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Sailor · 2013–2025

Sean Cahill

new york yacht club storm trysail club ORC handicapSwan 42IRC handicap

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Events
21

120 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
33%

33% win rate · 7 of 21

Podium rate
57%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 57%–68%, 205 boats)

Best class ranking
#139

Crew in Swan 42 · rating 60

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Casey Brown

6 wins · 8 podiums in 14 events together · 43% win rate

Best trio
Casey Brown & Eric Zeller

5 wins · 6 podiums in 9 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Andrew Nawn

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Paul Zabetakis

Jun 2013 – Jun 2025 · 21 events

Nemesis
Christopher Culver

8–25 head to head in 33 races

Rival
David Fass

26–20 in 46 races

Best day
16 Jul 2018

2-3-1-1-1-1-1 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex

Signature result
1st of 10

2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville · ORC handicap · 19 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 47 sailors

Most successful partnership: Casey Brown — 6 wins · 8 podiums in 14 events together · 43% win rate
  • Paul Zabetakis · Impetuous, Impetuous V · IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 21events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 33% win rate · 25 of 120 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Alex Clegg · Impetuous · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 19events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 37% win rate · 24 of 106 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Casey Brown · Impetuous, Impetuous V · IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 14events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 43% win rate · 19 of 76 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jul 2024
  • Charles Goodrich · Impetuous, Impetuous V · IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 14events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 29% win rate · 12 of 79 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Eric Zeller · Impetuous, Impetuous V · IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 13events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 39% win rate · 16 of 74 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Todd McGuire · Impetuous · ORC handicap, Swan 42 11events 5 wins together · 7 podiums · 46% win rate · 16 of 56 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Eric MacDonald · Impetuous · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 10events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 30% win rate · 10 of 45 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • Eric Johnson · Impetuous · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, Swan 42 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 7 of 64 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
  • John Mollicone · Impetuous · ORC handicap 10events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 40% win rate · 14 of 40 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
  • Chafee Emory · Impetuous, Impetuous V · IC37, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 13 of 54 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2016 – Jul 2021

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

Rating history

-22201423201420162018202020222024Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekImpetuousORC handicapPit Assist7th / 13
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaImpetuousORC handicapPit Assist4th / 11
21 Jul 20242024 NYYC Queen's CupImpetuousORC handicapPit Assist13th / 17
17 Jul 20242024 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexImpetuousORC handicapPit Assist2nd / 6
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaImpetuousORC handicapPit Assist5th / 13
29 Jul 20232023 NYYC Queen's CupImpetuousORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer2nd / 15
14 Jul 20232023 ORC East Coast ChampionshipImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 6
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleImpetuousORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 10
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 10
16 Jul 20212021 ORC East Coast ChampionshipImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 8
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer5th / 13
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 6
27 Sep 20202020 NYYC Queen's CupImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer13th / 15
27 Sep 20192019 Melges IC37 National ChampionshipImpetuous VIC37Headsail Trimmer16th / 20
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer3rd / 12
16 Jul 2018NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by RolexImpetuousORC handicapOffside trimmer1st / 8
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekImpetuousIRC handicapOffside trimmer7th / 9
11 Jun 2016162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexImpetuousIRC handicapOffside trimmer2nd / 10
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIImpetuousSwan 42Offside trimmer1st / 6
25 Apr 20152015 American Yacht Club Spring SeriesImpetuousSwan 42Offside trimmer3rd / 7
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVImpetuousSwan 42Headsail Trimmer9th / 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 393, #3,964. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.