Sailor · 2007–2026

Paul Matthews

myc PHRF handicap Handicap J/109

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Events: 19
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 52%
Best class ranking: #265

Most successful partnership: Scott Brooks
Biggest lift: Jake Hannah
Longest-running crew: Seth Barrows
Nemesis: Bengt Johansson
Rival: Jr. John Greifzu
Best day: 3 Jun 2023
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 40 sailors

Most successful partnership: Scott Brooks — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Seth Barrows · Big Boat, TALITHA · Handicap, J/109 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 44 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Jun 2024
Sara Nightingale · Big Boat, TALITHA · Handicap, J/109 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 37 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Jun 2024
Richard Skeen · Big Boat · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Jun 2024
Bud Rogers · Big Boat · J/109 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 34 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Jun 2024
Fernando Gonzalez · Big Boat, TALITHA · Handicap, J/109 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 35 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
Teresa Downey · Spirit Wind · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Emily Farris · Spirit Wind · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Scott Brooks · Diva, Tight Squeeze, Windward · Handicap, WH-15 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2025
Jake Hannah · Big Boat · J/109 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Jun 2024
Molly Miller · Spirit Wind · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Mar 2026	2026 SPYC 81 Bay Cup/ Charlie Morgan Memorial	Spirit Wind	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	4th / 4
7 Mar 2026	2026 Pennington Cup SPYC	Spirit Wind	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 6
13 Feb 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St Petersburg	Spirit Wind	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	7th / 16
9 Jan 2026	2026 SPYC/CYC Salt Pines Cup	Spirit Wind	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	2nd / 2
30 Aug 2025	69th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Tight Squeeze	Handicap	Crew	2nd / 8
1 Jun 2024	2024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Big Boat	J/109	Pit Assist	2nd / 7
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Prana	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 13
14 Oct 2023	2023 Papa's Pilar Rumgatta	Prana	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Big Boat	J/109	Pit	4th / 13
3 Jun 2023	2023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Big Boat	J/109	Mast	5th / 14
30 Apr 2023	2023 Antigua Sailing Week	TALITHA	Handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 7
17 Feb 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Prana	PHRF handicap	Other	10th / 10
4 Jun 2022	2022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Big Boat	J/109	Mast	8th / 13
23 Apr 2022	2022 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta	Big Boat	J/109	Mast	2nd / 8
5 Sep 2020	64th Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Windward	WH-15	Other	1st / 6
31 Aug 2019	63rd Fishers Island YC 'Round Island Race	Diva	WH-15	Other	7th / 8
13 Aug 2010	2010 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Looney Tunes	Handicap	Skipper	17th / 26
14 Aug 2009	2009 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	LOONEY TUNES	Handicap	Skipper	17th / 25
10 Aug 2007	Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Looney Tunes	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 33

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	108 provisional	#26104 band 16558–38306	—
J/109 Crew	68 provisional	#265 band 187–364	+0.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Helm · 6 races, 6 events · rating -2
WH-15 · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating 6

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	13 events	1 wins	beats 57%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (4) · Mast (3) · Pit Assist (1) · Pit (1) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jr. John Greifzu	28	13–15
Bill Kneller	25	17–8
Dan Nash	25	15–10
John Wurch	25	20–5
Trevor Roach	24	17–7
Tom Sutton	20	8–12
Jeffrey Warren	20	18–2
Bengt Johansson	18	4–14
Adrian Begley	17	7–10
David Rosow	13	7–6
Robert Schwartz	13	11–2
Ken ODonnell	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Jeffrey Warren (18–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	35%
2025	1	0	86%
2024	2	0	67%
2023	5	0	49%
2022	2	0	64%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	14%
2010	1	0	36%
2009	1	0	33%
2007	1	0	59%

Boats

Big Boat · J/109 · 5 events · 2022–2024
Spirit Wind · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2026
Prana · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2023–2024
Looney Tunes · Handicap · 3 events · 2007–2010
Tight Squeeze · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
TALITHA · Handicap · 1 events · 2023
Windward · WH-15 · 1 events · 2020
Diva · WH-15 · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 5 events
Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Harbour Towne Yacht Club · 3 events
Fishers Island, NY, USA · 2 events
Apollo Beach, FL, USA · 1 events
Rye, NY, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 108, #26,104.Helm rating across all classes: -2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.