Sailor · 2017–2026

JD Reddaway

corinthian yacht club of seattle Thistle Handicap 1113

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Events: 11
Win rate: 9%
Podium rate: 27%
Typically beats: 76%
Best class ranking: #43
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Andy Mack
Best day: 5 Aug 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 40

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Natalia Aksamit · Blewprint, Blueprint · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 8th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2024
Jen Nejad · Hakuna Matata · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Kristin Mancini · Hakuna Matata · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Scott Florentino · Hakuna Matata · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2026 – May 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	Hakuna Matata	Thistle	Skipper	19th / 57
23 May 2026	Memorial Day Regatta 2026	Hakuna Matata	Thistle	Skipper	5th / 23
6 Sep 2024	2024 Thistle Old Goat Regatta	Blueprint	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 35
8 Sep 2023	2023 Thistle Old Goat Regatta	Blewprint	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 32
14 Jul 2023	2023 Thistle National Championship	Hakuna Matata	1113	Skipper	18th / 85
10 Sep 2022	2022 Thistle Old Goat Regatta (60th Anniversary)	Blewprint	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 40
11 Sep 2021	2021 Thistle Old Goat Regatta	3926	Thistle	Skipper	10th / 33
4 Sep 2021	SSA 2021 Spud Cup & TCA Pacific Coast Championship	Hakuna Matata	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 8
21 Aug 2021	2021 Sequim Bay Regatta	Hakuna Matata	Thistle	Skipper	1st / 8
18 Aug 2017	2017 RS Aero Pacific Coast Championship	1969	RS Aero	Skipper	8th / 18
5 Aug 2017	Al Morris Regatta at Yale Lake	3677	Thistle	Skipper	6th / 17

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	384 provisional	#5479 band 2702–10469	—
Thistle Helm	321 provisional	#43 band 19–75	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

RS Aero · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating 41
1113 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 8

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	11 events	1 wins	beats 76%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+10 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	76%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	76%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Wayne Balsiger	36	30–5
Michael Rees	30	28–1
Chip Balough	25	17–7
David Sexton	23	16–6
Evert Slijper	21	17–3
Philip Gordon	19	8–10
Darrell Peck	18	11–6
Grant Gridley	16	5–11
Chris Gedrose	16	12–3
Terry Lettenmaier	14	8–5
Michael Gillum	14	6–8
Greg Griffin	13	2–11

Most-beaten opponent: Michael Rees (28–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	75%
2024	1	0	65%
2023	2	0	79%
2022	1	0	95%
2021	3	1	81%
2017	2	0	64%

Boats

Hakuna Matata · Thistle, 1113 · 5 events · 2021–2026
Blewprint · Handicap, Thistle · 2 events · 2022–2023
Blueprint · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
3926 · Thistle · 1 events · 2021
1969 · RS Aero · 1 events · 2017
3677 · Thistle · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Flowery Branch, GA · 3 events
Junction City, OR · 2 events
Sandpoint , ID · 1 events
Cascade Locks , OR · 1 events
Flowery Branch , GA · 1 events
Cougar, WA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 384 (±194), #5,479. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.