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Sailor · 2008–2026

Jonathan Duffett

u s coast guard academy College fleet racingThistlePHRF handicap

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Events
45

826 races · 58 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 45

Podium rate
29%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 59%–65%, 836 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in Thistle · rating 440

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ed Nykiel

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Todd Duffett & Ed Nykiel

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Chris Murphy

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Samuel Ingham

Sep 2008 – Jan 2026 · 20 events

Nemesis
Alan Palmer

114–276 head to head in 394 races

Rival
Peter Pellegrini

214–182 in 398 races

Best day
20 Mar 2010

5-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-5-3-1-6-6-4-15-1-13-1-2-2-1-11-3-3-5-5-1-2 · Veitor Trophy @ SRU

Signature result
2nd of 65

Thistle Class 2024 National Championship · Thistle · 3 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 57 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ed Nykiel — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tanya Cuprak · 3973, Ing 2, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2) · College fleet racing, Thistle 20events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 35 of 587 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2008 – Jan 2025
  • Samuel Ingham · Ing 2, ING1, Serenity NOW, U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, Thistle 20events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 15% win rate · 39 of 534 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2008 – Jan 2026
  • Amanda Hamlet · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 13 of 433 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Ian Oviatt · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 320 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2008 – Oct 2009
  • Matthew Stroebel · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 172 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 10th · Oct 2009 – Apr 2011
  • Kirstin Haas · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 21 of 260 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2008 – Mar 2010
  • Cezar Gomez · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 174 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2008 – Mar 2009
  • Chris Grabe · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 181 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 11th · Mar 2009 – Apr 2010
  • Ed Nykiel · Oh Baby, Oh Baby!, OH BABY! · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Aug 2014
  • Todd Duffett · Oh Baby, Oh Baby!, OH BABY! · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2008 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

0235469200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20262026 Thistle Spring RegattaSerenity NOWThistleCrew1st / 5
27 Sep 20252025 Fall One Design RegattaRocket ShipThistleCrew5th / 12
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipSerenity NOWThistleSkipper9th / 26
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipSerenity NOWThistleSkipper5th / 14
1 Jan 20252025 Thistle Oyster Roast3973ThistleSkipper1st / 13
3 Aug 2024Thistle Class 2024 National ChampionshipSerenity NOWThistleSkipper2nd / 65
10 Mar 20242024 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipING1ThistleOther4th / 38
1 Jan 20242024 Thistle Oyster RoastSerenity NOWThistleSkipper2nd / 16
1 Jan 20242024 Thistle Spring Series and District ChampsSerenity NOWThistleSkipper1st / 6
4 Mar 20232023 Thistle Midwinter East ChampionshipIng 2ThistleOther10th / 39
1 Jan 20232023 Thistle Oyster RoastADDThistleCrew2nd / 12
1 Jan 20222022 Thistle Oyster RoastADDThistleCrew3rd / 20
2 Oct 20212021 Fontelieu One Design RegattaGORPThistleOther3rd / 9
17 Jul 20212021 Thistle Class Atlantic Coast ChampionshipIng 2ThistleOther5th / 22
27 Sep 20192019 Cedar Point One Design RegattaGORPThistleOther7th / 14
8 Jun 2019Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipGORPThistleSkipper12th / 24
1 Jan 20192019 Thistle Oyster Roast3728ThistleSkipper9th / 27
24 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipGORPThistleOther12th / 38
2 Mar 20162016 Thistle Midwinters East RegattaGORPThistleOther16th / 36
27 Feb 20162016 Thistle Midwinters - Sarasota StopGORPHandicapSkipper15th / 31
1 Aug 20142014 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaOh Baby!PHRF handicapStrategist3rd / 6
3 Aug 20122012 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaOh BabyPHRF handicapStrategist1st / 7
10 Jun 20112011 Invitational Mills Trophy RaceOh BabyPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
16 Apr 2011NEISA Coed Dinghy ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)13th / 18
19 Mar 2011Veitor TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 469, #3,179.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 398, #4,011. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.