Sailor · 2012–2025

Reed Baer

ida lewis yacht club Shields International One Design IOD

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Events: 18
Win rate: 67%
Podium rate: 89%
Typically beats: 91%
Best class ranking: #3
Longest win streak: 5

Most successful partnership: Chris Hufstader
Best trio: Rachel Balaban & Matt Buechner
Biggest lift: Rachel Balaban
Longest-running crew: John Burnham
Nemesis: Andrew Green
Rival: William Berry
Best day: 5 Aug 2016
Signature result: 1st of 22

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Chris Hufstader — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

John Burnham · Fishers Island: Burnham, Grace, Norwegian Wood · International One Design, IOD, Shields 16events 10 wins together · 14 podiums · 63% win rate · 27 of 95 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Sep 2025
Pete Schott · Grace · Shields 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 9 of 39 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2024
Chris Hufstader · Grace · Shields 5events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 60% win rate · 13 of 39 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Sep 2025
Rachel Balaban · Grace · Shields 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 9 of 33 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2024
Matt Buechner · Grace · Shields 5events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 34 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Racehl Balaban · Grace · Shields 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
Oliver Parsons · Fishers Island: Burnham, Grace · International One Design, Shields 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 16 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2023
Micah Reyes · Grace · Shields 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 19 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2018
Peter Siegl · Grace · Shields 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
Ellie McClean · Grace · Shields 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2025	Edgartown Yacht Club 2025 Shields Class National Championship Regatta.	Grace	Shields	Co-Skipper	8th / 24
19 Sep 2024	Shields 60th National Championship Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 22
8 Sep 2023	2023 IOD World Championship	Fishers Island: Burnham	International One Design	Crew	1st / 11
10 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 14
9 Jun 2023	169th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 7
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Grace	Shields	Other	2nd / 34
16 Jul 2022	2022 Mudhead Benefit Cup for Always Home	Norwegian Wood	IOD	Other	1st / 9
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 12
10 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 5
2 Oct 2020	166th NYYC Annual Regatta	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 14
2 Oct 2020	166th NYYC Annual Regatta - Friday (Around-the-Island Race)	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 7
3 Aug 2018	2018 Buzzards Bay Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	2nd / 6
3 Aug 2017	2017 Buzzards Bay Regatta	Grace	Shields	Other	1st / 7
28 Sep 2016	The 52nd Shields National Championship Regatta	Grace	Shields	Co-Skipper	2nd / 17
5 Aug 2016	2016 Buzzards Bay Regatta - OneDesign	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 11
10 Sep 2015	2015 Shields Nationals	Grace	Shields	Skipper	8th / 24
20 Sep 2012	2012 Shields Nationals	Grace	Shields	Skipper	3rd / 13
16 Sep 2012	Shields Mini-Regatta	Grace	Shields	Skipper	1st / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	493 provisional	#2347 band 1227–4406	—
Shields Helm	465 provisional	#3 band 2–6	+10.2

3 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 11 races, 2 events · rating 164
International One Design · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 104
IOD · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 44

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	16 events	10 wins	beats 93%
As crew	2 events	2 wins	beats 100%

Positions: Co-Skipper (2)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	79%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	98%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Robbins	89	88–1
Ken Deyett	72	48–24
William Berry	56	33–23
David Bush-Brown	34	28–6
Dan Goodwin	33	28–5
Robin Monk	30	24–6
Peter Siegl	27	25–2
Ron Oard	26	25–1
Steve Mettler	26	25–1
Scott Foberg	24	22–2
Graham Quinn	22	19–3
Jonathan Hough	21	19–2

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Robbins (88–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	0	70%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	3	3	100%
2022	4	3	99%
2020	2	2	100%
2018	1	0	80%
2017	1	1	100%
2016	2	1	97%
2015	1	0	70%
2012	2	1	92%

Boats

Grace · Shields · 16 events · 2012–2025
Fishers Island: Burnham · International One Design · 1 events · 2023
Norwegian Wood · IOD · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 8 events
Marion, MA · 3 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
Nantucket, MA · 1 events
Edgartown, MA, USA · 1 events
Marion, MA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 493 (±170), #2,347.Crew rating across all classes: 164 (±236). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.