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mpyc Shields

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Events
43

247 races · 33 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 5 of 43

Podium rate
44%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (90%: 42%–50%, 357 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Helm in Shields · rating 298

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jim Wirtz

3 wins · 13 podiums in 23 events together · 13% win rate

Biggest lift
Jim Wirtz

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Wirtz

Feb 2018 – May 2026 · 23 events

Nemesis
Ashley Hobson

23–104 head to head in 131 races

Rival
Gerald Stratton

142–107 in 255 races

Best day
12 Mar 2024

1-2-3-DNF-5-5-2-2-3-1-2-1-3 · 2024 | Sunset Series · about 1 in 35 by chance

Signature result
1st of 7

2022 MPYC Bob Furney Memorial Race · Shields · 6 Mar 2022

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Wirtz — 3 wins · 13 podiums in 23 events together · 13% win rate
  • Jim Wirtz · October · Shields 23events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 135 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2018 – May 2026
  • Larry Gamble · October · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – May 2026
  • Heath Packard · October · Shields 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – May 2026
  • Justin Lacy · October · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 29th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Justin Lacey · October · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Rating history

-10410932220172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 May 20262026 | Ocean Great Lakes ChallengeOctoberShieldsCrew2nd / 7
4 Sep 2025Edgartown Yacht Club 2025 Shields Class National Championship Regatta.OctoberShieldsSkipper14th / 24
17 Aug 20242024 | Shields Fall SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper5th / 7
15 Jun 20242024 | Shields Summer SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
16 Mar 20242024 | One Design Spring SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 4
12 Mar 20242024 | Sunset SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper4th / 11
2 Mar 20242024 | Bob Furney Memorial RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper1st / 4
24 Feb 20242024 | Tune-up RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper1st / 4
27 Aug 20232023 MPYC One Design Fall Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
18 Jun 20232023 MPYC One Design Summer Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
26 Mar 20232023 MPYC One Design Spring Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
15 Mar 20232023 MPYC Sunset SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper3rd / 10
26 Feb 20232023 MPYC Tune Up Race (All Classes)OctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 4
8 Sep 20222022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RIOctoberShieldsHelm29th / 34
28 Aug 20222022 MPYC One Design Fall Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper1st / 5
19 Jun 20222022 MPYC One Design Summer Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
18 May 20222022 MPYC Fiasco RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper3rd / 7
27 Mar 20222022 MPYC One Design Spring Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper3rd / 7
16 Mar 20222022 MPYC Sunset SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper5th / 10
6 Mar 20222022 MPYC Bob Furney Memorial RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper1st / 7
27 Feb 20222022 MPYC Tune Up Race (All Classes)OctoberShieldsSkipper1st / 5
22 Aug 2021MPYC One Design Fall Championship SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper5th / 9
17 Mar 2021MPYC Sunset SeriesOctoberShieldsSkipper7th / 11
7 Mar 2021Bob Furney Memorial RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper7th / 8
28 Feb 20212021 MPYC Tune-Up RaceOctoberShieldsSkipper2nd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 292 (±91), #10,538.Crew rating across all classes: 17 (±233). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.