Sailor · 2024–2026

Jay Smucker

eldean s PHRF handicap Handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 76%
Longest win streak: 5

Longest-running crew: Charlie Mueller
Signature result: 2nd of 22

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Charlie Mueller · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Chris Cronin · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Paul Smucker · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 32 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Bruce Wickmann · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 31 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Dave Hupe · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 29 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Aug 2026
Matt Brady · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Curt VanDuren · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 10 of 28 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2024 – Sep 2025
Grant Boven · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Laura Martinez · Blue Jay · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Shaun Graser · Blue Jay · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Lake Michigan Clipper Cup	Blue Jay	PHRF handicap	Spinnaker trimmer	2nd / 22
30 May 2026	South Haven Yacht Club - Invitational 2026	Blue Jay	Handicap	Crew	6th / 6
6 Sep 2025	2025 Anchorage Cup	Blue Jay	Handicap	Crew	8th / 30
7 May 2025	Big Red Racing Series	Blue Jay	PHRF handicap	Bow	4th / 17
22 May 2024	2024 Bayshore Wednesday Night Series	Blue Jay	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-16 provisional	#45986 band 33303–55889	—

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	5 events	0 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Spinnaker trimmer (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−26 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Douglas Wachter	13	9–2
Robert Johnson	12	11–0

Most-beaten opponent: Robert Johnson (11–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	48%
2025	2	79%
2024	1	67%

Boats

Blue Jay · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 5 events · 2024–2026

Where they race

Holland, MI, United States · 1 events
Macatawa, MI, USA · 1 events
Holland, MI · 1 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events
South Haven Yacht Club · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: -16, #45,986. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.