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Sailor · 2013–2026

Wayne Powell

hobie fleet 448 Hobie 16Hobie 16AHobie 16 A fleet

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Events
19

72 races · 0 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 19

Podium rate
16%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
9%

of boats faced (range 6%–12%, 226 boats)

Best class ranking
#226

Helm in Hobie 16 · rating -216

Nemesis
Mark Modderman

0–33 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Ralph Petrarca

12–16 in 28 races

Signature result
4th of 8

2020 New England 100 · Hobie 16 · 15 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 16 sailors

  • Cecilia Sosa-Patterson · Motivation · Hobie 16 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Aug 2022
  • John Strauss · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Carl "Lee" French · Motivation · Hobie 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Wes Selby · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • John Lefavour · Motivation · Hobie 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Gregory A Wall · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Hugh Halliburton · Sansiri · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Christy Felton · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Russell Grant · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Don Deford · COQUILLE · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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Rating history

-235-110142014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 May 2026MADCATTER 50 and Hobie ReunionMotivation16 BSkipper17th / 19
23 Aug 20252025 New England 100MotivationHobie 16Skipper3rd / 4
22 Aug 20252025 Long Point Race Week (Invitational)COQUILLEPHRF handicapBow8th / 8
16 Sep 2024Hobie 16 North American ChampionshipsMotivationHobie 16Skipper47th / 48
17 Sep 2023R.P.S.A. 63rd Annual Fall Multihull RegattaMotivationHobie 16Other11th / 12
15 Jul 20232023 Hobie Barnegat Breezer24Hobie 16ASkipper8th / 9
10 Jun 2023Hobie Div 11 Season Points Regatta24Hobie 16 A fleetSkipper9th / 9
19 May 2023Madcatter 47Motivation16ASkipper17th / 17
20 Aug 20222022 New England 100MotivationHobie 16Other3rd / 5
30 Jul 20222022 Barnegat Breezer Hobie Points RegattaMotivationHobie 16Skipper10th / 10
11 Jun 2022Hobie Div 11 Season Points Regatta and Pig Roast24Hobie 16 A fleetSkipper9th / 9
21 May 2022Madcatter 46MotivationHobie 16ASkipper20th / 20
30 Apr 2022Gunpowder Regatta & Division 11 Hobie 14 Division ChampionshipsMotivationHobie 16Skipper4th / 7
18 Sep 2021R.P.S.A. 61st Annual Fall Multihull Regatta / Shark US National ChampionshipMotivationHobie 16Skipper12th / 14
15 Aug 20212021 New England 100MotivationHobie 16Skipper4th / 4
21 May 2021Madcatter 45 Northeast Area ChampionshipsMotivationHobie 16ASkipper23rd / 23
15 Aug 20202020 New England 100MotivationHobie 16Skipper4th / 8
15 Sep 2019R.P.S.A. 60th Annual Fall Multihull Regatta / Shark US National ChampionshipMotivationHobie 16Other13th / 13
18 Jul 20132013 Transpac Honolulu RaceSansiriHandicapMast3rd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: -231, #79,652.Crew rating across all classes: -48. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.