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Sailor · 2009–2026

Paul Hays

yyc Beneteau First 36.7PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
26

138 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 6 of 26

Podium rate
42%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–59%, 225 boats)

Best class ranking
#194

Crew in Beneteau First 36.7 · rating 144

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Justin Hays

4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate

Best trio
Kristen Schimley Toscano & John Huebschmann

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

Biggest lift
Justin Hays

+39 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mark Schimley

Aug 2009 – Jul 2023 · 21 events

Nemesis
Richard Reid

10–61 head to head in 71 races

Rival
Brian Rutter

21–28 in 49 races

Best day
3 Aug 2019

1-1-1-2 · 2019 LYRA Race Week - Course Racing

Signature result
1st of 9

Wednesday Night PHRF Racing NOLSC / YYC · Handicap · 27 May 2026

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Justin Hays — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 80% win rate
  • Mark Schimley · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 21events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 9 of 110 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−48 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2023
  • Jeff Carver · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 20events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 9 of 105 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−39 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2023
  • Scott Walter · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 8 of 92 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Jul 2023
  • Shannon Brown · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 8 of 87 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2010 – Jul 2023
  • David Schimley · Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 14events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 69 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2023
  • Kristen Schimley Toscano · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 11events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 9% win rate · 5 of 69 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Jul 2022
  • John Huebschmann · Seaweed, Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 52 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2009 – Aug 2019
  • Aaron Snyder · Wind Chill · Beneteau First 36.7, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 18 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Jul 2021
  • Don Finkle · Seaweed · Beneteau First 36.7 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2009 – Sep 2012
  • Justin Hays · Hayday, Seaweed · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 12 of 28 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-7112230201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 20262026 Youngstown ChaseHaydayPHRF handicapCo-Skipper1st / 8
27 May 2026Wednesday Night PHRF Racing NOLSC / YYCHaydayHandicapSkipper1st / 9
26 Jul 20252025 The Youngstown ChaseHaydayPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
27 Jul 20242024 The Youngstown ChaseHaydayPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
30 Jul 20232023 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer3rd / 5
23 Jul 20222022 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer3rd / 3
28 Jul 20212021 Dyneema® LYRA Race Week - Freeman - YYCWind ChillPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 8
27 Jul 20212021 Dyneema® LYRA Race Week - Founders/Centennial Cup - YYCWind ChillPHRF handicapMain Trimmer5th / 11
24 Jul 20212021 Dyneema® CanAm Challenge and LYRA Course RacingWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer3rd / 3
18 Jun 20212021 Southshore Solstice RaceWind ChillPHRF handicapMain Trimmer1st / 8
2 Aug 20192019 LYRA Race Week - Course RacingWind ChillPHRF handicapChef1st / 6
13 Jul 20192019 Lake Ontario 300 ChallengeWind ChillPHRF handicapFloater8th / 8
7 Sep 20182018 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer11th / 11
28 Jul 20182018 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer4th / 7
15 Sep 20172017 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer5th / 11
18 Aug 20172017 Hospice Regattas National ChampionshipYoungstown NYHandicapOther4th / 10
22 Jul 20162016 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer6th / 10
14 Jun 20142014 Redpath Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)Wind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer4th / 5
2 Aug 20132013 LYRA Annual RegattaWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Other2nd / 4
27 Jul 20132013 Youngstown Level RegattaWind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer8th / 13
15 Jun 20132013 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)Wind ChillBeneteau First 36.7Other5th / 8
6 Sep 20122012 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipSeaweedBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer14th / 19
8 Sep 20112011 Beneteau First 36.7 North American ChampionshipSeaweedBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer13th / 29
6 Aug 20102010 I-LYA Bayweek RegattaSeaweedBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer2nd / 7
30 Jul 20102010 Lake Yacht Racing Association (LYRA) 126th RegattaSeaweedBeneteau First 36.7Main Trimmer14th / 18

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 189, #16,298.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 230, #16,007. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.