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Sailor · 2008–2025

Walter Smith

ryc PHRF handicapHandicapOptimist

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Events
60

138 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 60

Podium rate
22%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–58%, 2,375 boats)

Best class ranking
#194

Crew in J/105 · rating 253

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Baldwin

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Jon Corless

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jon Corless

Jun 2013 – May 2017 · 5 events

Nemesis
Will Matthews

2–19 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Annabelle White

15–11 in 26 races

Best day
24 Jun 2015

3-3-1-7-2-2 · 2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI

Signature result
12th of 195

Great Pumpkin 2008 - Sunday only · PHRF handicap · 26 Oct 2008

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Baldwin — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • John Feeley · Medora · PHRF handicap, Shields 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 2 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 5th · Feb 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Jon Corless · Distant Passion · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
  • James Macdonald · Distant Passion · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
  • Jeff Roach · Distant Passion · J/105 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 33 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – May 2017
  • Paul Watson · Distant Passion · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2015 – May 2017
  • Peter Baldwin · Evening Star, Redhead · Cal 40, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2022
  • Michael Polkabla · Redhead · Cal 40, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2022
  • David Morris · Redhead · Cal 40, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2022 – May 2022
  • Mary Geraghty · Distant Passion · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Ashley Book · Helen · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024

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

Rating history

-65103271200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 60

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Jul 20252025 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 2 Huntington Lake Calif.Time BanditHandicapSkipper1st / 5
17 May 20252025 | Spring SplashWalter SmithPortsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 17
26 Oct 20242024 | Kelp Cup RegattaHelenShieldsCrew2nd / 4
27 Aug 20232023 MPYC One Design Fall Championship SeriesMedoraShieldsSkipper6th / 9
18 Jun 20232023 MPYC One Design Summer Championship SeriesMedoraShieldsSkipper6th / 9
17 May 20232023 Fiasco RaceMedoraPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 23
2 Apr 20232023 MPYC Lefler Race (All Classes)RedheadPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 3
26 Mar 20232023 MPYC One Design Spring Championship SeriesMedoraShieldsSkipper7th / 9
15 Mar 20232023 MPYC Sunset SeriesMedoraShieldsSkipper11th / 11
26 Feb 20232023 MPYC Tune Up Race (All Classes)MedoraShieldsSkipper5th / 7
6 Nov 20222022 MPYC Crew's RevengeRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 16
2 Oct 20222022 MPYC David Duncan Memorial Race/PHRF Fall#4RedheadPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 17
25 Sep 20222022 MPYC Jack and Jill RaceRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 15
14 Aug 20222022 MPYC PHRF Fall Championship SeriesRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 12
25 Jul 2022Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta8903420Skipper13th / 20
30 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupRedheadORC handicapSkipper3rd / 7
28 May 20222022 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupRedheadCal 40Owner1st / 3
18 May 20222022 MPYC Fiasco RaceRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 14
30 Apr 20222022 MPYC Lefler Race/PHRF Spring 3RedheadPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
3 Apr 20222022 MPYC PHRF Shorthanded SeriesRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 15
26 Mar 20222022 MPYC Double Handed Long Distance RaceRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
16 Mar 20222022 MPYC Sunset SeriesRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 11
13 Mar 20222022 MPYC PHRF Spring Championship SeriesRedheadPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 13
27 Feb 20222022 MPYC Tune Up Race (All Classes)RedheadPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
22 Jul 2021Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta10287OptimistSkipper5th / 33

Helm rating across all classes: 201, #18,489.Crew rating across all classes: 271, #9,417. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.