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Sailor · 2016–2026

Cheryl Smithe

grand river sailing club PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
21

19 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 6 of 21

Podium rate
57%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 52%–64%, 175 boats)

Most successful partnership
Linda VanPortfliet

4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate

Best trio
Duane Schoeder & Linda VanPortfliet

4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Linda VanPortfliet

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Smithe

Aug 2016 – Sep 2025 · 19 events

Signature result
1st of 8

2021 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup · PHRF handicap · 6 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 28 sailors

Most successful partnership: Linda VanPortfliet — 4 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate
  • Robert Smithe · Jobsite · Handicap, PHRF handicap 19events 5 wins together · 11 podiums · 26% win rate · 5 of 18 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Sep 2025
  • Duane Schoeder · Jobsite · PHRF handicap 12events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 42% win rate · 4 of 11 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Sep 2023
  • Stacy Lounsbury · Jobsite · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Linda VanPortfliet · Jobsite · PHRF handicap 7events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 57% win rate · 4 of 7 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2023
  • Mike Pilgrim · Jobsite · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Duane Schroeder · Jobsite · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Alvina Boeve · Jobsite · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Julien Mischelle · Jobsite · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2020
  • Shelley Shanty · Jobsite · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Evelynn Morse · Jobsite · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-12409220172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 21

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 91, #29,088.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 37. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.