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Sailor · 2011–2026

Shane Palmer

sbyc J/105HandicapJ/120

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Events
65

354 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 5 of 65

Podium rate
20%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (90%: 43%–49%, 864 boats)

Best class ranking
#157

Helm in J/105 · rating 198

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Grennan

3 wins · 6 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
William Wilson

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michael Fingleton

Apr 2014 – Sep 2024 · 13 events

Nemesis
Ryan Simmons

11–141 head to head in 153 races

Rival
William Woodruff

63–85 in 148 races

Best day
26 Jun 2015

1-2-3-1-1-1-1 · 2015 Friday Night Series - 2nd Half · about 1 in 306 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

2015 Friday Night Series - 2nd Half · Handicap · 26 Jun 2015

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Grennan — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 15 events together · 20% win rate
  • Tom Grennan · Kookaburra · Handicap, J/120, PHRF handicap 15events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 20% win rate · 20 of 105 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Sep 2017
  • Michael Fingleton · Kookaburra, Sharkey · J/105, J/120, PHRF handicap 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 87 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2024
  • Kate Molitor · Sharkey, SHARKEY · Handicap, J/105 13events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 74 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Oslo Jacobson · Sharkey · J/105 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 68 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 7th · Aug 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Tyler Molitor · moonshine, Sharkey · J/105 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 63 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 10th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2024
  • Hunter Wilson · Kookaburra, moonshine, Sharkey · J/105, J/120 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2016 – Sep 2022
  • Herb Kleekamp · Kookaburra · J/120, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 30 races won Beat 3% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2017
  • Elaine Scott · Kookaburra · J/120 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2017
  • Mark Scott · Kookaburra · J/120 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together(−47 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2014 – Sep 2017
  • William Wilson · Sharkey · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 12th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

-2132626420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper15th / 23
6 Jun 20262026 Encinal One Design InvitationalSharkeyJ/105Skipper12th / 23
16 May 2026Elite Fleet RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper15th / 23
24 Apr 2026Friday Night Spring Series 2026SharkeyHandicapSkipper8th / 9
8 Nov 2025Sausalito YC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignSharkeyJ/105Skipper13th / 20
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSharkeyJ/105Crew18th / 27
23 Aug 20252025 Phyllis Kleinman SwiftsureSHARKEYJ/105Skipper17th / 25
21 Jun 2025J-Stop Invitational RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper2nd / 7
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper11th / 26
10 May 20252025 SF Bay J/105 Women Skipper InvitationalSharkeyJ/105Crew7th / 10
25 Apr 2025Friday Night Spring Series 2025SharkeyJ/105Skipper7th / 7
15 Mar 20252025 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper12th / 22
8 Nov 2024Sausalito YC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignSharkeyJ/105Skipper9th / 20
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSharkeyJ/105Other20th / 30
17 Aug 20242024 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaSharkeyJ/105Other9th / 25
21 Jun 2024J/Stop J88, J105 InvitationalSharkeyJ/105Skipper8th / 21
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper13th / 25
18 Apr 2024Friday Night Spring Series 2024SharkeyHandicapSkipper14th / 14
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestSharkeyJ/105Other12th / 24
23 Sep 20232023 Red Bra RegattaSHARKEYHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesSharkeyJ/105Skipper15th / 31
19 Aug 20232023 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaSharkeyJ/105Other9th / 21
23 Jun 2023J-Stop RegattaSharkeyJ/105Skipper8th / 21
25 May 2023Friday Night Spring Series 2023SharkeyHandicapSkipper5th / 9
29 Sep 20222022 J/105 North American ChampionshipSharkeyJ/105Skipper17th / 28

Helm rating across all classes: 254 (±103), #13,429.Crew rating across all classes: -186 (±160), #61,874. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.