Sailor · 2009–2026

Don Short

ryc Ideal 18 PHRF handicap IRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events: 7
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #43

Nemesis: Shane Olney
Rival: Dawn Shumway
Signature result: 21st of 77

Partnerships · 18 sailors

David Creese · Dekadence · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Michael Mincher · PoleDancer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
J Bendall · Dekadence · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Bryce McCullough · PoleDancer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Patrick Copeland · Dekadence · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Michael Krause · PoleDancer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
Dave Calvert · Dekadence · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
C Gray · Dekadence · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009
Scott Baker · PoleDancer · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
R. Lilley · Dekadence · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 21st · Dec 2009 – Dec 2009

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
25 Jul 2026	2026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Saturday Series	Magictime	Ideal 18	Skipper	4th / 5
16 Jul 2026	2026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Thursday Series	Magictime	Ideal 18	Skipper	7th / 9
21 May 2026	2026 RYC Ideal 18 Spring Thursday Series	Magictime	Ideal 18	Skipper	5th / 10
16 May 2026	2026 RYC Ideal 18 Fool's Regatta	Magictime	Ideal 18	Skipper	5th / 5
22 May 2025	2025 RYC Ideal 18 Series	Magictime	Ideal 18	Skipper	4th / 9
24 Jul 2021	2021 Dyneema® CanAm Challenge and LYRA Course Racing	PoleDancer	PHRF handicap	Mast	4th / 7
26 Dec 2009	Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009	Dekadence	IRC handicap	Crew	21st / 77

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Ideal 18 Helm	177 provisional	#43 band 30–62	—
All classes Helm	173	#21763 band 15736–29801	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating 63

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	5 events	0 wins	beats 34%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+8 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Shane Olney	67	4–63
Mark Lawless	57	11–46
Dawn Shumway	57	24–33
Skip Shumway	42	18–24
Lois Breen	22	15–7

Most-beaten opponent: Lois Breen (15–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	26%
2025	1	63%
2021	1	50%
2009	1	74%

Boats

Magictime · Ideal 18 · 5 events · 2025–2026
PoleDancer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Dekadence · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Rochester, NY · 5 events
Youngstown, NY, USA · 1 events
Sydney to Hobart, Australia · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 173 (±118), #21,763.Crew rating across all classes: 63 (±229). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.