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Sailor · 2012–2026

Don Stehle

rcc ThistleSunfishHandicap

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Events
16

81 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 16

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 55%–62%, 571 boats)

Best class ranking
#121

Helm in Thistle · rating 141

Biggest lift
Mary Ellen Brown

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Doug Kaukeinen

8–54 head to head in 62 races

Rival
Jack Finefrock

12–16 in 28 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

3-9-3-6-5 · 2019 Thistle Oyster Roast

Signature result
4th of 27

2019 Thistle Oyster Roast · Thistle · 1 Jan 2019

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Mary Ellen Brown · 3775, DWB · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jun 2023
  • Bill Dexter · DWB, NF · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Jun 2026
  • John Baker · Ellie · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Aaron Holland · 3775 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Lynne Parsons · NF · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Joy Martin · Ellie · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 17th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018

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

Rating history

01132262013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 16

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20262026 Fall Frontier Thistle ECFS RegattaDWBThistleSkipper6th / 15
20 Jun 2026Adirondack Thistle Invitational Regatta (NF Districts)NFThistleSkipper12th / 20
16 May 20262026 USSCA NYS Regional Championship 1 & Don VanVechten Memorial33352SunfishSkipper18th / 40
11 Oct 20252025 Don VanVechten Memorial Sunfish Regatta33352SunfishSkipper16th / 30
6 Sep 20252025 Fall Frontier Thistle RegattaDWBThistleSkipper6th / 14
3 Aug 2024Thistle Class 2024 National ChampionshipDWBThistleSkipper20th / 65
14 Jul 20232023 Thistle National ChampionshipDWBHandicapSkipper25th / 87
3 Jun 20232023 Niagara Frontier and Lake Erie Thistle District ChampionshipDWBThistleSkipper8th / 24
25 Jun 20222022 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipDWBThistleOther24th / 30
11 Jun 20222022 Don VanVechten Memorial & NY Upstate Sunfish Regional Championship81898SunfishSkipper31st / 32
8 Oct 20212021 Sunfish US Masters Championship81898SunfishSkipper16th / 54
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipDWBThistleOther27th / 40
17 Jul 20212021 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipDWBThistleOther9th / 38
1 Jan 20192019 Thistle Oyster Roast3775ThistleSkipper4th / 27
30 Jun 20182018 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipsEllieThistleRush Chairman17th / 36
15 Jun 2012Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipMB5ThistleSkipper14th / 35

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 207, #18,310.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 15. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.