Sailor · 2008–2026

Matthew Songer

marquette yacht club ORC handicap PHRF handicap J/120

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Events: 10
Win rate: 10%
Podium rate: 80%
Typically beats: 76%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Hannah Green
Best trio: Hannah Green & Ron Midle
Biggest lift: Andrew Kerr
Longest-running crew: Jason Songer
Best day: 7 Jun 2014
Signature result: 2nd of 15

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hannah Green — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jason Songer · Evvai, Perseverance · J/120, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 7 of 26 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2008 – Jun 2026
Andrew Kerr · Evvai · ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 19 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
Scott Jones · Evvai · ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 5 of 19 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026
Marlee Jones · Evvai · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 10 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jun 2025
Ron Midle · Evvai · ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 15 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2014 – Jun 2024
Peter Copenhaver · Evvai · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jun 2026
Eric Seaborg · Evvai, Perseverance · J/120, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2008 – Jul 2014
Hannah Green · Evvai · ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Drew Zangle · Evvai · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Chad Lewis · Evvai · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2014 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Evvai	ORC handicap	Captain	3rd / 7
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Evvai	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 15
7 Jun 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Evvai	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 7
29 Jul 2023	2023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Evvai	ORC handicap	Skipper	5th / 8
30 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Evvai	ORC handicap	Skipper	1st / 7
31 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Evvai	ORC handicap	Other	2nd / 11
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Evvai	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 6
26 Jul 2014	2014 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Evvai	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 10
6 Jun 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Evvai	ORC handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
25 Jul 2008	2008 LTYC Regatta - OD Series<br>and<br>2008 ROLEX US-IRC National Championship	Perseverance	J/120	Skipper	4th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	288 provisional	#11111 band 6058–19011	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/120 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -7

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	10 events	1 wins	beats 74%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	61%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Mitchell Padnos	13	9–4
Alice Martin	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Alice Martin (11–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	67%
2025	1	0	93%
2024	1	0	83%
2023	1	0	43%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	90%
2016	1	0	60%
2014	2	0	81%
2008	1	0	40%

Boats

Evvai · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 9 events · 2014–2026
Perseverance · J/120 · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 6 events
Chicago, IL, USA · 3 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 288, #11,111. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.