Sailor · 2013

Donny Smith

Melges 24

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 81%
Best class ranking: #86

Longest-running crew: Mike Buckley
Nemesis: Alec Cutler
Rival: Don Wilson
Best day: 19 Apr 2013
Signature result: 3rd of 37

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Mike Buckley · Monsoon · Melges 24 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 43 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – Sep 2013
Bruce Ayres · Monsoon · Melges 24 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 35 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2013 – May 2013
Brent Ruhne · Monsoon · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – May 2013
Jess Koenig · Monsoon · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2013 – Sep 2013
Danielle Soriano · Monsoon · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Ben Allen · Monsoon · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Brucey Ayres · Monsoon · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2013 – Sep 2013

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
26 Sep 2013	2013 Rolex Big Boat Series	Monsoon	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 35
31 May 2013	2013 Bayview One Design Regatta	Monsoon	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 14
19 Apr 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week	Monsoon	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 37
8 Mar 2013	2013 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Monsoon	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	9th / 18
24 Jan 2013	Quantum Key West Race Week 2013	Monsoon	Melges 24	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Melges 24 Crew	393 provisional	#86 band 49–139	−0.5
All classes Crew	406 provisional	#3512 band 1409–7875	—

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 79%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (5)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bora Gulari	36	9–27
Alec Cutler	35	7–28
Steven Boho	34	34–0
Argyle Campbell	33	13–20
Curtis Jazwiecki	33	32–1
Bent Dietrich	33	26–7
Rob Britts	27	17–10
Catharine Evans	27	21–6
Don Wilson	26	11–15
Alan Field	23	8–15
Thomas Ritter	20	12–8
Jens Altern Wathne	20	19–1

Most-beaten opponent: Steven Boho (34–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2013	5	0	79%

Boats

Monsoon · Melges 24 · 5 events · 2013

Where they race

Detroit, MI, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 406, #3,512. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.