Sailor · 2014–2026

Jason Black

sachems head nyyc PHRF handicap IRC handicap Handicap

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events: 17
Win rate: 24%
Podium rate: 53%
Typically beats: 87%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Colby Jennings
Best trio: Colby Jennings & Abhijeet Lele
Biggest lift: Colby Jennings
Longest-running crew: Steve Minninger
Best day: 15 Jun 2024
Signature result: 27th of 379

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Colby Jennings — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Steve Minninger · HOUND, Jules, Pterodactyl · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jul 2025
Dan Litchfield · Hound, HOUND · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jul 2025
Nicholas Horbaczewski · Hound, HOUND · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jul 2025
Thomas Stark · Hound, HOUND · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jul 2025
Chris Murray · Hound, HOUND · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jul 2025
Scott Weisman · Pterodactyl · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2021
Lucas Marrero · Pterodactyl · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2021
Sean Grant · Pterodactyl · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jun 2021
Abhijeet Lele · Varuna, Vayu · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2026
Richard du Moulin · Hound, HOUND · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2022 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Sep 2026	2026 PYC - Falkner Island Race	Vayu	PHRF handicap	Chef	2nd / 9
5 Sep 2025	2025 PYC - Falkner Island Race	Varuna	PHRF handicap	Pit Assist	1st / 5
26 Jul 2025	Rolex Fastnet Race	HOUND	IRC handicap	Crew	27th / 379
18 Jun 2025	Transatlantic Race 2025 Newport RI to Cowes	HOUND	IRC handicap	Crew	6th / 9
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	Varuna	PHRF handicap	Tactician	1st / 10
19 Feb 2024	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	HOUND	Handicap	Crew	7th / 26
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Varuna	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 13
20 Feb 2023	RORC Caribbean 600 Race	HOUND	Handicap	Crew	6th / 25
27 May 2022	2022 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Hound	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 11
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Pterodactyl	ORC handicap	Staysail trimmer	2nd / 7
4 Sep 2020	2020 Vineyard Race	Jules	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	5th / 6
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Jules	PHRF handicap	Tactician	4th / 7
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pterodactyl	IRC handicap	Staysail trimmer	2nd / 4
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Pterodactyl	IRC handicap	Staysail trimmer	1st / 5
24 Aug 2018	2018 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race	Black Watch	Handicap	Staysail trimmer	1st / 2
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Pterodactyl	IRC handicap	Staysail trimmer	6th / 8
25 Jul 2014	2014 The Corinthians Ocean Race	Mermaid	PHRF handicap	Navigator	5th / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	301 provisional	#7629 band 3767–14484	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	17 events	4 wins	beats 70%

Positions: Staysail trimmer (5) · Tactician (2) · Main Trimmer (2) · Chef (1) · Pit Assist (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	39%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	83%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	88%
2025	3	1	77%
2024	2	1	88%
2023	2	0	85%
2022	1	0	80%
2021	1	0	83%
2020	1	0	20%
2019	2	0	58%
2018	3	2	76%
2014	1	0	0%

Boats

HOUND · IRC handicap, Handicap, ORC handicap · 5 events · 2022–2025
Pterodactyl · ORC handicap, IRC handicap · 4 events · 2018–2021
Varuna · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2023–2025
Jules · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019–2020
Vayu · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
Black Watch · Handicap · 1 events · 2018
Mermaid · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 5 events
Unknown · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Southport, CT, USA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Bristol, RI, USA · 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: 301, #7,629. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.