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Sailor · 2017–2026

Dillon Garcia

college of charleston 420College fleet racingMatch racing

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Events
38

398 races · 136 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 9 of 38

Podium rate
42%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
79%

of boats faced (90%: 78%–81%, 1,442 boats)

Best class ranking
#8

Crew in 420 · rating 579

Longest win streak
14

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jonnie Ciffolillo

5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 100% win rate

Best trio
Jonnie Ciffolillo & Andrea Melnik

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

Biggest lift
Jonnie Ciffolillo

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Axel Stordahl

Oct 2023 – Jul 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Morgan Pinckney

18–59 head to head in 77 races

Rival
Chase Decker

61–72 in 133 races

Best day
27 Sep 2025

4-1-1-2-1-5-3-4-2-1-1-1-1-8-8-2-9-4-6-1-2-7-1-6-2-1 · Charleston Fall Interconference · about 1 in 8,585,184,160 by chance

Signature result
8th of 132

2021 Club 420 US National Championship · 420 · 20 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jonnie Ciffolillo — 5 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 100% win rate
  • Ethan Simpson · Ethan Simpson · 420, Handicap 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 109 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Dylan Sih · Dylan Sih, Newport Harbor YC / Bahia Corinthian YC, NHYC / BCYC / ABYC · 420, Handicap, Match racing 10events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 99 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jun 2024
  • Jonnie Ciffolillo · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 5 wins together · 5 podiums · 100% win rate · 66 of 76 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Axel Stordahl · Alamitos Bay YC, Axel Stordahl, College of Charleston (Cougars), GREEN WING · College match racing, Lightning, Match racing 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 9 of 30 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Andrea Melnik · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College match racing 5events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 80% win rate · 42 of 50 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Nov 2024
  • Garrett Grenauer · Alamitos Bay YC, College of Charleston (Cougars) · College match racing, Match racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 16 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Caroline Uram · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 33 of 37 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Belle Placa · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 27 of 44 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • John Szynal · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 28 of 31 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Ava Cohen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 27 of 44 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-5926057920182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 38

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853Axel StordahlLightningCrew4th / 9
19 May 2026Tuesday Night RacingDillon Garcia420Skipper21st / 41
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointClean BreakMelges 24Watch Captain12th / 24
4 Apr 2026SAISA Open Team Race ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper1st / 7
7 Mar 2026Bob Bavier Open Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper2nd / 8
27 Sep 2025Charleston Fall InterconferenceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 13
14 Sep 2025The Ashley River TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 13
15 Nov 2024ICSA Match Race National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College match racingA Crew9th / 10
2 Nov 2024LBYC Butler Cup 2024Alamitos Bay YCMatch racingCrew4th / 8
21 Sep 2024SAISA Match Race ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College match racingA Crew1st / 9
15 Sep 2024The Ashley River TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 14
29 Jun 2024US Youth Championship - Rose Cup 2024NHYC / BCYC / ABYCMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
10 Mar 2024Tiger Town TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
20 Oct 2023Wild Oyster Regatta 2023GREEN WINGLightningCrew7th / 22
14 Oct 2023David Van Cleef Memorial TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 10
23 Sep 2023The Ashley River TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 11
16 Sep 2023SAISA North Top 6 InviteCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 6
4 Aug 20232023 South Shore ChampionshipDylan Sih420Crew11th / 88
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipDylan Sih420Crew21st / 130
7 Jul 20232023 Club 420 Association National ChampionshipDylan Sih420Crew23rd / 113
23 Jun 2023US Youth Championship - Rose Cup 2023Dylan SihMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
10 Jun 2023LBYC Dickson Cup 2023Newport Harbor YC / Bahia Corinthian YCMatch racingCrew3rd / 8
27 Jan 20232022-23 SCYYRA Perry Series #3Dylan Sih420Crew3rd / 42
2 Dec 20222022 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalDylan Sih420Crew6th / 54
16 Sep 2022C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Dylan Sih420Crew4th / 42

Crew rating across all classes: 458 (±131), #2,309.Helm rating across all classes: 579 (±175), #1,156. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.