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Sailor · 2004–2025

Paul Cannon

rycv J/70IRC handicapBeneteau First 10R Some links uncertain

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Events
29

159 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 3 of 29

Podium rate
24%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (90%: 52%–57%, 1,015 boats)

Best class ranking
#925

Helm in J/70 · rating -20

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joe Waple

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Joe Waple

+41 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Hick

Dec 2004 – Dec 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Brian Keane

0–22 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Ben Zahradnik

12–18 in 30 races

Best day
13 Jun 2014

6-6-6-4-9-5-3-9-2-12 · Cleveland Race Week 2014 - One Design Series J/70 Scores · about 1 in 163 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 24

Cleveland Race Week 2014 - One Design Series J/70 Scores · J/70 · 13 Jun 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Joe Waple — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Robert Hick · Avalanche, Kraken Sails Toecutter, Toecutter, Twitch · IRC handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 17th · Dec 2004 – Dec 2025
  • Joe Waple · HooRah · Beneteau 10r, Beneteau First 10R 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 26 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2011 – Jul 2013
  • Gary Caulfield · Avalanche, Twitch · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2015
  • Hugh Ellis · Avalanche, Twitch · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 37th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2015
  • Tom Klestadt · Avalanche, Toecutter, Twitch · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 28th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2023
  • Grace Cannon · Maximón, Wildcat · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−59 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2020 – Feb 2023
  • John Dusting · Kraken Sails Toecutter, Toecutter · IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 17th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Brad Bult · Toecutter · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 27th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2024
  • Waple Cannon · HooRah · Beneteau First 10R 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 10 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Kelly Kavanagh · Toecutter · IRC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 27th · Dec 2023 – Dec 2024

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

Rating history

-94491912005200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Dec 2025Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025Kraken Sails ToecutterIRC handicapCrew17th / 103
26 Dec 2024Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024ToecutterIRC handicapCrew27th / 78
26 Dec 2023Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023ToecutterIRC handicapCrew28th / 83
4 Feb 20232022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3WildcatJ/70Other48th / 55
7 Jan 20232022/2023 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2WildcatJ/70Owner59th / 60
23 Jul 20222022 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubWildcatJ/70Other5th / 8
24 Jul 20212021 Dyneema® CanAm Challenge and LYRA Course RacingMaximónJ/70Other5th / 11
25 Jul 20202020 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubMaximónJ/70Skipper8th / 8
27 Jul 20192019 CanAm Lite - Youngstown Yacht ClubMaximónJ/70Other4th / 9
13 Jul 20192019 Niagara Cup & Hospice RegattaMaximónJ/70Other3rd / 6
27 Jul 20182018 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubMaximónJ/70Other5th / 12
28 Jul 20172017 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubMaximónJ/70Other3rd / 13
26 Dec 2015Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015AvalancheIRC handicapCrew60th / 84
25 Jul 20152015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubHooRahJ/70Other8th / 17
1 May 2015Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015MaximónJ/70Owner35th / 57
26 Dec 2014Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014TwitchIRC handicapCrew37th / 91
26 Jul 20142014 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubUSA 302J/70Other4th / 12
13 Jun 2014Cleveland Race Week 2014 - One Design Series J/70 ScoresPaul CannonJ/70Skipper3rd / 24
2 May 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD RegattaOff-PisteJ/70Owner22nd / 54
11 Apr 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekKrakenJ/70Other18th / 75
10 Aug 20132013 J 70 Great Lakes ChampionshipsPlankton (C)J/70Owner9th / 26
27 Jul 20132013 Youngstown Level RegattaHooRahBeneteau First 10ROther1st / 5
15 Jun 20132013 Toronto Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)HooRahBeneteau First 10ROther5th / 6
28 Jul 20122012 Youngstown Level RegattaHooRahBeneteau First 10ROther1st / 5
16 Jun 20122012 Toronto and Area Hospice Regatta (TAHR)HooRahBeneteau First 10ROther1st / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 28 (±150), #46,159.Crew rating across all classes: -13 (±233), #45,487. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.