Sailor · 2008–2026

Jeff Smith

ahyc PHRF handicap Handicap All Class Some links uncertain

Possibly the same person: Jeff Smith (2025, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 71
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 49%
Typically beats: 65%
Best class ranking: #373
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Joyce D. N. Jones
Biggest lift: Joyce D. N. Jones
Longest-running crew: Eric Winkel
Nemesis: Tom Baffico
Rival: Tony Jessen
Best day: 15 May 2013
Signature result: 1st of 16

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Joyce D. N. Jones — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Eric Winkel · 1st&TEN, Afterburn, Solitude · PHRF handicap, T-10 11events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Sep 2022
Monty Kaufman · 1st&TEN, Afterburn, Solitude · PHRF handicap, T-10 9events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2014 – Sep 2022
John Bou-Sliman · Solitude · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Sep 2019
John Macintosh · Solitude · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2020
Gary Melssen · Solitude · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Jun 2019
Nathan Kaufman · Solitude · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Aug 2020
Nicole Scozzarella · Solitude · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2018 – Aug 2020
Joyce D. N. Jones · Second Chance · All Class, Handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Sep 2017
Steven Jackson · Afterburn, Solitude · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Matt Braniecki · Afterburn, Solitude · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 71

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Jul 2026	Schooner Trophy Race 2026	Second chance	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 9
4 Jul 2025	Schooner Trophy Race	Second Chance	All Class	Skipper	1st / 3
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Heart of Gold	PHRF handicap	Helm	8th / 16
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Heart of Gold	ORC handicap	Helm	11th / 13
25 May 2025	Ring Around the Rose	Phatty	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
4 Sep 2022	2022 Green Island Race	Afterburn	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
27 Aug 2022	50th Annual Handy Boat Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 9
2 Jul 2022	Schooner Trophy Race	Second Chance	All Class	Skipper	1st / 7
28 Aug 2021	2021 Sandusky Islands Race & Leukemia Cup	Afterburn	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 7
21 Aug 2021	49th Annual Handy Boat/Hallett Sails Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 5
14 Aug 2021	SailMaine Festival and Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
4 Jul 2021	Schooner Trophy Race	Second Chance	All Class	Skipper	2nd / 5
29 Aug 2020	2020 Sandusky Islands Race & Leukemia Cup	Solitude	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
15 Aug 2020	2020 48th Annual Handy Boat/Hallett Sails Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
12 Jul 2020	2020 PYC Pilot Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 5
4 Jul 2020	2020 PYC Schooner Trophy Race	Second Chance	All Class	Skipper	2nd / 14
28 Sep 2019	2019 Snow Flurries Regatta	Solitude	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 4
1 Sep 2019	2019 Green Island Race	Solitude	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 5
2 Aug 2019	2019 St. Mary's Governor’s Cup	Chaotic Flux	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 9
29 Jun 2019	2019 Sandusky Islands Race	Solitude	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 5
7 Jun 2019	2019 Annapolis - Newport Race	Chaotic Flux	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 7
7 Jun 2019	2019 Invitational Mills Trophy Race	Solitude	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 7
18 Aug 2018	2018 MS Harborfest Regatta	Second Chance	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
15 Aug 2018	2018 No Light Series	Radiant	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
4 Aug 2018	2018 Blue Water Regatta	Radiant	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	191 provisional	#19704 band 13173–28753	—
J/24 Helm	66 provisional	#373 band 230–520	—
All classes Crew	98 provisional	#27464 band 15931–42366	—
Open 5.70 Helm	-46 provisional	#24 band 19–30	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All Class · Helm · 7 races, 7 events · rating 119
T-10 · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating -1

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	52 events	13 wins	beats 59%
As crew	19 events	0 wins	beats 49%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (14) · Main Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+14 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	35%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	62%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	55%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Baffico	36	1–35
Tony Jessen	35	16–17
Marc Finot	32	4–28
Cathy Moyer	31	19–11
Joe Wells	31	4–27
Michael Gough	30	3–27
Andrew Carey	30	4–24
Gretchen Sullivan	30	6–22
Nate Huber	28	22–4
Andrew Rist	27	21–6
Erik Hayward	27	13–12
Chris Mooradian	27	14–11

Most-beaten opponent: Nate Huber (22–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	38%
2025	4	2	68%
2022	3	2	94%
2021	4	0	63%
2020	4	1	77%
2019	6	0	38%
2018	11	0	42%
2017	9	3	65%
2016	3	3	100%
2015	5	1	67%
2014	4	0	28%
2013	4	1	73%
2012	7	0	39%
2011	4	0	29%
2010	1	0	78%
2008	1	0	91%

Boats

Second chance · Handicap, All Class, J/24 · 24 events · 2013–2026
Radiant · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 14 events · 2014–2018
Solitude · PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2017–2020
Impulse · Open 5.70, Handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2011–2013
Heart of Gold · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 2 events · 2025
Afterburn · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2021–2022
Chaotic Flux · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2019
Toucan Play · Handicap, All Class · 2 events · 2015
Wooden Shoes · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2008–2010
Phatty · Handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Atlantic Highlands, NJ · 13 events
Toledo, OH, USA · 6 events
Preliminary Results · 6 events
Portland YC · 4 events
Final Results · 4 events
Sandusky, OH, USA · 4 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 191 (±141), #19,704.Crew rating across all classes: 98 (±195), #27,464. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.