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Sailor · 2012–2026

Al Leonard

oyc HandicapPHRF handicapHobie 20

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Events
45

201 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 6 of 45

Podium rate
38%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (90%: 32%–38%, 759 boats)

Best class ranking
#42

Helm in Hobie 20 · rating -88

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Michelle Leonard

2 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Biggest lift
Michelle Leonard

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michelle Leonard

Feb 2015 – Feb 2021 · 8 events

Nemesis
Mark Zimmer

0–43 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Roger Wise

29–26 in 55 races

Signature result
1st of 30

2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco · PHRF handicap · 25 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Michelle Leonard — 2 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate
  • Michelle Leonard · BLUE PASSION · Handicap 8events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 25% win rate · 11 of 32 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Feb 2021
  • Dave Diamond · BLUE PASSION · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
  • Steve Lawlor · BLUE PASSION · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
  • Jon Fowkes · BLUE PASSION · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • Rafi Yahalom · LOOKIN GOOD · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
  • Keith Dines · BLUE PASSION · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

-26761782013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 45

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Apr 20262026 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper11th / 13
21 Mar 20262026 - Rites of SpringBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper7th / 9
1 Feb 20262026 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper6th / 11
30 Jul 20252025 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper13th / 14
28 May 20252025 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper11th / 17
5 Jan 20252025 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper4th / 10
19 Oct 20242024 - Oktoberfest RaceBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper5th / 8
8 May 20242024 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper7th / 12
7 Jan 20242024 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
21 Oct 20232023 - Oktoberfest RaceBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper6th / 6
17 May 20232023 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
1 Jun 20222022 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper4th / 9
2 Jan 20222022 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper1st / 7
16 Oct 20212021 - Oktoberfest RaceBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper5th / 5
28 Apr 20212021 - Sweet 16 SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper4th / 14
7 Feb 20212021 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper3rd / 5
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPBlue PassionPHRF handicapSkipper106th / 113
1 Aug 2020Hobie Mile High Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA996H20Skipper9th / 9
22 Jul 20202020 - Nifty Nine Series (aka Slimmed down Sweet 16)BLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
5 Jan 20202020 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
3 Aug 2019Mile High Hobie Regatta996H20Skipper9th / 11
1 Jun 20192019 Delta Ditch Run - 29th AnniversaryBlue PassionHandicapSkipper9th / 16
24 Apr 20192019 - Sweet Sixteen SeriesBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper4th / 9
23 Mar 20192019 - Rites of SpringBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper1st / 3
20 Jan 20192019 - Sunday BrunchBLUE PASSIONHandicapSkipper4th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 19 (±99), #47,972. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.