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Sailor · 2014–2026

Jeff Dinse

camden yc HandicapEtchellsPHRF handicap

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Events
28

108 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
57%

57% win rate · 16 of 28

Podium rate
71%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 76%–84%, 257 boats)

Best class ranking
#107

Helm in Etchells · rating 344

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Robert Keefer

3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Biggest lift
Robert Keefer

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Keefer

Aug 2024 – Jul 2026 · 7 events

Rival
Todd Schwendeman

47–34 in 81 races

Best day
15 Jul 2025

1-1-2-1 · Tuesday Night Series

Signature result
1st of 18

AROUND ISLESBORO RACE · Handicap · 6 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Robert Keefer — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Robert Keefer · Otter · Handicap 7events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 43% win rate · 2 of 7 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Sean Brilly · Turtley Awesome · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

0214428201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Aug 2026Scholarship RaceTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 6
31 Jul 2026CYC Classic Yacht Feeder RaceOtterHandicapSkipper14th / 38
31 Jul 2026Monhegan Island Race & Seguin SprintTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper4th / 6
26 Jul 2026Paper Cup ChallengeTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 13
24 Jul 2026Camden Classics CupTurtley AwesomePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
18 Jul 2026BHYC Regatta & Shipyard Cup Classics ChallengeTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
11 Jul 2026The Pilot RegattaTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper6th / 9
20 Jun 2026Solstice RaceTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
6 Sep 2025AROUND ISLESBORO RACETurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 18
16 Aug 2025Scholarship RaceTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Aug 2025CYC Classic Yacht Feeder RaceOtterHandicapSkipper5th / 32
31 Jul 2025Castine Classic Yacht RaceOtterHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
25 Jul 2025Camden Classics CupOtterHandicapSkipper1st / 3
12 Jul 2025Paper Cup ChallengeTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper10th / 12
28 Jun 2025CYC Summer SeriesTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 7
20 Jun 2025Solstice RaceTurtley AwesomeHandicapSkipper1st / 5
17 Jun 2025Tuesday Night SeriesT REtchellsSkipper1st / 9
7 Sep 2024AROUND ISLESBORO RACEOtterHandicapSkipper1st / 9
17 Aug 2024Scholarship RaceTotalitarian RegimeEtchellsSkipper4th / 4
2 Aug 2024CYC Classic Yacht Feeder RaceOtterHandicapSkipper5th / 17
1 Aug 2024Castine Classic Yacht RaceOtterHandicapSkipper1st / 5
22 Jun 2024Solstice RaceTotalitarian RegimeHandicapSkipper1st / 6
11 Jun 2024RYC Tuesday Night SeriesTotalitarian RegimeEtchellsSkipper1st / 6
9 Sep 2023AROUND ISLESBORO RACEStampeding turtleHandicapSkipper1st / 10
19 Aug 2023Rockland Yacht Club Scholarship RaceBallerine 2EtchellsSkipper1st / 3

Helm rating across all classes: 404, #4,899. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.