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Sailor · 2017–2026

Sharon O'Niel III

bayview yacht club storm trysail club TP52ORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
32

160 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 32

Podium rate
50%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 68%–76%, 280 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Helm in TP52 · rating 185

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Philip O'Niel III

Sep 2018 – Jul 2025 · 14 events

Nemesis
Doug DeVos

46–96 head to head in 142 races

Rival
Laura Hughes

39–54 in 93 races

Best day
26 Jul 2024

2-2-1-1-2-2 · 2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta

Signature result
3rd of 99

2024 Queen's Cup Race · PHRF handicap · 28 Jun 2024

Partnerships · 48 sailors

  • Philip O'Niel III · Natalie J · Beneteau First 36.7, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, TP52 14events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 75 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2018 – Jul 2025
  • Chris Higgins · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 63 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Bora Gulari · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 9 of 63 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Ryan Gardner · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 55 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Sep 2024
  • David Shriner · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 53 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Mark Kraft · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 50 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
  • David Oswald · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 45 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2024
  • Ian Liberty · Natalie J · TP52 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 47 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2024
  • George Peet · Natalie J · ORC handicap, TP52 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2024
  • Norman Berge · Natalie J · TP52 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 47 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

017635220182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Jul 20262026 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaNatalie JHandicapSkipper6th / 8
25 Jul 20252025 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaNatalie JTP52Skipper4th / 10
13 Sep 20242024 GL52 Macatawa ChallengeNatalie JTP52Skipper2nd / 5
9 Aug 20242024 GL52 Little Traverse CupNatalie JTP52Other6th / 6
26 Jul 20242024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaNatalie JTP52Other2nd / 8
12 Jul 20242024 Super Mac RaceNatalie JTP52Other1st / 2
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceNatalie JORC handicapSkipper5th / 36
28 Jun 20242024 Queen's Cup RaceNatalie JPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 99
31 May 20242024 GL52 Big Red RegattaNatalie JTP52Skipper4th / 6
31 May 20242024 GL52 Great Lakes SeriesNatalie JTP52Other3rd / 5
28 Sep 20232023 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipNatalie JTP52Other5th / 6
1 Sep 20232023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) Summer SeriesNatalie JTP52Other5th / 9
11 Aug 20232023 Little Traverse Cup GL52 RegattaNatalie JTP52Skipper4th / 6
28 Jul 20232023 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaNatalie JORC handicapOther5th / 8
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceNatalie JORC handicapOther1st / 7
30 Jun 2023Queen's Cup RaceNatalie JPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
10 Jun 20232023 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red RegattaNatalie JTP52Other5th / 6
9 Sep 20222022 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipNatalie JTP52Skipper2nd / 5
26 Aug 20222022 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor RegattaNatalie JTP52Skipper3rd / 4
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaNatalie JORC handicapOther2nd / 5
10 Jun 20222022 Great Lakes 52 (GL52) - Big Red RegattaNatalie JTP52Other2nd / 3
11 Jun 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoNatalie JORC handicapOther4th / 7
11 Sep 20202020 GL52 Macatawa ChampionshipNatalie JTP52Other2nd / 4
7 Aug 20202020 Great Lakes 52 Bay Harbor RegattaNatalie JORC handicapOther5th / 5
24 Jul 20202020 Great Lakes 52 - Harbor SpringsNatalie JTP52Skipper4th / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 331, #8,321. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.