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Sailor · 2013–2026

Donald Poirier

nass ORC handicapJ/105PHRF handicap

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Events
38

191 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
16%

16% win rate · 6 of 38

Podium rate
29%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (range 34%–39%, 895 boats)

Best class ranking
#13

Helm in College keelboat · rating 251

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Gillcrist

3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Best trio
Kaitlyn Boyle & Matthew Gillcrist

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

Biggest lift
Matthew Gillcrist

+43 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tim Forman

Oct 2019 – May 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Thomas Walden

0–33 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Ben Palmer

18–15 in 33 races

Best day
19 Oct 2019

3-1-5-1-3-1-1 · McMillan Cup 2019

Signature result
1st of 10

McMillan Cup 2019 · College keelboat · 19 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Gillcrist — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • John Paul Post · Avenger, Wahoo, Zaraffa · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 22 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
  • Ian Flynn · Avenger, Wahoo, Zaraffa · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 25 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Oct 2020
  • Tom Hawkins · Swift, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), Zaraffa · College keelboat, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 5 of 33 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Ashley Koenig · Avenger, Ranger, The Asylum, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 9 of 34 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Kaitlyn Boyle · Ranger, The Asylum, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, J/105, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 10 of 36 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jun 2021
  • Tim Forman · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), Washed Up · College keelboat, Viper 640 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 9 of 39 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2026
  • Matthew Gillcrist · Gallant, The Asylum, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 12 of 33 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Matthew McClelland · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen), Washed Up · College keelboat, Viper 640 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 8 of 34 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2019 – May 2026
  • Elizabeth Hauschild · Gallant, Navy - Conundrum, Ranger, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College keelboat, J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 20 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Jun 2021
  • Jackson Dupaix · Avenger, Wahoo, Zaraffa · J/105, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

-621633882014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20262026 MADR UPPER BAY SERIES - PHRF Plus ratingsAVENGERHandicapSkipper60th / 96
10 Jul 2026Parker Converse Tower Race & The Salty 100 RacePoseidonPHRF handicapAlternate1st / 3
5 Jun 20262026 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean RaceGallantORC handicapUntangler4th / 12
29 May 2026Black Seal Cup at Southern Bay Race WeekDefiancePHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
16 May 20262026 SCC EWE Spirit CupWashed UpViper 640Helm4th / 4
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisWashed UpViper 640Skipper18th / 19
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Brawl & J/105 InvitationalWashed UpViper 640Skipper5th / 7
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipWahooIC37Main Trimmer26th / 26
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaWahooIC37Main Trimmer15th / 16
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexSquirtCape 31Skipper3rd / 4
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaDrumfireIC37Mast17th / 17
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshipAvengerJ/105Mast31st / 35
29 Jul 20212021 Around Long Island Regatta (44th Annual)ZaraffaORC handicapRush Chairman3rd / 3
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleRangerPHRF handicapRush Chairman5th / 8
8 Nov 20202020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1AvengerJ/105Leeward Runner11th / 12
31 Oct 20202020 J/105 Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipAvengerJ/105Skipper10th / 20
23 Oct 20202020 Annapolis Fall Regatta / ORC East Coast ChampionshipWahooORC handicapHelm6th / 7
4 Oct 20202020 AYC Fall SeriesWahooORC handicapHelm4th / 11
1 Aug 2020Shearwater Twilight RaceAvengerJ/105Skipper5th / 7
6 Mar 2020Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College keelboatA Skipper3rd / 10
15 Feb 2020Southern Collegiate Offshore - AU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College keelboatA Skipper1st / 5
14 Feb 2020Southern Collegiate Offshore RegattaFearlessHandicapSkipper1st / 5
2 Nov 2019Kennedy CupU. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College keelboatA Crew (3-6)6th / 9
19 Oct 2019McMillan Cup 2019U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)College keelboatA Skipper1st / 10
28 Sep 20192019 AYC Fall SeriesGallantORC handicapSkipper9th / 11

Helm rating across all classes: 97, #33,206.Crew rating across all classes: 32, #38,150. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.