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Sailor · 2014–2023

Gary Hoffer

susquehanna Lightning

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Events
11

62 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 11

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
22%

of boats faced (90%: 18%–26%, 235 boats)

Best class ranking
#592

Crew in Lightning · rating -167

Biggest lift
Trevor Prior

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Trevor Prior

Sep 2014 – Aug 2022 · 6 events

Nemesis
Thomas Allen

1–35 head to head in 36 races

Best day
1 Jan 2020

10-2-2-5-2 · 2020 Lightning Frigid Digit · about 1 in 8 by chance

Signature result
4th of 17

2020 Lightning Frigid Digit WEATHER MARK CHALLENGE · Lightning · 1 Jan 2020

Partnerships · 12 sailors

  • Trevor Prior · 15498, BULAWAYO, Bulawayo Packet, Heavy Boat · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 36 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2014 – Aug 2022
  • Kevin Smith · 15461, BULAWAYO · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Hugh Hutchison · Enigma · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 28th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Marc Venables · Enigma · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 28th · Mar 2016 – Mar 2016
  • Charles Dazcka · 14365 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Jim Lane · Heavy Boat · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 4% of the fleet together · best 23rd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Amy Pompilio · Yellow Boat · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Barbra Hill · Bulawayo Packet · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 25th · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Starling Mikell · Yellow Boat · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
  • Kelly Leckemby · 15461 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

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

Rating history

-193-99-520152017201920212023Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Jan 20232023 Lightning Frigid DigitYellow BoatLightningCrew10th / 16
4 Aug 20222022 Lightning WJM’s - North American ChampionshipHeavy BoatLightningMast23rd / 24
1 Jan 20222022 Lightning Dixie Districts15461LightningCrew12th / 14
12 Jun 2021Dixie Districts14365LightningSkipper13th / 17
21 Mar 20212021 Winter Lightning ChampionshipBULAWAYOLightningOther22nd / 25
1 Jan 20202020 Lightning Frigid Digit15498LightningCrew4th / 12
1 Jan 20202020 Lightning Frigid Digit WEATHER MARK CHALLENGE15498LightningCrew4th / 17
28 Mar 201860th Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter RegattaBulawayo PacketLightningOther25th / 29
18 Mar 20162016 Winter Lightning Championship - 69th Annual St. Petersburg Yacht ClubEnigmaLightningOther42nd / 46
14 Mar 201658th Annual Lightning Miami Midwinter RegattaEnigmaLightningCrew28th / 32
27 Sep 20142014 The Philadelphia Cup RegattaImpulseLightningCrew12th / 14

Crew rating across all classes: -170 (±208), #61,092. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.