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Sailor · 2017–2026

Bonnie Steele

eyc Harbor 20Melges 15Viper 640

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Events
37

142 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 37

Podium rate
24%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
48%

of boats faced (90%: 44%–51%, 604 boats)

Best class ranking
#53

Helm in Harbor 20 · rating 213

Most successful partnership
Alex Steele

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Ron Steele & Alex Steele

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ron Steele

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ron Steele

May 2017 – Jun 2026 · 25 events

Nemesis
Sara Morgan Watters

11–50 head to head in 61 races

Rival
Bell Carty

15–14 in 29 races

Best day
1 Jan 2024

2-1-2 · 2024 Melges 15 Summer Series · about 1 in 10 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2 · Harbor 20 · 7 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alex Steele — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ron Steele · 408, Blackout, Cicada Casbah, Cicada X · Harbor 20, Melges 15, Viper 640 25events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 4% win rate · 5 of 116 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2017 – Jun 2026
  • Scott Steele · Cicada Casbah, Cicada X, Not yet · Viper 640 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 16 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Alex Steele · Blackout, Not yet · Harbor 20, Viper 640 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Apr 2024
  • Britton Steele · Blackout, Cicada Casbah · Harbor 20, Viper 640 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2020 – May 2021
  • Heather Steele · Blackout · Harbor 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Jennifer Sturmer · Blackout · Harbor 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020
  • Sunny Sturmer · Miss Evie · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Sammy Herin · Cicada X · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Lauren Donnelly · Blackout · Harbor 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2020 – Nov 2020

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

Rating history

014328620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 20262026 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaBlackoutHarbor 20Tactician6th / 15
1 Jan 20262026 Melges 15 Summer SeriesMiss EvieMelges 15Crew5th / 5
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVMiss EvieMelges 15Tactician4th / 7
17 May 20252025 SCC EWE Spirit CupMiss EvieMelges 15Skipper3rd / 4
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMiss EvieMelges 15Tactician4th / 16
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1BlackoutHandicapSkipper16th / 20
1 Jan 20252025 Melges 15 Fall Series408Melges 15Crew4th / 7
1 Jan 20252025 Melges 15 Spring SeriesMiss EvieMelges 15Crew7th / 10
24 Jul 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3BlackoutHarbor 20Skipper9th / 13
19 Jun 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2BlackoutHarbor 20Skipper10th / 11
6 Jun 20242024 Melges 15 East Coast ChampionshipMiss EvieMelges 15Crew18th / 29
2 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMiss EvieMelges 15Tactician7th / 12
24 Apr 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1BlackoutHarbor 20Other9th / 12
23 Feb 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #2Miss EvieMelges 15Crew53rd / 79
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1Miss EvieMelges 15Crew48th / 90
1 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Summer SeriesMiss EvieMelges 15Crew2nd / 7
12 Aug 20232023 LEHYC Invitational Down Bay RegattaMiss EvieMelges 15Tactician23rd / 36
26 Jul 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 3BlackoutHarbor 20Skipper12th / 12
7 Jun 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 2BlackoutHarbor 20Skipper1st / 13
13 May 20232023 AYC Spring Harbor RegattaBlackoutHarbor 20Strategist3rd / 13
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMiss EvieMelges 15Other7th / 11
26 Apr 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1BlackoutHarbor 20Other1st / 13
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgMiss EvieMelges 15Strategist7th / 18
1 Jan 20232023 Melges 15 Summer SeriesMiss EvieMelges 15Crew7th / 8
9 Sep 20222022 Harbor 20 Class ChampionshipBlackoutHarbor 20Other12th / 24

Crew rating across all classes: 141 (±152), #21,635.Helm rating across all classes: 267 (±187), #12,403. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.