Sailor · 2019–2026

Donald Sebastian

derby city sailing club S2 7.9 Melges 24

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #69

Biggest lift: Fadden Holden
Nemesis: John Spierling
Signature result: 8th of 12

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Fadden Holden · Naive Melody, Ripple · S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Feb 2026
Johnny Holton · Naive Melody, Ripple · S2 7.9 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Feb 2026
Owen Bradley · Naive Melody, VooDoo · Melges 24, S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2019 – Feb 2026
Jason Geer · Naive Melody, VooDoo · Melges 24, S2 7.9 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Sep 2025
Kevin Estes · Still Shakin', VooDoo · Melges 24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2019 – Apr 2021
Katie McDaniels · Ripple · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 18th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
Brian Grahovac · High n Tight · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 11th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2022
Dave Safirstein · High n Tight · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 11th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2022
Steve Wickert · High n Tight · S2 7.9 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 11th · Feb 2022 – Feb 2022
Tony Deddens · Still Shakin' · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Apr 2021 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Naive Melody	S2 7.9	Floater	8th / 12
12 Sep 2025	2025 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Naive Melody	S2 7.9	Floater	4th / 4
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	High n Tight	S2 7.9	Grinder	11th / 16
17 Sep 2021	2021 S2 7.9 Class Championship Regatta	Ripple	S2 7.9	Bow	18th / 25
2 Apr 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Still Shakin'	Melges 24	Chef	4th / 5
26 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	VooDoo	Melges 24	Tactician	12th / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-185 provisional	#62136 band 56568–64334	—
S2 7.9 Crew	-58 provisional	#69 band 59–78	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Melges 24 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating -250

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 21%

Positions: Floater (2) · Grinder (1) · Bow (1) · Chef (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Paul Latour	19	4–15
David Barrer	19	10–9
John Spierling	19	0–19
Tom Bryant	15	1–14
Jeff Padnos	12	0–12
Chris Nielson	12	3–9
Jeff Mootz	12	0–12

Most-beaten opponent: David Barrer (10–9).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	36%
2025	1	0%
2022	1	33%
2021	2	27%
2019	1	0%

Boats

Naive Melody · S2 7.9 · 2 events · 2025–2026
High n Tight · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2022
Ripple · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2021
Still Shakin' · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2021
VooDoo · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
St Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
Grosse Ile, MI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: -185, #62,136. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.