Sailor · 2013–2026

Jeff Connolly

ssa Soling

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 30%
Best class ranking: #129
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Joseph Van Gieson
Nemesis: Andrew Dize
Rival: Karin Olsen Campia
Best day: 1 Jan 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 7

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Joseph Van Gieson · USA 828, Windwhisperer · Soling 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 35 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2013 – Jan 2026
Dave Stenger · Windwhisperer · Soling 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
Victor Gorokhov · USA 828, Windwhisperer · Soling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2013 – Jan 2019
Mark Rubin · Windwhisperer · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Molly Ratz · Windwhisperer · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
1 Jan 2026	2026 Soling Spring Bowl	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	6th / 7
1 Jan 2026	2026 Soling Spring Series	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	4th / 7
1 Jan 2026	2026 Soling Summer Series	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	6th / 7
1 Jan 2025	2025 Soling Fall Series	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	7th / 7
1 Jan 2025	2025 Soling Summer Series	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	2nd / 7
1 Jan 2019	2019 Soling Bowl	USA 828	Soling	Crew	6th / 8
1 Jan 2019	2019-Soling-US-Nationals	Windwhisperer	Soling	Crew	10th / 10
1 Jan 2019	Soling Fall Series	USA 828	Soling	Skipper	1st / 4
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	Windwhisperer	Soling	Other	12th / 16

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Soling Crew	-104 provisional	#129 band 111–134	+3.1
All classes Crew	-76 provisional	#53951 band 42376–60738	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 32
Soling · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 47

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	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 28%

How they race

Closer	−18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−8 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	37%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Henry Thomas	35	10–25
Karin Olsen Campia	33	19–14
Andrew Dize	26	5–21
John McGrane	23	7–16
William Turner	19	12–7
Howard Vickery	16	8–7
KJ Wolaver	14	6–8
Manfred Kanter	12	1–11

Most-beaten opponent: William Turner (12–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	3	0	28%
2025	2	0	42%
2019	3	1	43%
2013	1	0	27%

Boats

Windwhisperer · Soling · 7 events · 2013–2026
USA 828 · Soling · 2 events · 2019

Where they race

Severn Sailing Association · 8 events
Annapolis, MD, 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: -76, #53,951.Helm rating across all classes: 32. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.