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Sailor · 1993–2026

Jeff Solum

minnetonka E ScowMelges 15DN

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Events
126

757 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 126

Podium rate
6%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 54%–56%, 5,402 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Helm in E Scow · rating 531

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Sarah Eide

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hal Roberts

Jul 2005 – Jan 2022 · 9 events

Nemesis
Tom Burton

71–257 head to head in 328 races

Rival
Jon Schloesser

90–78 in 168 races

Best day
6 Mar 2020

6-5-1-2-1-3-4-1 · 2020 Melges M14 Midwinter Championship, MC Scow Sarasota Bay Cup

Signature result
1st of 23

2020 Melges M14 Midwinter Championship, MC Scow Sarasota Bay Cup · Melges 14 · 6 Mar 2020

Partnerships · 47 sailors

  • Mimi Solum · Animal House, E - MC^2, E- MC^2, E= MC^2 · A Scow, E Scow, Melges 15, Melges 19 38events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 15 of 282 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Ian Solum · Animal House, E - MC^2, E = MC^2, E= MC^2 · A Scow, E Scow, J/70, Melges 19 24events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 151 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Sep 2026
  • Nick Swaggert · E = MC^2, E- MC^2, E=MC^2, Jeff Solum · E Scow 15events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 154 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Sep 2026
  • Hal Roberts · E = MC^2, E = MC2, E= MC^2, E=MC^2 · E Scow, J/70 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2005 – Jan 2022
  • Gary Christensen · Animal House, Animal House II · A Scow 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 48 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Mark Olson · Animal House, Animal House II, VOODEUX · A Scow, J/70 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 52 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Bonnie Waldorf · E - MC^2, E = MC^2, E= MC^2, E=MC2 · E Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 9th · Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
  • Bill Worms · Animal House · A Scow 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 42 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Braden Solum · E - MC^2, E = MC^2, E=MC^2, E=MC2 · E Scow 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 34 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 9th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2023
  • Randy Gould · Animal House, Animal House II, VOODEUX · A Scow, J/70 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 14th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

-1521755021994199920042009201420192024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 126

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Sep 20262026 E Scow Blue ChipE=MC^2E ScowSkipper11th / 23
10 Sep 20262026 E Scow National Championship - Sponsored by BairdE=MC^2E ScowSkipper20th / 77
21 Aug 20262026 Melges 19 Minnetonka InvitationalSolum JeffMelges 19Skipper6th / 11
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaE=MC^2E ScowSkipper11th / 49
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaAnimal HouseA ScowCrew17th / 21
18 May 2026M19 2026 Club RacingJeff SolumHandicapSkipper4th / 5
16 May 2026E Scow 2026 Club RacingE=MC^2E ScowSkipper2nd / 21
27 Mar 2026Melges 19 Winter Series #4Jeff SolumMelges 19Skipper10th / 11
24 Mar 20262026 Melges E Scow Spring BreakJeff SolumE ScowSkipper2nd / 6
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipEllaMelges 15Crew48th / 99
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3EllaMelges 15Crew35th / 127
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgEllaMelges 15Spinnaker trimmer7th / 21
17 Jan 2026Melges 19 Winter Series #2Surf’s UpMelges 19Skipper5th / 10
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2EllaMelges 15Crew68th / 133
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1EllaMelges 15Skipper65th / 89
18 Sep 20252025 E Scow Blue ChipE=MC^2E ScowSkipper13th / 19
10 Aug 20252025 ILYA Annual A - E - C Championship RegattaAnimal HouseA ScowCrew11th / 15
30 Jul 20252025 ILYA Melges 15 Championship RegattaEllaMelges 15Crew35th / 71
26 Jul 20252025 - ILCA No Coast Championships + Richardson Regatta @ RLWYCE=MC2HandicapCrew2nd / 32
10 Jul 20252025 ILYA E Scow Invitational RegattaE=MC^2E ScowSkipper6th / 23
25 May 2025M15 2025 Club RacingEllaMelges 15Crew15th / 18
19 May 2025E Scow 2025 Club RacingE=MC^2E ScowSkipper10th / 20
16 May 20252025 E SCOW SPRING REGATTAShimmerE ScowCrew13th / 25
13 May 2025A Scow 2025 Club RacingAnimal HouseA ScowCrew2nd / 6
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipEllaMelges 15Crew32nd / 95

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 502, #2,440.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 149, #21,620. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.