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Sailor · 2016–2026

Don Bedford

mbyc SnipeHandicapSabot

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Events
19

101 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 19

Podium rate
16%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 47%–56%, 339 boats)

Best class ranking
#250

Helm in Snipe · rating 38

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Megan Murfey

Oct 2022 – May 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Randy Lake

4–36 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Packy Davis

31–31 in 62 races

Best day
8 Jul 2017

2-1-2-1-1 · HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, Calif

Signature result
1st of 6

HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, Calif · Snipe · 8 Jul 2017

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Megan Murfey · Monster Mash, Old and In The Way · Handicap, Snipe 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 42 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 8th · Oct 2022 – May 2026
  • Ava North · Old and In The Way · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • Patrick Henderson · Don Bedford · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Treat Bedford · Old and in the way · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Garrett Bedford · Don Bedford · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Carter Cameron · Old and In The Way · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Dec 2023 – Dec 2023

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

Rating history

014729320172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 19

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jul 20262026 High Sierra Regatta - Weekend 1 Huntington Lake Calif.Old and In The WaySnipeSkipper9th / 10
2 May 2026Snipe District 6 Championship, 2026Old and In The WaySnipeSkipper8th / 9
14 Mar 20262026 Earl Elms Memorial RegattaOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper14th / 16
25 Oct 20252025 Snipe Nute RegattaOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper20th / 33
7 Jun 2025Senior Sabot Nationals 2025Old and In The WayHandicapSkipper4th / 12
17 May 2025Herb Shear Snipe RegattaOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper11th / 15
15 Nov 2024SDYC SCWSA RegattaOld and In The WayHandicapSkipper5th / 10
19 Sep 20242024 US Snipe Masters ChampionshipOld and In The WayHandicapSkipper13th / 37
24 Jun 2024Quantum Snipe Nationals 2024Old and In The WayHandicapSkipper15th / 44
14 Jun 20242024 Dad's Day RegattaDon BedfordHandicapSkipper6th / 7
26 Apr 2024Spring Ocean Regatta - Cat Fight 1, Lightning Districts, Snipe DistrictsOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper8th / 12
15 Dec 2023HOT RUM REGATTAOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper2nd / 11
19 May 20232023 Herb Shear Snipe InvitationalOld and in the waySnipeSkipper6th / 15
7 Apr 2023Men's MayhemDon BedfordSabotSkipper9th / 27
28 Oct 20222022 Nute Snipe RegattaMonster MashSnipeSkipper12th / 24
10 Jul 20222022 Snipe US National ChampionshipOld and In The WaySnipeSkipper32nd / 50
18 Mar 2022Earl Elms Memorial RegattaDon BedfordSnipeSkipper7th / 13
8 Jul 2017HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, Calif30618SnipeSkipper1st / 6
9 Jul 2016HIGH SIERRA REGATTA WEEKEND 1 Huntington Lake, Calif30618SnipeSkipper3rd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 163, #23,150. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.