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Sailor · 2010–2026

Mark Saffell

eyc PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
39

115 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 5 of 39

Podium rate
33%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 56%–64%, 465 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Dan Pangrace

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Paul Mathews

3–27 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Ken Block

23–17 in 42 races

Best day
7 Sep 2013

3-1-3-1-1 · NCWSA Regatta

Signature result
1st of 18

2016 Sea Dog/Van Newberry Race · PHRF handicap · 2 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Dan Pangrace · Painkiller · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2015
  • Shannon Ballog · Painkiller · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Sep 2013

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

Rating history

-4667179201120132015201720192021Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week OffshorePainkillerHandicapSkipper1st / 10
5 Oct 2025The Final Gun 2025PainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 15
4 Oct 2025Sea Dog-Van Newberry Race 2025PainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 14
27 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week OffshorePainkillerHandicapSkipper9th / 11
11 Jun 20252025 EDGEWATER RACE PROGRAMPainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper12th / 12
26 May 20252025 Claire Memorial RacePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 21
3 Jul 20242024 Nash RacePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 19
20 Jun 20242024 Cleveland Race Week OffshorePainkillerHandicapSkipper10th / 16
22 Jun 20232023 Cleveland Race Week OffshorePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
23 Jun 20222022 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapOther5th / 7
24 Jun 20212021 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
20 Jun 20192019 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
8 Sep 2018Cleveland Cup - 2018PainkillerHandicapSkipper10th / 10
27 Jul 2018Cleveland Yachting Club LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA (Fri-Sun Racing)PainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
22 Jun 20182018 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
7 Oct 20172017 Sea Dog/Van Newberry RacePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 13
22 Jun 20172017 Cleveland Race Week - Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapOther2nd / 7
2 Oct 20162016 Sea Dog/Van Newberry RacePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 18
23 Jun 2016Cleveland Race Week 2016 Offshore RegattaPainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
4 Oct 20152015 Sea Dog/Van Newberry RacePainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
29 Jul 20152015 I-LYA Steeplechase and Deepwater RacesPainkillerPHRF handicapOther9th / 14
18 Jun 2015Cleveland Race Week 2015 - Offshore PHRF Series & Offshore ODPainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
24 May 2015Edgewater Yacht Club 2015 Club Racing Sunday SeriesPainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 17
24 May 2015Edgewater Yacht Club 2015 Club Racing Wednesday SeriesPainkillerPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 17
5 Oct 2014The Final GunPainkillerHandicapSkipper15th / 25

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 150, #25,472. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.