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Skip Dieball

nyyc sdyc EtchellsJ/70Lightning

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Events
103

651 races · 94 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 11 of 103

Podium rate
35%

36 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (range 78%–80%, 3,061 boats)

Best class ranking
#42

Crew in Etchells · rating 555

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Laurie Dieball

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Jeff Reynolds & Thomas Carruthers

1 wins · 3 podiums in 6 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jim Madden

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jeff Eiber

Jun 2012 – May 2026 · 15 events

Nemesis
Peter Duncan

64–99 head to head in 163 races

Rival
Jim Cunningham

97–122 in 219 races

Best day
14 Oct 2009

9-6-14-6-6-9-3-2-5-1-3-1-3-5-2-1 · 2009 US SAILING's Championship of Champions

Signature result
2nd of 64

2018 J 22 World Championship · J/22 · 11 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Laurie Dieball — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jeff Reynolds · Big E, Louise, Nowegian, Stark Raving Mad · Etchells, Handicap 15events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 7% win rate · 16 of 90 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – May 2026
  • Jeff Eiber · Aretas, Relax, Rudie / Gill Race Team, Stark Raving Mad · Etchells, Handicap, Lightning 15events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 15 of 85 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2012 – May 2026
  • Michael Goldfarb · War Canoe, WAR CANOE, Warcanoe · Etchells, J/70, Melges 24 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 73 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Jon McClean · 1372, Aretas, USA 1372 · Etchells, Handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 60 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2012 – Mar 2016
  • Morten Henriksen · War Canoe, WAR CANOE, Warcanoe · Etchells, Melges 24 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 38 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Thomas Carruthers · Louise, Nowegian · Etchells, Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 11 of 32 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Rick Merriman · Big E · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 33 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2024 – May 2025
  • Tom Morgan · BadFish, Blitzkrieg, Liquid Lounge II · J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 11 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2010 – Aug 2022
  • Scott Irwin · BadFish, Head Honcho, Team I Ball, Team Iball · PHRF handicap, T-10, Tartan Ten 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 26 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2006 – Aug 2019
  • Laurie Dieball · Macro Connect, Rudie, Rudie / Gill Race Team · J/70, PHRF handicap, Star 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – May 2023

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

Rating history

0364728201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 103

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipStark Raving MadEtchellsSkipper14th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlStark Raving MadEtchellsSkipper32nd / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestStark Raving MadEtchellsSkipper2nd / 50
21 Feb 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipStark Raving MadEtchellsCo-Skipper4th / 42
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupStark Raving MadEtchellsAlternate2nd / 42
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)Stark Raving Mad VIIPHRF handicapMain Trimmer2nd / 8
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitMary AnnMelges 24Other5th / 12
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipBig EEtchellsCrew12th / 38
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlBig EEtchellsOther3rd / 33
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestThe MartianEtchellsOther6th / 30
21 Mar 20252025 Coral Reef Cup/ Etchells NationalsBig EEtchellsSkipper7th / 35
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupLouiseEtchellsOther14th / 27
11 Oct 20242024 Etchells North American ChampionshipBig EEtchellsOther8th / 31
23 Aug 20242024 Etchells NationalsBig EEtchellsOther3rd / 13
16 Aug 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM August, J 70 and Alerion 28 ChampionshipNowegianHandicapOther2nd / 6
3 Aug 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM Mid-Summer ChampionshipNowegianHandicapOther1st / 7
16 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupLouiseEtchellsOther7th / 23
27 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipLouiseEtchellsOther5th / 20
6 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestLouiseEtchellsOther3rd / 22
11 Sep 20232023 Star Class Western Hemisphere ChampionshipsRudieHandicapSkipper4th / 21
28 Jul 20232023 Star District 4 ChampionshipRudieStarOther6th / 9
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceEagle OneORC handicapOther2nd / 8
20 May 202370th Annual Tulip Tune-up RegattaRudieStarSkipper16th / 19
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgCasting CouchJ/70Other9th / 48
19 Aug 20222022 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaLiquid Lounge IIJ/109Other4th / 7

Crew rating across all classes: 631, #495.Helm rating across all classes: 560, #1,351. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.