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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ed Cassidy

tayc ShieldsHandicapRacer Open

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Events
54

287 races · 79 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 15 of 54

Podium rate
67%

36 top-three finishes

Typically beats
52%

of boats faced (range 47%–56%, 330 boats)

Best class ranking
#47

Helm in Shields · rating 193

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Bailey

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Peter Bailey

+38 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
John Shannahan

45–62 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Jay Dayton

87–104 in 194 races

Best day
16 May 2026

1-1-1-1-1-1 · 2026 TAYC Spring Startup Series

Signature result
1st of 7

Shields Fall Series · Shields · 19 Sep 2021

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Bailey — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Peter Bailey · Freedom, Intrepid · Shields 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 24 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Sep 2013
  • Elizabeth Wainright · Intrepid · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Elizabeth Wainwright · Intrepid · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Ken Davis · Intrepid · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Joe Robillard · Intrepid · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-6285231201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Stars and ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper5th / 12
20 Jun 20262026 Shields Summer SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper2nd / 7
30 May 20262026 Jim Thompson Cup RegattaIntrepidShieldsSkipper3rd / 5
16 May 20262026 TAYC Spring Startup SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 5
18 Jul 20252025 OARS RacingIntrepidHandicapSkipper15th / 22
21 Jun 20242024 OARS RacingIntrepidHandicapSkipper11th / 25
4 Aug 2023OARS Racing - Ladies RaceIntrepidHandicapCrew3rd / 10
30 Jun 2023OARS RacingIntrepidHandicapSkipper17th / 24
26 Aug 2022OARS - SHADOW SCORING RACER CRUISERSIntrepidRacer OpenSkipper18th / 22
26 Jun 2022Shields Summer SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
13 May 2022OARSIntrepidHandicapSkipper23rd / 28
24 Apr 2022Shields Spring SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper4th / 4
2 Oct 20212021 Admiral Byrd Regatta - Saturday Windward/LeewardIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 3
19 Sep 2021Shields Fall SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 7
28 Aug 2021William H. Myers Heritage Regatta - ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper5th / 6
14 Aug 2021Oxford Regatta - ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper6th / 6
13 Jun 2021Shields Summer SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 5
25 Apr 2021Shields Spring SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 3
20 Sep 2020Shields Fall Series -and Melges-IntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 4
22 Aug 2020William H. Myers Heritage Regatta - ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 3
19 Jul 2020Shields Summer SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 4
28 Sep 2019Shields Fall SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper1st / 6
24 Aug 2019William H. Myers Heritage Regatta ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper2nd / 5
10 Aug 2019Oxford Regatta -Robert K. Robson Memorial Race - PHRF, CRCA, ShieldsIntrepidShieldsSkipper5th / 5
23 Jun 2019Shields Summer SeriesIntrepidShieldsSkipper2nd / 5

Helm rating across all classes: 205, #18,177. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.