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Sailor · 2014–2024

Don Winston

cedar point yacht club RS AeroVX OneRS Aero 7

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Events
26

175 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 26

Podium rate
8%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
18%

of boats faced (range 14%–21%, 345 boats)

Best class ranking
#177

Helm in RS Aero · rating -166

Nemesis
Jim Myers

6–71 head to head in 77 races

Rival
Gary Orkney

18–21 in 39 races

Signature result
3rd of 8

2019 High Performance Regatta and J/70 East Coast Championship · RS Aero · 12 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Gustav Hausser · Silk Purse · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Stefany Coulter · Silk Purse · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Rachel Knapp · Silk Purse · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Chris Poole · Sforzando · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 16th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016

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

Rating history

-380-210-4120152017201920212023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Oct 20242024 Fall One Design RegattaSFORZANDORS AeroSkipper17th / 20
5 Oct 2023Fabbrica 2023 RS Aero North American ChampionshipSforzandoRS Aero 7Skipper12th / 19
6 Feb 20232023 DIYC RS Aero Winter Series: Event 1–Race WeekSzforzandoRS Aero 9Skipper4th / 7
6 Feb 20232023 DIYC RS Aero Winter Series: Event 1–Race Week: MidwintersSzforzandoRS Aero 7Skipper10th / 13
30 Sep 20222022 Fontelieu One Design RegattaSforzandoRS AeroSkipper13th / 21
3 Oct 20202020 RS Aero Atlantic Coast ChampionshipSfzorzandoRS AeroOther19th / 20
12 Sep 2020Massapoag Yacht Club MODIFIED 71st Annual RegattaSforzandoRS AeroSkipper12th / 13
1 Feb 20202020 RS Aero Florida State Championship2770RS AeroSkipper16th / 17
12 Oct 20192019 High Performance Regatta and J/70 East Coast ChampionshipSfzorzandoRS AeroOther3rd / 8
27 Sep 20192019 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSfzorzandoRS AeroOther16th / 16
24 Aug 2019Ward Bell Regatta2770RS AeroSkipper4th / 7
1 Jun 2019Massapoag Yacht Club 12th Annual Small Boat RegattaSforzandoRS AeroSkipper13th / 13
7 May 2019Hempstead Harbour Club Tuesday Series2770RS AeroSkipper2nd / 2
3 Aug 20172017 Buzzards Bay RegattaMolto LegatoVX EvoOther5th / 5
8 Mar 20172017 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekMolto LegatoVX EvoOther5th / 5
23 Sep 20162016 VX One North American ChampionshipSforzandoVX OneOther18th / 22
25 Mar 20162016 St. Thomas International RegattaSzforzandoVX OneSkipper7th / 11
7 Mar 20162016 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekSforzandoVX OneOther16th / 21
13 Feb 2016VX ONE Winter Series, 2015-2016 - Event #3SzforzandoVX OneSkipper21st / 21
15 Jan 2016VX ONE Winter Series, 2015-2016 - Event #2SzforzandoVX OneSkipper21st / 25
10 Oct 201512th Annual American Yacht Club High Performance Dinghy Open presented by HeinekenSforzandoPortsmouth handicapOther4th / 7
27 Jun 20152015 Bacardi Newport Sailing WeekSforzandoVX OneOther8th / 10
20 Mar 2015Michelob Light One Design Midwinter RegattaSforzandoVX OneSkipper14th / 14
30 Jan 2015VX ONE Midwinter ChampionshipSeries #2 (Jan. 30-Feb 1, 2015)SforzandoVX OneSkipper27th / 27
21 Nov 2014VX One Winter Series & Mid Winter ChampionshipSforzandoVX OneSkipper20th / 22

Helm rating across all classes: -41, #59,494.Crew rating across all classes: -3. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.