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Sailor · 2009–2026

Ed Cesare

nyyc ORC handicapPHRF handicapIRC handicap Some links uncertain

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Events
65

149 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 12 of 65

Podium rate
48%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (90%: 56%–63%, 671 boats)

Best class ranking
#50

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 161

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bryan Berdy

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Bryan Berdy & Scott Jones

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Devin Santa

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Brim

Dec 2009 – Aug 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
Andrew Fisher

0–20 head to head in 20 races

Best day
5 Mar 2026

1-1 · 2026 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta · about 1 in 8 by chance

Signature result
7th of 72

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018 · IRC handicap · 26 Dec 2018

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Bryan Berdy — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tim Dawson · Privateer, PRIVATEER · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 14events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 28 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Mar 2026
  • Ron O'Hanley · Privateer, PRIVATEER · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 14events 2 wins together · 10 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 28 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Mar 2026
  • Kyle Martin · Privateer, PRIVATEER · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 12events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 8% win rate · 6 of 26 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Mar 2026
  • Simon Hunter · Mach Schnell, Privateer · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 18% win rate · 9 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Mar 2026
  • Bob Farley · Escapade II, One Ping Only, Rockstar · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 12 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Dec 2024
  • Mark Van Note · Privateer · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 8events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 14 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Sep 2021
  • Scott Jones · Privateer · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 17 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Mar 2026
  • John Brim · Catherine, Escapade II, Mostly Harmless, Rima98 · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2009 – Aug 2024
  • Tom Bowler · Catherine, Escapade II · PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Jun 2024
  • Jan Majer · Privateer, PRIVATEER · Handicap, IRC handicap, ORC handicap 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 15 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

-11038186201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 65

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceLokiORC handicapOther1st / 8
5 Mar 20262026 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaPrivateerHandicapNavigator1st / 6
26 Feb 20262026 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceKenaiORC handicapNavigator4th / 7
15 Jan 20262026 SORC Lauderdale to Key West RaceKenaiORC handicapNavigator1st / 10
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceARMAORC handicapNavigator4th / 5
18 Jun 2025Transatlantic Race 2025 Newport RI to CowesHOUNDIRC handicapCrew6th / 9
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceLokiORC handicapOther1st / 9
10 May 202570th Annual Edlu Distance RaceARMAORC handicapNavigator7th / 7
6 Dec 20242024 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceRockstarORC handicapNavigator1st / 3
30 Aug 20242024 Vineyard RaceARMAORC handicapNavigator3rd / 6
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceRima98ORC handicapNavigator2nd / 9
27 Jul 2024Roschier Baltic Sea RacePRIVATEERIRC handicapCrew14th / 16
1 Jun 20242024 Whalers RaceEscapade IIPHRF handicapNavigator8th / 12
24 May 20242024 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceARMAORC handicapNavigator1st / 8
19 Feb 2024RORC Caribbean 600 RaceHOUNDHandicapCrew7th / 26
1 Dec 20232023 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceRockstarORC handicapNavigator6th / 8
8 Nov 20232023 SORC St. Petersburg to Ft. Lauderdale RacePrivateerORC handicapNavigator4th / 4
1 Sep 20232023 Vineyard RaceARMAORC handicapNavigator2nd / 7
2 Mar 20232023 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaPrivateerHandicapNavigator2nd / 5
20 Feb 2023RORC Caribbean 600 RaceHOUNDHandicapCrew6th / 25
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceMach SchnellHandicapNavigator1st / 5
2 Dec 20222022 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceMach SchnellHandicapNavigator2nd / 4
8 Oct 202267th Annual Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race - the GearbusterSkyePHRF handicapNavigator4th / 10
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceRima98ORC handicapNavigator4th / 6
25 Jun 20222022 Edgartown Race Weekend, 'Round The Island RaceEscapade IIPHRF handicapNavigator4th / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 47 (±130), #35,733.Helm rating across all classes: 186 (±181), #20,266. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.