Sailor · 2012–2026

Joel Humphrey

pontiac yacht club Lightning Etchells

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Events: 12
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 17%
Typically beats: 31%
Best class ranking: #353
Longest win streak: 2

Nemesis: Bill Mauk
Best day: 16 Feb 2018
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Mark Luckes · Menace · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Donald Humphrey · Menace · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 12

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jul 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Marblehead	Menace	Etchells	Crew	18th / 18
29 Sep 2023	Wadewitz Regatta 2023	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 9
24 Sep 2022	2022 Wadewitz Regatta	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Skipper	1st / 5
6 Nov 2021	2021 Jubilee Regatta	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 9
7 Nov 2020	2020 Wadewitz Regatta	Spirit	Lightning	Skipper	6th / 7
14 Feb 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Other	17th / 23
9 Nov 2019	2019 Jubilee Regatta	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Skipper	2nd / 3
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Red Solo Cup	Lightning	Other	15th / 19
16 Feb 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Fog Horn Leg Horn	Lightning	Other	5th / 12
8 Oct 2015	2015 Lightning North American Championship Regatta	Fog Horn Leg Horn	Lightning	Skipper	33rd / 46
24 Oct 2014	2014 Wild Oyster	Palindrome	Lightning	Skipper	40th / 61
2 Jun 2012	2012 Bayview One Design Regatta	Palindrome	Lightning	Skipper	16th / 23

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Lightning Helm	5 provisional	#353 band 246–439	—
All classes Helm	55 provisional	#40740 band 26815–56756	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -78
Etchells · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -82

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	11 events	1 wins	beats 39%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steven Davis	27	8–18
Bill Mauk	24	4–20
Thomas Allen	23	4–19
Jeanne Herman	21	7–14
John Buziak	20	17–3
William T Jones Jr	18	15–3
Pam Burke	18	16–2
Ched Proctor	17	1–16
Tanner Probst	15	2–13
Lawrence Frost	14	2–12
John Bauman	14	2–12
Mark Schneider	14	4–9

Most-beaten opponent: Pam Burke (16–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	25%
2022	1	1	100%
2021	1	0	25%
2020	2	0	22%
2019	2	0	36%
2018	1	0	64%
2015	1	0	29%
2014	1	0	35%
2012	1	0	32%

Boats

Red Solo Cup · Lightning · 6 events · 2019–2023
Fog Horn Leg Horn · Lightning · 2 events · 2015–2018
Palindrome · Lightning · 2 events · 2012–2014
Menace · Etchells · 1 events · 2026
Spirit · Lightning · 1 events · 2020

Where they race

St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 3 events
Fairhope, AL · 2 events
Pensacola , FL · 1 events
Charleston, SC · 1 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
Fairhope , AL · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 55 (±173), #40,740.Crew rating across all classes: -78 (±237). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.