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Sailor · 2015–2025

Paul Eley

lyc hyc gbca ORC handicapJ/109PHRF handicap

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Events
34

197 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 4 of 34

Podium rate
41%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 57%–66%, 305 boats)

Best class ranking
#207

Crew in J/109 · rating 134

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John A Crowell

3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate

Best trio
John A Crowell & Christopher Dees

3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Christopher Dees

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Diana Sutton

Jun 2015 – Aug 2025 · 34 events

Nemesis
David Rosow

14–52 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Carl Olsson

25–22 in 47 races

Best day
16 Jul 2018

1-1-2-2-2-2-2 · NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex · about 1 in 332 by chance

Signature result
1st of 13

2022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat · J/109 · 4 Jun 2022

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: John A Crowell — 3 wins · 6 podiums in 8 events together · 38% win rate
  • Diana Sutton · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 34events 4 wins together · 14 podiums · 12% win rate · 25 of 197 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Tom Sutton · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 30events 3 wins together · 11 podiums · 10% win rate · 20 of 173 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Christopher Dees · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 29events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 14% win rate · 25 of 172 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
  • Tom Meeh · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 20events 1 wins together · 7 podiums · 5% win rate · 15 of 127 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
  • Robert Brann · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap 18events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 11% win rate · 13 of 112 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jun 2023
  • Martin Weick · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 17% win rate · 13 of 86 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2021
  • Tom Johnson · Leading Edge · J/109, ORC handicap 10events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 52 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Aug 2025
  • John A Crowell · Leading Edge · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 10 of 33 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Sep 2024
  • Jakob Sutton · Leading Edge · J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 39 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Terry Meeh · Leading Edge · IRC handicap, J/109 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 7 of 40 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

017635220162018202020222024Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendLeading EdgeORC handicapPit Assist3rd / 10
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 9
2 Nov 20242024 J/Fest Southwest RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapSwitch Flipper4th / 5
1 Sep 20242024 97th CYC Around the Island RaceLeading EdgePHRF handicapPit3rd / 6
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit4th / 9
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatLeading EdgeJ/109Pit7th / 14
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekLeading EdgeORC handicapPit4th / 8
16 Jan 20232023 Southernmost RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit2nd / 7
4 Jan 20232023 Lauderdale to Key West RaceLeading EdgeORC handicapPit6th / 10
3 Nov 20222022 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceLeading EdgeORC handicapPit4th / 7
22 Oct 20222022 J/Fest Southwest RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit1st / 6
12 Oct 20222022 J109 North American ChampionshipLeading EdgeJ/109Pit10th / 16
4 Jun 20222022 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatLeading EdgeJ/109Pit1st / 13
3 Oct 20212021 J/Fest Southwest RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit2nd / 6
13 Aug 20212021 Safe Harbor Race WeekendLeading EdgeORC handicapPit4th / 8
7 Aug 20212021 Pequot Invitational RegattaLeading EdgeJ/109Pit7th / 11
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit4th / 12
5 Jun 20212021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatLeading EdgeJ/109Pit11th / 17
10 Oct 20202020 J/Fest Southwest RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit3rd / 5
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaLeading EdgeORC handicapPit1st / 6
21 Aug 20192019 J 109 North American ChampionshipLeading EdgeJ/109Pit6th / 11
10 Aug 20192019 J/Fest New EnglandLeading EdgeJ/109Pit1st / 8
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaLeading EdgeJ/109Pit4th / 4
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekLeading EdgeJ/109Pit4th / 8
11 Oct 20182018 J 109 North American ChampionshipLeading EdgeJ/109Pit10th / 20

Crew rating across all classes: 247 (±110), #11,040. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.