Sailor · 2010–2026

Keith Donald

ssa Star Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 40
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 37%
Best class ranking: #236
Longest win streak: 3

Biggest lift: Beth Owen
Longest-running crew: Bruce Burke
Nemesis: John MacCausland
Rival: Mike Hecky
Best day: 4 May 2013
Signature result: 1st of 9

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Bruce Burke · Mystic · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 19 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2021 – May 2026
Kevin Elterman · 8087, Redemption · Star 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2013 – Mar 2016
Beth Owen · Mystic · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2026
Charlie Ford · Mystic · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2026
Jim Pickering · 4125-GM, Hope · Handicap, Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 34th · Mar 2011 – Sep 2011
Avery Donald · Mystic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
Stephen Gibbons · Mystic · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2021 – May 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 40

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Aug 2026	2026 St Michaels Wed Night Racing	Mystic	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
29 May 2026	2026 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans Series	Mystic	PHRF handicap	Captain	6th / 10
6 May 2026	2026 St Michaels Wed Night Racing	Redemption	Star	Skipper	19th / 20
1 Mar 2026	2025/2026 AYC Frostbite Series 2	Mystic	PHRF handicap	Skipper	7th / 16
23 Nov 2025	2025/2026 AYC Frostbite Series 1	Mystic	PHRF handicap	Other	13th / 18
18 Jul 2025	2025 EYC FAWCETT - NAR SHADOW SCORING	Mystic	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 3
9 May 2025	2025 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans Series	Mystic	PHRF handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
21 Aug 2024	SMWNR - SERIES 3	Redemption	Star	Skipper	11th / 15
12 Jun 2024	SMWNR - SERIES 2	Redemption	Star	Skipper	12th / 13
15 May 2024	SMWNR - SERIES 1	Redemption	Star	Skipper	9th / 13
12 Aug 2022	Oxford Regatta - Race to Oxford	Mystic	PHRF handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
16 Oct 2021	BCYA Harbor Cup	Mystic	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 5
25 Sep 2021	2021 Fall Race To Solomons	Mystic	Handicap	Other	6th / 6
13 Aug 2021	Oxford Regatta - Race to Oxford - PHRF, CHESSS, J-30, J-105, CRCA	Mystic	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 6
8 May 2021	2021 Spring Race to Oxford	Mystic	Handicap	Other	6th / 6
26 Sep 2020	2020 AYC SOLOMONS - CRCA BOTY SERIES SCORING	Frolic	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 6
7 Aug 2020	Oxford Regatta - Race to Oxford - PHRF, CHESSS, J-30, J-105, CRCA	Frolic	PHRF handicap	Skipper	5th / 6
29 Jun 2019	85th Annual J Rulon Miller Series	Redemption	Star	Skipper	9th / 13
1 Jan 2019	2019 J70 Invitational Regata	Memory	J/70	Skipper	8th / 13
28 Sep 2017	2017 Star Vintage Gold Cup Regatta	Hope	Handicap	Skipper	11th / 12
12 Aug 2017	Oxford Regatta - Stars	Redemption	Star	Skipper	8th / 16
22 Jul 2017	83nd Annual J Rulon Miller Series	Redemption	Star	Skipper	7th / 7
13 Aug 2016	Oxford Regatta One Design - Junior and Adult	30302	Snipe	Skipper	11th / 15
25 Jun 2016	2016 Bacardi Newport Sailing Week	Redemption	Star	Other	5th / 6
7 Mar 2016	2016 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	Redemption	Star	Other	50th / 70

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-36 provisional	#60414 band 47675–70668	—
Star Helm	58 provisional	#236 band 156–340	−9.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -156
Snipe · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -61

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	40 events	2 wins	beats 39%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	41%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John MacCausland	53	4–49
Bert Collins	45	11–34
Arthur Anosov	44	4–40
Benjamin Sternberg	40	10–30
Mike Hecky	40	16–24
John Chiarella	28	18–9
Tomas Hornos	26	4–22
Jack Jennings	24	2–21
Murray Leigh	23	16–7
Jim Albert	23	22–1
Steve Kling	22	18–4
Elliott Oldak	22	11–11

Most-beaten opponent: Jim Albert (22–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	0	27%
2025	3	0	51%
2024	3	0	23%
2022	1	0	60%
2021	4	0	28%
2020	2	1	60%
2019	2	0	38%
2017	3	0	21%
2016	3	0	26%
2015	2	0	32%
2014	3	0	40%
2013	3	1	62%
2012	2	0	58%
2011	4	0	44%
2010	1	0	42%

Boats

Redemption · Star · 13 events · 2013–2026
Mystic · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 11 events · 2021–2026
Hope · Handicap, Star · 5 events · 2010–2017
8087 · Star · 4 events · 2012–2014
Frolic · Handicap, PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2020
Memory · J/70 · 1 events · 2019
30302 · Snipe · 1 events · 2016
J/70 · Handicap · 1 events · 2015
Safe Haven · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
4125-GM · Star · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Oxford, MD · 9 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 6 events
St Michaels Wednesday Night Racing · 4 events
Gibson Island, MD · 3 events
Miami, FL, USA · 3 events
Saint Michaels, MD · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -36, #60,414. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.