces, Section 16 · Melges 20, Melges 24, Melges 32 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 115 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2011 – Oct 2015
  • Richard Davies · Section 16 · Melges 20 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 84 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Dec 2012 – Oct 2015
  • Wes Whitmyer Jr · Slingshot, SLINGSHOT, SLINGSHOT LGYC · E Scow, Melges 20, Melges 24 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 55 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Paul Reilly · Irish Navy, Paul Reilly, Red Sky Sailing Team, RED SKY SAILING TEAM · C Scow, Melges 20 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 48 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2016 – Aug 2021
  • Kevin Jewett · Blind Squirrel, terreaway · J/70, Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 62 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Apr 2018
  • John Brown · Blind Squirrel · Melges 20, Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 63 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2016 – Dec 2017
  • Victor Diaz de Leon · Rasta Mixta, Raza Mixta · Melges 24 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 41 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Andy Burdick · Red Sky Sailing Team, RED SKY SAILING TEAM · Melges 20 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 28 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Dec 2016 – Mar 2021
  • Justin Hood · Blind Squirrel, Slingshot, SLINGSHOT LGYC · E Scow, Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 28 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2016 – Dec 2018
  • Declan Whitmyer · Slingshot · E Scow, Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2019 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

0339677201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 81

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesVelvet HammerORC handicapCrew2nd / 9
29 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300TriumphORC handicapAutopilot8th / 11
25 Jan 2025Racing: Frigid Digit Regatta - 2025Matt PistayRS AeroSkipper10th / 10
7 Sep 20232023 E Scow National ChampionshipShimmerE ScowOther46th / 126
27 Jun 20232023 Transpac Honolulu RaceReinrag2HandicapNav/Tac5th / 7
1 Jun 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Reinrag2ORC handicapOther7th / 7
10 Mar 20232023 NHYC Cabo RaceReinrag 2ORC handicapFoil Trimmer6th / 6
27 Jan 20232023 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Rasta MixtaMelges 24Grinder5th / 16
2 Dec 20222022 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceCallistoORC handicapOther1st / 4
11 Nov 20222022 Melges 24 NationalsRaza MixtaMelges 24Bow5th / 34
3 Nov 20222022 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceCallistoORC handicapOther1st / 7
1 Apr 202249th BVI Spring RegattaFujinHandicapAutopilot1st / 5
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaRasta MixtaMelges 24Grinder7th / 26
28 Jan 20222022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2Raza MixtaMelges 24Grinder1st / 20
17 Jan 20222022 Southernmost RegattaRasta MixtaMelges 24Grinder1st / 18
3 Sep 20212021 Vineyard RaceFujinHandicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 6
15 Aug 20212021 ILYA ChampionshipsIrish NavyC ScowCrew8th / 50
18 Jun 20212021 C Scow National ChampionshipIrish NavyC ScowBow5th / 45
11 Jun 20212021 MIR C Scow RegattaIrish NavyC ScowCrew5th / 24
5 Mar 20212020/2021 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 4Red Sky Sailing TeamMelges 20Bow12th / 14
1 Aug 20202020 RS Aero Pacific Coast Championship1732RS Aero 7Skipper16th / 20
13 Jun 2020Windermere RegattaSquare oneHandicapSkipper7th / 7
13 Mar 20202019/2020 International Melges 20 Miami Winter Series :: Event 3SLINGSHOTMelges 20Bow2nd / 15
2 Mar 20202020 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSlingshotMelges 24Tactician16th / 27
25 Jan 20202020 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2SlingshotMelges 24Tactician19th / 25

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 545, #1,137.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 155, #24,791. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.