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Sailor · 2008–2026

Grant Hayes

eyc HandicapPHRF handicapColumbia 5.5

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Events
157

256 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 10 of 157

Podium rate
26%

41 top-three finishes

Typically beats
49%

of boats faced (90%: 48%–51%, 3,494 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in Columbia 5.5 · rating 19

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Volker Frank

3 wins · 9 podiums in 21 events together · 14% win rate

Biggest lift
Philip Ziman

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Volker Frank

Jan 2011 – Sep 2021 · 21 events

Nemesis
Dan Pruzan

0–24 head to head in 25 races

Rival
Chris Davis

13–14 in 27 races

Best day
25 Apr 2026

2-2 · 2026 - Offshore Series · about 1 in 3 by chance

Signature result
1st of 27

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Volker Frank — 3 wins · 9 podiums in 21 events together · 14% win rate
  • Volker Frank · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 21events 3 wins together · 9 podiums · 14% win rate · 2 of 22 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2011 – Sep 2021
  • Damien Rigby · VITESSE TOO, ZEPHYROS · Handicap 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 10 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2015 – Jan 2025
  • Brian Cogley · VITESSE TOO, ZEPHYROS · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Mar 2026
  • Bill Schwob · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jan 2019
  • Rob Jacoby · VITESSE TOO, ZEPHYROS · Handicap 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2022 – Mar 2025
  • Philip Ziman · Attestup · Columbia 5.5 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Pat Barry · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2022 – Feb 2023
  • Brian Cogney · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2020 – Nov 2021
  • Andrew Haggerty · ZEPHYRUS · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • John Devlin · VITESSE TOO · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-5036122200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 157

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 - Vallejo 1-2ZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper1st / 4
25 Jul 20262026 - The Encinal RegattaZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper4th / 5
18 Jul 20262026 - The Westpoint RegattaZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper5th / 8
10 Jul 20262026 Summer Twilight SeriesAttestupColumbia 5.5Crew2nd / 6
9 May 20262026 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 18
6 May 20262026 - Sweet 16 SeriesATTESTUPColumbia 5.5Skipper4th / 8
25 Apr 20262026 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 18
25 Apr 20262026 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
3 Apr 20262026 Spring Twilight SeriesAttestupColumbia 5.5Crew2nd / 6
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper7th / 10
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper4th / 12
16 Nov 20252025 - 26 IYC - Island Days SeriesATTESTUPColumbia 5.5Skipper2nd / 7
15 Nov 2025Fall Estuary One Design RegattaAttestupColumbia 5.5Crew5th / 6
1 Nov 20252025 - 2026 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaZEPHYROSPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37zephyrosHandicapSkipper38th / 72
12 Jul 20252025 - The Westpoint RegattaZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper6th / 7
28 Jun 20252025 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
31 May 20252025 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper10th / 12
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper8th / 10
19 Apr 20252025 - Offshore SeriesZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper5th / 9
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper7th / 10
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEzephyrosHandicapSkipper82nd / 101
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper7th / 9
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper2nd / 11
5 Jan 20252025 - YRA Doublehanded MidwintersZEPHYROSHandicapSkipper11th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: 122 (±99), #29,196.Crew rating across all classes: 45 (±191), #35,960. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.