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Sailor · 2022–2026

Dom Spinola

new bedford yacht club PHRF handicapORC handicapILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
19

66 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 4 of 19

Podium rate
42%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (range 37%–44%, 488 boats)

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Dexter Holaday

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Dexter Holaday & James Phyfe

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dexter Holaday

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Paul Adam

Aug 2022 – Aug 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
James Pine

1–12 head to head in 13 races

Rival
Merle Durant

13–12 in 25 races

Best day
12 Aug 2023

1-1 · 2023 Safe Harbor Race Weekend

Signature result
1st of 8

2026 Wetherill Race · ORC handicap · 29 May 2026

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dexter Holaday — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • James Phyfe · Digger, Digger -Youth, Digger (Youth) · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 16 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – May 2026
  • Paul Adam · Digger, Digger -Youth, Digger (Youth), firefly · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 17 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2026
  • Demetry Spinola · Digger, Digger -Youth, Digger (Youth), New Bedford Yacht Club/Newport Harbor yacht Club · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 2 of 20 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Teddy Friedman · Digger, Digger (Youth) · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 9 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2024
  • Adam Gaelen · Digger, Digger -Youth · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 7 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
  • Eben Dooling · Digger, Digger (Youth) · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 11 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Greg Manning · Digger · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 5 of 10 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2023 – May 2026
  • Dexter Holaday · Digger, Digger -Youth · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Hunter Downing · Digger, Digger (Youth), firefly, New Bedford Yacht Club/Newport Harbor yacht Club · J/70, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2023 – May 2024
  • Maia Adam · Digger, firefly · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-53962442023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 20262026 NBYC Annual Regatta - J109 North Americans, Sandpiper Nationals, Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipFireflyJ/109Crew5th / 6
27 Jun 20262026 ILCA Open Championship of Buzzards Bay John Bentley Memorial RegattaDom SpinolaILCA (rig not given)Skipper15th / 36
13 Jun 20262026 ILCA District 7 ChampionshipDom SpinolaILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper24th / 34
29 May 20262026 Wetherill RaceDiggerORC handicapBow1st / 8
3 Jan 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Jed LoryMelges 15Crew90th / 133
3 Jul 20252025 Thursday One DesignDom SpinolaILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 9
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceDiggerORC handicapBow7th / 13
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendDiggerPHRF handicapBow1st / 6
7 Jun 20242024 ILCA North American ChampionshipDom SpinolaILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper103rd / 103
17 May 20242024 Sam Wetherill Trophy RaceDiggerORC handicapBow1st / 7
17 Nov 20232023 J 70 U.S. Youth National ChampionshipNew Bedford Yacht Club/Newport Harbor yacht ClubJ/70Bow9th / 10
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattafireflyPHRF handicapOther7th / 11
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDigger (Youth)PHRF handicapBow3rd / 13
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendDiggerPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
9 Jul 20232023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceDiggerORC handicapBow3rd / 11
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaDiggerPHRF handicapBow14th / 17
26 May 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceDiggerORC handicapBow3rd / 9
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceDigger -YouthPHRF handicapOther2nd / 12
8 Jul 2022New Bedford Junior RegattaMaisy Sperry420Crew17th / 64

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 152, #20,465.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -31, #59,364. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.