Sailor · 2008–2026

Matt Skafel

richmond yacht club J/105 International 14 I14

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 44%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Phillip Laby
Biggest lift: Phillip Laby
Nemesis: Terence Gleeson
Best day: 16 Sep 2016
Signature result: 1st of 26

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Most successful partnership: Phillip Laby — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Phillip Laby · Godot, GODOT · J/105 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Kirk Twardowski · 672, Atomic Punk · I14, International 14 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2016 – Oct 2023
Tone Chin · Godot · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 14 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
John Clark · Amused · I-14, International 14 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 7th · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jon Titchener · Godot · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 14 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Drew Cannon · Godot · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 14 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
Gregg Rolston · CAN1053 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 71st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Patrick Haywood · Godot · J/105 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2016
Allan Gray · CAN1053 · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 71st · Jun 2008 – Jun 2008
Jennafer Anderson · Godot · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
6 Jun 2026	2026 International 14 NorCal Championship	Amused	International 14	Crew	9th / 11
22 Nov 2025	2025 Turkey Day Regatta	Amused	I-14	Crew	7th / 10
20 Oct 2023	2023 Fall Dinghy	Atomic Punk	I14	Crew	4th / 7
5 Sep 2019	2019 International 14 Nationals	Atomic Punk	I14	Crew	7th / 13
14 Sep 2017	2017 Rolex Big Boat Series	Godot	J/105	Mast	5th / 24
28 Jan 2017	2017 - Three Bridge Fiasco	GODOT	J/105	Skipper	5th / 8
4 Dec 2016	2016-2017 Small Boat Midwinters -Sundays	672	International 14	Skipper	2nd / 8
15 Sep 2016	2016 Rolex Big Boat Series	Godot	J/105	Mast	1st / 26
23 Jun 2008	2008 Etchells World Championship	CAN1053	Etchells	Crew	71st / 83

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	81 provisional	#30141 band 17541–45373	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

J/105 · Crew · 14 races, 2 events · rating 159
I14 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -5
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -19
I-14 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 8
International 14 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -35
All classes · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 11
J/105 · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 8

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	2 events	0 wins	beats 64%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Mast (2)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Clarkson	20	10–9
John Clark	18	8–10
Adam Spiegel	15	8–7
Artem Savinov	14	14–0
William Woodruff	14	14–0
Jason Woodley	14	11–3
David Mace	14	14–0
Simon James	14	14–0
Charlie Abraham	14	14–0
Jeff Littfin	14	9–5
David Gross	14	14–0
Doug Bailey	14	9–5

Most-beaten opponent: Artem Savinov (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	20%
2025	1	0	33%
2023	1	0	50%
2019	1	0	50%
2017	2	0	63%
2016	2	1	93%
2008	1	0	15%

Boats

Godot · J/105 · 3 events · 2016–2017
Amused · International 14, I-14 · 2 events · 2025–2026
Atomic Punk · I14 · 2 events · 2019–2023
672 · International 14 · 1 events · 2016
CAN1053 · Etchells · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

San Francisco, CA, USA · 2 events
Santa Cruz, CA · 1 events
Singlehanded Sailing Society · 1 events
San Francisco, CA · 1 events
San Diego, CA · 1 events
Point Richmond, CA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 81 (±199), #30,141.Helm rating across all classes: 11 (±246). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.