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Sailor · 2009–2026

Paul Dorsey

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Events
56

199 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 11 of 56

Podium rate
48%

27 top-three finishes

Typically beats
60%

of boats faced (range 58%–63%, 1,306 boats)

Best class ranking
#868

Helm in Etchells · rating -70

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Rodney Daniel

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ben Mitchell & Melissa Denman

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Neil Stapleton

+2 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ben Mitchell

Sep 2019 – May 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jim Cunningham

3–34 head to head in 37 races

Rival
Paul Taylor

17–17 in 34 races

Best day
16 Sep 2016

1-1-1 · 2016 Rolex Big Boat Series

Signature result
2nd of 113

GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUP · PHRF handicap · 24 Oct 2020

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Rodney Daniel — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ryan Mazzella · Adjudicator, Gentoo · Etchells, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2026
  • Ben Mitchell · Adjudicator, Gentoo, Swedish Blue · Etchells, ORC handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 7 of 34 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2025
  • Melissa Denman · Adjudicator, Swedish Blue · Etchells, ORC handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 27 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2025
  • Alex Higby · Adjudicator, Gentoo · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 22 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Ty Reed · Swedish Blue · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 8th · Jan 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Rob Dubuc · Adjudicator, Gentoo · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
  • Rodney Daniel · Adjudicator · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 15 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Neil Stapleton · Adjudicator · Etchells, ORC handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 22 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – May 2025
  • Haydon Stapleton · Adjudicator, Gentoo · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2023
  • Ryan Lynch · Adjudicator · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

-39180399201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 56

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipAdjudicatorEtchellsSkipper56th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlAdjudicatorEtchellsBoat Captain40th / 62
21 Feb 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipAdjudicatorEtchellsSkipper42nd / 42
17 Jan 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupAdjudicatorEtchellsSkipper17th / 42
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipAdjudicatorEtchellsSkipper23rd / 38
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlSwedish BlueEtchellsSkipper25th / 33
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestSwedish BlueEtchellsSkipper30th / 30
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipSwedish BlueEtchellsSkipper13th / 30
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupSwedish BlueEtchellsSkipper8th / 27
4 Nov 20232023 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaGENTOOPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 13
28 Oct 2023GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYGentooPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesGentooORC handicapOwner5th / 7
11 Feb 2023Cabrillo #3AdjudicatorRacer OpenSkipper3rd / 11
14 Jan 20232023 Cabrillo Ocean SeriesAdjudicatorORC handicapSkipper2nd / 8
14 Jan 2023Cabrillo #1AdjudicatorRacer OpenSkipper1st / 10
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesAdjudicatorORC handicapOther1st / 6
29 Jul 2022Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race - ORR ShadowADJUDICATORORC handicapSkipper10th / 11
19 Feb 202292nd Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - SWYC/CRAAdjudicatorHandicapSkipper1st / 23
19 Feb 202292nd Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - SWYC/CRAAdjudicatorPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesAdjudicatorORC handicapOther5th / 9
20 Aug 20212021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National ChampionshipAdjudicatorORC handicapOther2nd / 9
20 Aug 20212021 Aldo Alessio; Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup; Santa Cruz 27 National ChampionshipAdjudicator_PHRF handicapSkipper1st / 22
29 May 20212021 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupAdjudicatorPHRF handicapHelm4th / 5
17 Apr 20212021 - OYRA SeriesADJUDICATORHandicapSkipper1st / 7
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPAdjudicatorPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 113

Helm rating across all classes: 313, #9,122. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.