Sailor · 2021–2026

Scott Lyjak

PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 22%

Most successful partnership: Ilias Saoukbaev
Biggest lift: Kate Nigl
Longest-running crew: Donald Waller
Nemesis: Joe Hummel
Rival: Thomas Barnes
Best day: 12 Jun 2021
Signature result: 5th of 8

Partnerships · 23 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ilias Saoukbaev — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Donald Waller · Maskwa, MASKWA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 43 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Jason Kocher · Maskwa, MASKWA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 2 of 31 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Austin Wade · Maskwa, MASKWA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 26 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2024
Kate Nigl · Maskwa, MASKWA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Ilias Saoukbaev · Maskwa, MASKWA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jun 2026
Ryan Sadowy · Maskwa, MASKWA · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 27 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2022 – Jun 2025
Andrew Kiper · Maskwa, MASKWA · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2023
Randi Zilmer · Maskwa · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2022
Julie Heikkinen · Maskwa · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2022 – Aug 2022
Samantha Takacs · Maskwa · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	MASKWA	PHRF handicap	Bow	9th / 11
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	MASKWA	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	5th / 8
12 Jul 2024	2024 Super Mac Race	MASKWA	ORC handicap	Mid Bow	1st / 2
11 Aug 2023	2023 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	MASKWA	PHRF handicap	Bow	5th / 5
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	MASKWA	PHRF handicap	Crew	6th / 6
19 Aug 2022	2022 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Maskwa	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	5th / 6
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Maskwa	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	7th / 7
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Maskwa	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	5th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	46 provisional	#35874 band 24806–47299	—

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	1 wins	beats 27%

Positions: Mid Bow (5) · Bow (2)

How they race

Closer	+18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	37%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	27%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Joe Hummel	32	9–23
Robert Smetters	28	10–18
Jamie Downing	28	7–21
Thomas Barnes	27	11–16
Kevin Foote	15	4–11

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	20%
2025	1	0	43%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	2	0	0%
2022	2	0	10%
2021	1	0	33%

Boats

MASKWA · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 8 events · 2021–2026

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 6 events
Michigan, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 46, #35,874. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.