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Sailor · 2011–2026

Dwight Escalera

ida lewis yacht club StarHandicapILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
74

427 races · 51 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 5 of 74

Podium rate
14%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
41%

of boats faced (range 39%–43%, 2,093 boats)

Best class ranking
#1070

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 131

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Andrew Burton

2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate

Best trio
Peter Gerard & Andrew Burton

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Andrew Burton

+28 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andrew Burton

Jun 2011 – Jun 2023 · 6 events

Nemesis
John MacCausland

12–110 head to head in 122 races

Rival
Jerry Wendt

30–45 in 75 races

Best day
30 May 2015

1-1-2-1-3-1 · Massapoag Yacht Club 8th Annual Small Boat Regatta

Signature result
1st of 8

Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 Racing · Handicap · 17 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrew Burton — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 33% win rate
  • Elizabeth Escalera · 18, Bingo X, DuraFlame, Opus II · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Star 18events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 85 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2016 – Aug 2026
  • Andrew Burton · Gromit, Masquerade, Peregrine · Handicap, J/80, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 33% win rate · 6 of 30 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2023
  • Peter Gerard · Masquerade, Peregrine · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2023
  • Casey Nickerson · Masquerade, Peregrine · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2023
  • Heidi Kephart · Masquerade · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
  • Sam Howell · Gromit, Masquerade · Handicap, J/80 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 11 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2023
  • Oakley Jones · Gromit · J/80 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 7 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Tami Burton · Masquerade · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Hendrikus Wisker · Peregrine · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013
  • Siebe Noordzy · Peregrine · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2013 – Jun 2013

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

Rating history

-10112535020122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20262026 Stars 1st District’s & Ned HayPrestoHandicapSkipper8th / 15
1 Aug 20262026 Sunapee Star Open and District 12 Regatta, Next Gen RegattaPrestoStarOther7th / 26
16 Jun 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
12 May 2026Jamestown Yacht Club 2026 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper9th / 22
25 Apr 20262026 Peter Milnes RegattaDwight EscaleraILCA (rig not given)Skipper22nd / 27
9 Nov 20252025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesDwight EscaleraILCA (rig not given)Skipper19th / 71
2 Nov 20252025 Fat Boys RegattaDwight EscaleraILCA (rig not given)Skipper23rd / 26
9 Aug 20252025 Ned Hay Star RegattaPrestoHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
2 Aug 20252025 Star Sunapee Open & NextGen (under 25) RegattaPrestoStarSkipper6th / 14
17 Jun 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper1st / 8
13 May 2025Jamestown Yacht Club 2025 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper12th / 25
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta18StarSkipper52nd / 65
10 Nov 20242024 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesDwight EscaleraILCA (rig not given)Skipper23rd / 68
1 Nov 20242024 Fat Boys RegattaDwight EscaleraILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper24th / 32
16 Aug 20242024 Ted Hood RegattaPrestoStarOther6th / 10
9 Aug 2024Ned Hay Star Regatta 2024PrestoStarSkipper6th / 11
18 Jun 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 Racing"Presto"HandicapSkipper2nd / 4
14 May 2024Jamestown Yacht Club 2024 Racing"Presto"HandicapSkipper13th / 20
4 Mar 20242024 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaPrestoStarOther55th / 66
17 Sep 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper22nd / 27
11 Sep 20232023 Star Class Western Hemisphere ChampionshipsPrestoHandicapSkipper10th / 22
10 Aug 2023Ned Hay Star Regatta 2023PrestoStarSkipper8th / 11
27 Jun 2023Jamestown Yacht Club 2023 RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleMasqueradeHandicapOther5th / 16
13 Jun 2023JYC Tuesday Night RacingPrestoHandicapSkipper1st / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 350, #7,287.Crew rating across all classes: 256, #10,575. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.