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Sailor · 2012–2026

Val Clayton

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Events
49

56 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 11 of 49

Podium rate
47%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 52%–59%, 656 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jonathan Gibbs

3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate

Biggest lift
Jonathan Gibbs

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jonathan Gibbs

Jan 2016 – Mar 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Jim Borger

9–11 head to head in 20 races

Best day
30 Jan 2016

2-2 · 2016 - Three Bridge Fiasco

Signature result
1st of 33

2014 - Three Bridge Fiasco · PHRF handicap · 25 Jan 2014

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jonathan Gibbs — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events together · 43% win rate
  • Jonathan Gibbs · GYPSY LADY · Handicap 7events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 43% win rate · 0 of 7 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Mar 2025
  • John Dolan · GYPSY LADY · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 53rd · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
  • Paul Sutchek · GYPSY LADY · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
  • Monique Domes · GYPSY LADY · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

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

Rating history

0981962014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper4th / 6
2 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper4th / 6
26 Jul 20252025 - The YRA Encinal RegattaGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper4th / 6
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper4th / 11
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper5th / 6
25 Jan 20252025 - Three Bridge FiascoGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper1st / 8
5 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
4 May 20242024 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
6 Apr 20242024 - Rollo Wheeler Regatta to Benefit Special OlympicsGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper9th / 19
29 Jul 20232023 - The YRA Encinal RegattaGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
24 Jun 20232023 - Offshore SeriesGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper11th / 21
7 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
6 May 20232023 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
15 Apr 20232023 - The Wheeler RegattaGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
26 Feb 20222022 - CorinthianGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper1st / 10
21 Aug 20212021 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
8 May 2021John Samuels Captain Fast RegattaGypsy LadyHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
8 Nov 2020John Samuels Captain Fast RegattaGypsy LadyHandicapSkipper1st / 8
29 Feb 20202020 - CorinthianGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
27 Jul 20192019 - The YRA Encinal RegattaGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 8
4 May 20192019 - The Great Vallejo RaceGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
21 Oct 2018San Francisco Leukemia Cup RegattaGypsy LadyHandicapSkipper9th / 9
29 Sep 20182018 - The YRA Corinthian RegattaGYPSY LADYHandicapSkipper4th / 7
28 Jul 20182018 - The YRA Encinal RegattaGYPSY LADYPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 177, #21,839. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.