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Sailor · 2011–2026

Paul Abdullah

the florida yacht club ThistleJ/24J/70

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Events
120

712 races · 126 race wins

Win rate
29%

29% win rate · 35 of 120

Podium rate
53%

63 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–74%, 3,575 boats)

Best class ranking
#2

Helm in J/24 · rating 862

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Max Vinocur

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Max Vinocur & Ian Hunter

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

Biggest lift
Max Vinocur

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tucker Gilliam

Jul 2014 – Mar 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Bruno Pasquinelli

18–60 head to head in 78 races

Rival
Trey Sheehan

61–56 in 117 races

Best day
3 Aug 2024

14-2-2-2-2-2-3 · Thistle Class 2024 National Championship · about 1 in 3,280,198 by chance

Signature result
1st of 65

Thistle Class 2024 National Championship · Thistle · 3 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Max Vinocur — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ian Hunter · 24/7, Closets by Design- Tremendous Slouch, Overspeed, Stratos · J/24, J/70, ORC handicap, VX One 19events 5 wins together · 13 podiums · 26% win rate · 18 of 124 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Marie Abdullah · Crime Scene, FLA, Paul Abdullah · Handicap, Melges 15, Thistle 16events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 31% win rate · 17 of 72 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Jul 2026
  • Tucker Gilliam · Closets by Design- Tremendous Slouch, Crime Scene, Team Tarheel, Team Tarheel/New England Ropes · J/24, Thistle 11events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 27% win rate · 7 of 63 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Mar 2026
  • Tim Healy · Helly Hansen, New England Ropes, USA 2 · J/24, J/70 9events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 80 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Aug 2019
  • John Mollicone · Helly Hansen, New England Ropes, USA 2 · J/24, J/70 7events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 29% win rate · 6 of 64 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Aug 2019
  • Jeff Hayden · Closets by Design- Tremendous Slouch, TAZ, Tremendous Slouch · J/24, J/70 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 48 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Marcus Wunderlich · Stratos · J/70 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 44 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−55 vs. without) · best 15th · Jan 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Karl Felger · Crime Scene, Stratos · Handicap, J/70, Thistle 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Jul 2026
  • Chris Clark · Athena, Kairos, TAZ · Etchells, PHRF handicap, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 3rd · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019
  • John Donnelly · Athena · Etchells, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 29th · Feb 2016 – Dec 2018

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

Rating history

-2343388820122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 120

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Oct 20262026 J24 North American ChampionshipTremendous SlouchJ/24Skipper4th / 24
16 Sep 20262026 Championship of ChampionsPaul AbdullahE ScowSkipper9th / 20
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026Crime SceneThistleSkipper8th / 57
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipPaul AbdullahMelges 15Skipper72nd / 75
18 Apr 2026Savannah Melges 15 Regatta910Melges 15Skipper2nd / 11
21 Mar 2026Orange Peel 2026Crime SceneThistleSkipper4th / 25
13 Mar 2026J/24 MidWinter ChampionshipClosets by Design- Tremendous SlouchJ/24Skipper2nd / 42
4 Mar 20262026 THISTLE MIDWINTERS EASTCrime SceneThistleSkipper1st / 29
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Paul AbdullahMelges 15Skipper61st / 125
5 Dec 20252025 Annual Wirth M. Munroe Miami to Palm Beach Yacht RaceOverspeedORC handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey3rd / 4
19 Nov 20252025 J/24 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPTremendous SlouchJ/24Skipper1st / 40
17 Oct 20252025 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipTremendous SlouchJ/24Skipper1st / 34
25 Sep 20252025 J/88 North American ChampionshipChurch KeyJ/88Tactician9th / 12
20 Sep 20252025 Thistle Wild Turkey RegattaCrime SceneThistleSkipper3rd / 13
6 Sep 20252025 Thistle Old Goat RegattaCrime SceneHandicapSkipper7th / 35
22 Aug 20252025 Verve Cup Inshore and J109 North American ChampionshipTAZJ/70Crew3rd / 13
11 Jun 2025The 2025 Sunfish North American Championship82002SunfishSkipper34th / 79
21 Mar 20252025 J24 Midwinter ChampionshipTremendous SlouchJ/24Skipper3rd / 26
14 Mar 2025Orange Peel 2025Crime SceneHandicapSkipper1st / 33
1 Mar 20252025 VX ONE Florida State Championship24/7VX OneTactician1st / 23
8 Feb 20252024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3TAZJ/70Tactician27th / 36
11 Jan 20252024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2Measure TwiceJ/70Other8th / 33
22 Nov 2024King’s Day Regatta 2024Team TarheelJ/24Skipper2nd / 22
27 Sep 20242024 Beecher’s Handmade Cheese J/24 World ChampionshipTeam TarheelJ/24Skipper7th / 56
6 Sep 20242024 Thistle Old Goat RegattaCrime SceneHandicapSkipper2nd / 35

Helm rating across all classes: 663 (±138), #508.Crew rating across all classes: 613 (±145), #573. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.