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Sailor · 2000–2026

Paul Wood

lgyc MC ScowHandicapIRC handicap

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Events
64

285 races · 57 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 7 of 64

Podium rate
23%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 53%–57%, 1,716 boats)

Best class ranking
#54

Helm in MC Scow · rating 471

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Andy Burdick

2–40 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Jason Thompson

57–38 in 95 races

Best day
1 May 2026

3-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-5-4-1-DNF · 2026 LGYC MC SCOW A SERIES

Signature result
1st of 21

MC SCOW SERIES A · MC Scow · 13 May 2019

Partnerships · 33 sailors

  • Neil Maher · 2 2 Tango, EH01 - Global Yacht Racing · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Andy Middleton · 2 2 Tango, EH01 - Global Yacht Racing · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 14 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Eric Wood · Scherzo · MC Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 57th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Georgette Pierson · 2 2 Tango · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Bob Mechem · EH01 - Global Yacht Racing · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Tanya Mechem · EH01 - Global Yacht Racing · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Adam Barlett · 2 2 Tango · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Greg Neely · Cerulean · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Jason Payne-James · Heartbeat IV · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Caterina Rota · 2 2 Tango · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

-332134592001200520092013201720212025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 64

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 May 20262026 LGYC MC SCOW A SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper1st / 14
1 May 20262026 LGYC MC SCOW C SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper1st / 13
1 May 20262026 LGYC MC SCOW FALL SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper7th / 12
1 May 20262026 LGYC MC SCOW SPRING SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper4th / 7
1 Jan 2026Sunday Dinghies - 17th AugustNuclear FusionHandicapSkipper15th / 21
27 Aug 20252025 LGYC MC SCOW FALL SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper6th / 12
4 Jun 20252025 LGYC MC SCOW C SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper4th / 16
30 May 20252025 LGYC MC SCOW A SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper2nd / 27
16 May 20252025 LGYC MC SCOW B SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper9th / 20
14 May 20252025 LGYC MC SCOW SPRING SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper7th / 20
1 Jan 20252025 BARTS BASH Dinghies - 20th September 2025EDSC Club Boat - On The TideHandicapSkipper11th / 18
1 Jan 2025Head of the River 25Pacer PHandicapCrew14th / 16
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC MC SCOW A SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper9th / 20
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC MC SCOW B SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper5th / 14
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC MC SCOW C SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper9th / 18
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC MC SCOW FALL SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper4th / 12
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC MC SCOW SPRING SERIESScherzandoMC ScowSkipper1st / 14
1 Jan 2024Sunday Morning2645GENERALSkipper6th / 6
30 Apr 20232023 Antigua Sailing WeekEH01 - Global Yacht RacingHandicapPit2nd / 6
30 Apr 20232023 LGYC MC SCOW A SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper5th / 22
30 Apr 20232023 LGYC MC SCOW B SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper7th / 17
30 Apr 20232023 LGYC MC SCOW C SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper7th / 16
30 Apr 20232023 LGYC MC SCOW FALL SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper6th / 17
30 Apr 20232023 LGYC MC SCOW SPRING SERIESPaul WoodMC ScowSkipper3rd / 15
16 Aug 20222022 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaScherzoMC ScowSkipper57th / 78

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 446, #4,059.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 61, #36,539. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.