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Sailor · 2014–2025

Sean Mahoney

stfyc ry HandicapPHRF handicapRS21

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Events
43

142 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 3 of 43

Podium rate
19%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–64%, 1,054 boats)

Best class ranking
#7769

Helm in Optimist · rating 3

Most successful partnership
Mike Mahoney

2 wins · 6 podiums in 28 events together · 7% win rate

Biggest lift
Mike Mahoney

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Mahoney

Jan 2019 – Aug 2025 · 28 events

Nemesis
Jeremy Flint

5–26 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Mathew Shih

19–14 in 34 races

Best day
8 Apr 2017

7-15-3-DNF-18-4-18-6-10-5 · Optimist Harken Challenge #2 (NorCal Winter #5) · about 1 in 108 by chance

Signature result
15th of 158

GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACE · Handicap · 30 Oct 2022

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Mahoney — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 28 events together · 7% win rate
  • Mike Mahoney · Story Maker, STORY MAKER, Team SF Bay · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, RS21 28events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 7% win rate · 7 of 55 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Aug 2025
  • David Lively · Story Maker, STORY MAKER · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2020 – May 2025
  • William McMullen · Story Maker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 5th · May 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Timothy Mahoney · Cannonball, Loose Cannon · J/80, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2015
  • Cris Sena · Story Maker, STORY MAKER · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jan 2025
  • Declan Donovan · 29er, Story Maker · 29er, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 6th · Mar 2021 – May 2021
  • Jeremy Appel · Story Maker · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – Sep 2023
  • John Notman · Story Maker · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2021 – May 2021
  • Ula Brucker · Caspar Lenz Anderson · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Abby Mitchell · Sean Mahoney · RS21 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2023 – May 2023

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

Rating history

-12111143201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
30 Aug 20252025 Jazz Cup Regatta 37Story MakerHandicapSkipper22nd / 72
24 May 20252025 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupStory MakerPHRF handicapCo-Skipper5th / 6
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
19 Apr 20252025 - Offshore SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEStory MakerHandicapSkipper29th / 101
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper1st / 9
11 Jan 20252024 - 2025 Berkeley MidwintersSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper5th / 7
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesStory MakerORC handicapOther5th / 6
27 May 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupStory MakerPHRF handicapCo-Skipper6th / 8
12 May 2023US Youth Sears Cup Area G QualifierSean MahoneyRS21Skipper5th / 9
29 Apr 20232023 - Offshore SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper1st / 7
14 Mar 20232023 "BIG DADDY SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEStory MakerHandicapSkipper13th / 60
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEStory MakerHandicapSkipper15th / 158
29 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYStory MakerPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 8
27 Oct 2022SFYC Fall RS21 Youth Invitational RegattaCaspar Lenz AndersonRS21Crew2nd / 7
9 Jul 20222022 - OYRA SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper10th / 13
23 Apr 20222022 - OYRA SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper2nd / 12
13 Mar 20222022 "BIG DADDY IS BACK" SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEStory MakerHandicapSkipper50th / 91
21 Nov 20212021 - 2022 YRA Shorthanded Sunday Midwinter SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper5th / 16
21 Aug 20212021 - The Great Vallejo RaceSTORY MAKERPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 8
26 Jun 20212021 - OYRA SeriesSTORY MAKERHandicapSkipper12th / 15
29 May 20212021 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupStory MakerPHRF handicapBow6th / 9
21 May 2021Red Gear Racing ChampionshipsUSA 17N15Skipper5th / 9
19 Mar 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego29er29erOther8th / 12
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPStory MakerPHRF handicapSkipper15th / 113

Helm rating across all classes: 143 (±175), #25,846.Crew rating across all classes: 128 (±171), #23,225. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.