Sailor · 2015–2026

Jeff Shaw

wbyc Lightning Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 27%
Best class ranking: #422

Longest-running crew: Kevin Hiney
Nemesis: Federico Meira
Rival: Leslie Tuttle
Signature result: 5th of 17

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Kevin Hiney · Steam Driven · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2026
Tom Dickinson · Steam Driven, WICKED · Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 8th · Jun 2024 – Oct 2025
Stephanie Vavonese · ColdFire · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Jennifer Dick · Trivial Pursuit · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 59th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Ed Seyerlein · ColdFire · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 20th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Ed Eagan · Trivial Pursuit · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 59th · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Bill Smith · Steam Driven · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Robert Astrove · Steam Driven · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
Heather Dockstader · Steam Driven · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Benjamin Wright · Steam Driven · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
20 Jun 2026	2026 Lightning Flash Bash Regatta	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 16
4 Oct 2025	Lightning Leaf Peeper Regatta	WICKED	Lightning	Crew	11th / 15
14 Sep 2025	2025 Caz 1 Day	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 12
9 Aug 2025	2025 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American Championships	ColdFire	Handicap	Crew	20th / 25
14 Jun 2025	2025 Lightning Flash Bash Regatta	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	11th / 14
1 Jun 2025	2025 Points Races	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	9th / 11
14 Sep 2024	Caz 1 Day	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	8th / 11
3 Jul 2024	America's Cup 2024	Jeff Shaw	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 17
14 Jun 2024	2024 Lightning Flash Bash / Districts	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	12th / 16
1 Jun 2024	2024 Points Races	Steam Driven	Lightning	Skipper	7th / 13
17 Jul 2015	2015 Lightning Class International Masters Championship	Trivial Pursuit	Lightning	Other	59th / 63

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Lightning Helm	-55 provisional	#422 band 337–487	−5.5
Full-size sailing Helm	-39 provisional	#60901 band 44730–73298	—
Full-size sailing Crew	-65 provisional	#53365 band 36087–62509	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Lightning · Crew · 12 races, 2 events · rating -77

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	0 wins	beats 38%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 19%

How they race

Closer	−4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	65%	100% = the same result every event

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Federico Meira	49	6–43
Tom Harig	45	13–32
Ed Seyerlein	44	13–31
Clay Murphy	35	0–35
Fritz Koennecke	33	28–5
Leslie Tuttle	32	14–18
Robert Wardwell	29	2–27
Ed Eagan	22	8–14
Jed Dodge	22	1–21
Thomas King	19	0–19
Sam Woods	17	4–13
Pete King	17	11–6

Most-beaten opponent: Fritz Koennecke (28–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	33%
2025	5	28%
2024	4	45%
2015	1	7%

Boats

Steam Driven · Lightning · 7 events · 2024–2026
WICKED · Lightning · 1 events · 2025
ColdFire · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
Jeff Shaw · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Trivial Pursuit · Lightning · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Cazenovia, NY · 5 events
Willow Bank YC · 2 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
CAZENOVIA, NY · 1 events
Malletts Bay Boat Club · 1 events
Larchmont, NY · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -39, #60,901.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -65, #53,365. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.