Sailor · 2023–2026

Rob Donle

bow lake 493 Lightning Handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 14%
Typically beats: 22%
Best class ranking: #393

Most successful partnership: Josh Pfosi
Best trio: Josh Pfosi & Kate Homet
Biggest lift: Josh Pfosi
Longest-running crew: Kate Homet
Nemesis: Connor Godfrey
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Josh Pfosi — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Kate Homet · Infinite Sloop, Rob Donle · Handicap, Lightning 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
Josh Pfosi · Infinite Sloop · Lightning 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Jul 2026
James Lerner · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Joshua Pfosi · Infinite Sloop · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Bob Shapiro · Three Bean Salad · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 17th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Milo Baumgartner · Infinite Sloop · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
Emmet Todd · Rob Donle · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Infinite Sloop	Lightning	Snacktician	5th / 8
28 Jun 2025	Lightning 2025 CT/RI/NE District(s) Championship	Rob Donle	Handicap	Skipper	18th / 19
26 Jul 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Infinite Sloop	Lightning	Other	22nd / 25
21 Jun 2024	DBMS Full Moon Race Series	Infinite Sloop	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 5
13 Jun 2024	New England Lightning District Championship 2024	Infinite Sloop	Lightning	Skipper	18th / 22
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	Three Bean Salad	Lightning	Bow	17th / 23
27 Jul 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Infinite Sloop	Lightning	Other	8th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Lightning Helm	-42 provisional	#393 band 290–478	−1.5
All classes Helm	47 provisional	#42289 band 26832–59683	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 4
Lightning · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -10

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	6 events	1 wins	beats 32%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 27%

Positions: Snacktician (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	52%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Bob Shapiro	22	6–16
Nathan Cunningham	15	8–7
Connor Godfrey	14	0–14
Kevin Gallagher	12	3–9

Most-beaten opponent: Nathan Cunningham (8–7).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	43%
2025	1	0	6%
2024	4	1	40%
2023	1	0	13%

Boats

Infinite Sloop · Lightning · 5 events · 2023–2026
Rob Donle · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Three Bean Salad · Lightning · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 3 events
Hingham, MA · 1 events
Duxbury, MA · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events
Niantic, CT · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 47 (±190), #42,289.Crew rating across all classes: 4 (±245). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.