Sailor · 2014–2024

Bob Schaefer

Etchells PHRF handicap Portsmouth handicap

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Events: 10
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 47%
Best class ranking: #587

Nemesis: Tomas Hornos
Rival: Mark Luckes
Best day: 22 Jun 2017
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Ben Newman · Sour Mash · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2016 – Jul 2018
Corey Shea · SUPRA · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
Russ Hancock · Sour Mash · Etchells 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 15 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2016 – Jul 2018
Mark Siemons · SUPRA · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
Jim Birge · Caliente · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
John Koko · Sgt Reckless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
Gordon Dailey · Caliente · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
David Scott · Sgt Reckless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
William Howell · Sgt Reckless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
William Dunham · Sgt Reckless · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Aug 2024	2024 Race To Kingston	SUPRA	PHRF handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
12 Aug 2023	2023 Race To Kingston	SUPRA	PHRF handicap	Owner	4th / 6
2 Aug 2018	2018 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater Races	Polly Knot	Portsmouth handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
27 Jul 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Sour Mash	Etchells	Other	3rd / 9
27 Apr 2018	L Regata del Sol al Sol	Sgt Reckless	PHRF handicap	Grinder	3rd / 4
28 Jul 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Marblehead	Sour Mash	Etchells	Other	3rd / 10
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Caliente	PHRF handicap	Floater	3rd / 11
29 Jul 2016	Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016	Sour Mash	Etchells	Skipper	4th / 14
10 Jan 2015	2015 Etchells Sid Doren Memorial	Vessal	Etchells	Skipper	47th / 49
24 Jul 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta	Sour Mash	Etchells	Other	4th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	93 provisional	#34725 band 20708–53128	—
Etchells Helm	32 provisional	#587 band 356–856	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 9 races, 2 events · rating 111

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	2 wins	beats 69%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Owner (1) · Grinder (1) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	−5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−19 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	42%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mark Luckes	26	13–13
Mark Toso	26	17–9
Paul McLaughlin	26	22–4
Michael Jobin	21	13–8
Joel White	20	12–8
Hugh Greville	20	14–6
Don Brush	15	4–11
Tomas Hornos	13	3–10
Charles Kenahan	12	3–9

Most-beaten opponent: Paul McLaughlin (22–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	40%
2018	3	1	69%
2017	2	0	79%
2016	1	0	77%
2015	1	0	4%
2014	1	0	75%

Boats

Sour Mash · Etchells · 4 events · 2014–2018
SUPRA · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2023–2024
Polly Knot · Portsmouth handicap · 1 events · 2018
Sgt Reckless · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Caliente · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017
Vessal · Etchells · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 4 events
Etobicoke, Ontario, CA · 2 events
Biscayne Bay, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Put-In-Bay, OH, USA · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 93, #34,725.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 111. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.