Sailor · 2014–2024

Matthew Blessington

university of tennessee College fleet racing ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Optimist

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 15%
Best class ranking: #6707

Biggest lift: Kate Pierce
Longest-running crew: Danielle Clement
Nemesis: Nilah Miller
Signature result: 10th of 13

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Danielle Clement · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 70 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2024
Kate Pierce · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 30 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2023 – Feb 2024
Crispin Martin · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 10th · Mar 2023 – Sep 2023
Patrick Winecoff · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Kyle Shrewsbury · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2024 – Feb 2024
Myles King · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Anna Pierce · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 11th · Mar 2023 – Mar 2023
Jack Ruzzo · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
Gavin Good · University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
2 Mar 2024	UNCW Trophy Regatta	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	A Crew	15th / 15
17 Feb 2024	SAISA North Spring Tournament	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	8th / 10
30 Sep 2023	Chenard Cup	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	10th / 13
23 Sep 2023	The Ashley River Trophy	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 11
9 Sep 2023	SAISA North Fall Tournament	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 11
4 Mar 2023	UNCW Trophy	University of Tennessee (Volunteers)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (6)	11th / 14
22 Jun 2019	2019 Lowcountry Regatta	10722	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	6th / 7
21 Jun 2014	2014 Lowcountry Regatta	13352	Optimist	Skipper	8th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-143 provisional	#76232 band 63884–82409	—
College fleet racing Helm	-157 provisional	#6707 band 5767–7331	−12.4

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -187
College fleet racing · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -175
Optimist · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating -7
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating -58

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	7 events	0 wins	beats 17%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

Positions: A Skipper (3) · A Crew (1) · B Skipper (1) · B Skipper (6) (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	81%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	14%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ian Hoogenboom	70	8–62
Nilah Miller	64	0–64
Francis "Mac" Humphrey	42	6–36
Rowan Barnes	34	1–33
Hailey Hathaway	30	5–25
Henry Parker	30	0–30
Kathleen Hale	28	1–27
Andrew Simpson	24	1–23
John Cole McGee	22	2–20
Sarah Weese	20	6–14
Torin Stremlau	18	3–15
Benjamin Usher	16	0–16

Most-beaten opponent: Damian Uzonwanne (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	2	11%
2023	4	15%
2019	1	17%
2014	1	22%

Boats

University of Tennessee (Volunteers) · College fleet racing · 6 events · 2023–2024
10722 · ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · 1 events · 2019
13352 · Optimist · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

UNC Wilmington · 3 events
Beaufort, SC · 2 events
Citadel · 1 events
U South Carolina · 1 events
Georgia Tech · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -143, #76,232.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -187. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.