Sailor · 2009–2025

Donn Hamilton

barrington PHRF handicap J/29 Handicap

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Events: 11
Win rate: 18%
Podium rate: 73%
Typically beats: 73%
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Ben Chwalk
Best trio: Ben Chwalk & David Materne
Biggest lift: Dave Norton
Longest-running crew: David Materne
Nemesis: Tony Esposito
Rival: Robert Bruno
Best day: 24 Jun 2015
Signature result: 2nd of 12

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ben Chwalk — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

David Materne · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 84 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2025
Steve Thurston · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 11events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 18% win rate · 18 of 84 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2025
Ben Chwalk · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 17 of 63 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2025
Dave Norton · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, J/29, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 12 of 60 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2022
Ian Hopkins · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 60 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – Jun 2025
Jared Kelly · Mighty Puffin · J/29, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 14% win rate · 10 of 51 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
Bob Malcolm · Mighty Puffin · J/29, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 32 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2015 – Jun 2023
Leeds Mitchell · Mighty Puffin · PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2009 – Jun 2023
Michael Reuter · Mighty Puffin · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 28 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
Phil Garland · Mighty Puffin · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 11

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Pit	1st / 5
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 6
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 13
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 12
14 May 2020	2020 Charles V Cox Memorial Series	Mighty Puffin	J/29	Main Trimmer	1st / 5
24 Jun 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Mast	2nd / 12
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Mast	5th / 9
23 Jun 2015	2015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVI	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 12
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 9
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	Mighty Puffin	Handicap	Other	2nd / 5
22 Jun 2009	2009 Block Island Race Week XXIII	Mighty Puffin	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	3rd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	348 provisional	#5400 band 3265–8825	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/29 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 218

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	11 events	2 wins	beats 73%

Positions: Main Trimmer (6) · Mast (3) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	−1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	54%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	69%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jack McGuire	37	13–24
Robert Bruno	31	17–14
Tony Esposito	25	2–23
Jonathan Asch	25	23–2
Matthew Strand	22	21–1
Donald Suter	21	19–2
John Storck	17	13–4
John Cooper	16	9–7
Samuel Cushing	14	14–0
George Lima	14	8–6
David Alldian	14	7–7
Richard Spitzenberger	14	14–0

Most-beaten opponent: Jonathan Asch (23–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	20%
2022	1	0	58%
2021	1	0	91%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	91%
2017	1	0	50%
2015	2	0	78%
2013	1	0	75%
2009	1	0	60%

Boats

Mighty Puffin · PHRF handicap, J/29, Handicap · 11 events · 2009–2025

Where they race

Block Island, RI, USA · 8 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events
Barrington, RI, USA · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating across all classes: 348, #5,400. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.