Sailor · 2013–2024

Graham Bell

sbyc Melges 24 Handicap Melges 20

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 57%
Best class ranking: #292

Biggest lift: Alli Bell
Longest-running crew: Jon Bell
Nemesis: Peter McClennen
Best day: 14 Jul 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 20

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Jon Bell · Mocos, Sentinel, Westward · Handicap, Melges 20, Melges 24 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 39 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2024
Jeff Grange · Mocos, Sentinel · Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Jul 2024
Alli Bell · Mr. Bill, Westward · Handicap, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2013 – Mar 2020
Geoff Fargo · Sentinel · Melges 20, Melges 24 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 10th · Dec 2021 – Nov 2023
Willie Bell · Westward · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
Seth Mininger · Mr. Bill · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2020
Mara Bell Hoshina · Westward · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
David Happ · Mr. Bill · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2020
Michael Komar · Mr. Bill · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2020
John Jourdane · Mr. Bill · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2019 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Jul 2024	2024 Melges 24 US National Championship	Mocos	Melges 24	Other	2nd / 20
30 Nov 2023	2023 Melges 20 World Championship	Sentinel	Melges 20	Bow	10th / 14
28 Jan 2022	2022 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 2	Sentinel	Melges 24	Bow	12th / 20
18 Dec 2021	2021 Bacardi Invitational Winter Series - Event 1	Sentinel	Melges 24	Bow	13th / 20
5 Mar 2020	2020 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race	Mr. Bill	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 5
10 Jul 2019	2019 Transpac Honolulu Race	Mr. Bill	Handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 9
2 Dec 2017	2017 SBYC Holiday Regatta	Mocos	Melges 24	Skipper	2nd / 4
7 Oct 2017	2017 SBYC Fall Regatta	Mocos	Melges 24	Skipper	2nd / 4
13 Jul 2015	2015 Transpac Honolulu Race	Westward	Handicap	Other	3rd / 11
18 Jul 2013	2013 Transpac Honolulu Race	Westward	Handicap	Mast	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	90 provisional	#28800 band 16301–44549	—
Melges 24 Crew	164 provisional	#292 band 145–468	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Melges 20 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -1
Melges 24 · Helm · 8 races, 2 events · rating 66
All classes · Helm · 8 races, 2 events · rating 81

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 67%
As crew	8 events	0 wins	beats 59%

Positions: Bow (3) · Main Trimmer (1) · Mast (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Manfred Schmiedl	28	24–4
Peter McClennen	21	5–16
KC Shannon	15	8–7
Kent Pierce	13	7–6
Vernon Vincent	12	12–0

Most-beaten opponent: Manfred Schmiedl (24–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	95%
2023	1	31%
2022	1	42%
2021	1	37%
2020	1	75%
2019	1	38%
2017	2	67%
2015	1	80%
2013	1	71%

Boats

Mocos · Melges 24 · 3 events · 2017–2024
Sentinel · Melges 20, Melges 24 · 3 events · 2021–2023
Mr. Bill · ORC handicap, Handicap · 2 events · 2019–2020
Westward · Handicap · 2 events · 2013–2015

Where they race

Miami, FL, USA · 3 events
Newport Beach, CA, USA · 2 events
Santa Barbara, CA · 2 events
Santa Barbara, CA, USA · 1 events
Walnut, CA, USA · 1 events
San Diego, CA, 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: 90, #28,800.Helm rating across all classes: 81. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.