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Dawn Shumway

ryc Ideal 18SonarJ/22

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Events
25

212 races · 13 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 25

Podium rate
20%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (range 44%–52%, 423 boats)

Best class ranking
#32

Helm in Ideal 18 · rating 224

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Lisa Dorsey

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lisa Dorsey

Sep 2012 – May 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Eric Voss

8–56 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Don Short

33–24 in 57 races

Best day
13 Jul 2019

5-2-1-1-1 · 2019 RYC One Design Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

2019 RYC One Design Regatta · Sonar · 13 Jul 2019

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Lisa Dorsey · Gracie, Touch of Gray, Valencia, Wife Goes On · Ideal 18, Sonar 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 88 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – May 2025
  • Megan Cucci · Wife Goes On · Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2013 – Sep 2017
  • Skip Shumway · Little Eagle · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Donna Faust · Wife Goes On · Sonar 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jul 2014 – Sep 2017
  • Shirley Shumway · Little Eagle · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Aslan Sweeney · Touch of Gray · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 42 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Dawn Shumwa · Valencia · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2012 – Sep 2012
  • Izzy Shumway · Little Eagle · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Lois Breen · Wife Goes On · Sonar 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Chris Dorsey · Dawn Shumway · Ideal 18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

0119238201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Jul 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Saturday SeriesTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper5th / 5
17 Jul 20262026 RYC Friday JAM SeriesLittle EagleHandicapSkipper14th / 20
16 Jul 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Summer Thursday SeriesTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 9
23 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Memorial Day RegattaTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 4
21 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Spring Thursday SeriesTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper6th / 10
16 May 20262026 RYC Ideal 18 Fool's RegattaTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 5
19 Jul 2025Lake Ontario Challenge CupDawn ShumwayIdeal 18Skipper5th / 8
26 May 20252025 RYC Memorial Day RaceLittle EaglePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
22 May 20252025 RYC Ideal 18 SeriesTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper3rd / 9
16 Sep 20232023 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipGracieIdeal 18Other13th / 34
21 Jul 2023Lake Ontario Challenge CupTouch of GrayIdeal 18Skipper6th / 8
16 Jun 20222022 Sonar World ChampionshipWife Goes OnSonarOther15th / 22
18 Sep 20212021 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipPapaIdeal 18Other11th / 32
18 Sep 20192019 Sonar World ChampionshipWife Goes OnSonarOther12th / 24
13 Jul 20192019 RYC One Design RegattaWife Goes OnSonarSkipper1st / 7
25 Aug 2018RYC One Design RegattaWife Goes OnSonarSkipper5th / 7
8 Sep 20172017 Sonar World Championship RegattaWife Goes OnSonarOther18th / 25
16 Sep 20152015 Sonar World Championship RegattaWife Goes OnSonarSkipper20th / 27
27 Sep 20142014 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipBlonde AmbitionIdeal 18Other23rd / 47
24 Jul 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaWife Goes OnSonarSkipper8th / 10
26 Jul 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaWife Goes OnSonarOther9th / 14
29 Sep 20122012 Ideal 18 North American ChampionshipValenciaIdeal 18Skipper9th / 41
27 Aug 2011US SAILING's 2011 Rolex International Women's Keelboat ChampionshipTrophy WivesJ/22Skipper23rd / 36
20 Aug 20112011 J/22 Waterline Systems Beer Barge RegattaTrophy WivesJ/22Other15th / 19
18 Sep 20102010 Ideal 18 North AmericansHelenaIdeal 18Skipper11th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: 224, #16,161. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.