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Sailor · 2016–2023

Scott Smithwick

portland yc HandicapA-ClassPHRF handicap

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Events
42

142 races · 36 race wins

Win rate
26%

26% win rate · 11 of 42

Podium rate
76%

32 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 77%–84%, 353 boats)

Best class ranking
#32

Helm in A-Class · rating 226

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Spencer Howe

2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Biggest lift
Carter White

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Spencer Howe

Jun 2022 – Aug 2023 · 5 events

Nemesis
Kenneth Colburn

4–15 head to head in 19 races

Rival
Thomas Hall

22–23 in 46 races

Best day
16 Jun 2018

1-1 · 2018 Pilot Regatta · about 1 in 11 by chance

Signature result
1st of 26

Thursday Night Races · A-Class · 2 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 3 sailors

Most successful partnership: Spencer Howe — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Reginald Smithwick · Kaos II · A-Class, Handicap 8events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 9 of 29 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2017
  • Spencer Howe · Kaos II · A-Class, Handicap 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 14 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Carter White · Kaos II · All Class, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

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

Rating history

02004002017201820192020202120222023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2023SailMaine Festival and RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper6th / 9
24 Jun 2023HYC RegattaKaos IIA-ClassSkipper4th / 11
1 Jun 2023Thursday Night RacesKaos IIA-ClassSkipper5th / 30
13 Aug 2022SailMaine Festival and RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 6
25 Jun 2022HYC RegattaKaos IIA-ClassSkipper3rd / 13
2 Jun 2022Thursday Night RacesKaos IIA-ClassSkipper1st / 26
17 Jul 2021Bluewater RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper6th / 9
12 Jun 2021Centerboard RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
27 May 2021Thursday Night RacesKaos IIA-ClassSkipper4th / 19
10 Oct 20202020 PYC Fall Series Race #4Kaos IIA-ClassSkipper2nd / 6
26 Sep 20202020 PYC Fall Series Race #2Kaos IIA-ClassSkipper3rd / 11
19 Sep 20202020 PYC Lightship Race Fall Series Race #1Kaos IIA-ClassSkipper5th / 10
22 Aug 20202020 Bluewater RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 6
8 Aug 20202020 PYC Monhegan Island Race & Seguin Island SprintKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 7
18 Jul 20202020 Centerboard RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
12 Jul 20202020 PYC Pilot RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper5th / 6
28 Sep 20192019 PYC Fall Series Race #3Kaos IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
27 Jul 20192019 45th Annual BHYC RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
15 Jun 20192019 Pilot RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
8 Jun 20192019 Centerboard RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 7
30 May 20192019 PYC Thursday Night RacesKaos IIA-ClassSkipper4th / 11
6 Oct 20182018 Fall Series Race #4Kaos IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
18 Aug 20182018 MS Harborfest RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 8
11 Aug 20182018 Monhegan Island RacesKaos IIHandicapSkipper1st / 5
28 Jul 20182018 44th Annual BHYC RegattaKaos IIHandicapSkipper2nd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 344 (±124), #7,343. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.