Sailor · 2006–2019

Blair Ross

Farr 40 J/70 T-10

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Events: 19
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 26%
Typically beats: 36%
Best class ranking: #340
Longest win streak: 4

Most successful partnership: Tyler Woodworth
Biggest lift: Tyler Woodworth
Longest-running crew: Leif Sigmond
Nemesis: Thomas Bowen
Rival: Philip Dowd
Best day: 7 Jun 2013
Signature result: 3rd of 31

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Tyler Woodworth — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Leif Sigmond · Norboy · Farr 40, J/70, T-10 9events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 58 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2017
Marcus Thymian · Norboy · Farr 40, T-10 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 53 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2017
Melissa Grim · Norboy · Farr 40, T-10 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 44 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2017
Mike Considine · Norboy · Farr 40, T-10 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 39 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2012 – Jul 2013
Anne Branson · Norboy · Farr 40 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 37 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−36 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2017
Jeff Olshesky · Norboy · Farr 40, T-10 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2012 – Sep 2017
Holly Collins · Eagles Wings, Hot Lips, Instant Karma, Norboy · Farr 40, J/70 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 43 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2015 – Aug 2019
Ed Leslie · Norboy · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2012
Shawn Burke · Norboy · Farr 40 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 23 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2012
Tyler Woodworth · Hot Lips, Taipan SB · Farr 40, J/70 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 17 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+41 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2014 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 19

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2019	2019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre Worlds	Hot Lips	Farr 40	Strategist	1st / 4
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Hot Lips	Farr 40	Nav/Tac	1st / 4
10 Feb 2018	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 3	Taipan / SB	J/70	Other	58th / 60
9 Dec 2017	2017/2018 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Taipan / SB	J/70	Co-Skipper	53rd / 53
28 Sep 2017	2017 Farr 40 North American Championships	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	5th / 8
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	6th / 7
17 Jan 2017	Quantum Key West Race Week 2017	Instant Karma	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	35th / 42
29 Jul 2016	2016 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Norboy	J/70	Other	14th / 17
29 Apr 2016	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2016	Eagles Wings	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	26th / 43
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Eagles Wings	J/70	Other	30th / 54
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Eagles Wings	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	22nd / 54
13 Dec 2014	2014/2015 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	Taipan SB	J/70	Tactician	34th / 48
26 Jul 2013	2013 T-10 North American Championship	Norboy	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 19
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Norboy	T-10	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 31
18 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	20th / 20
14 Sep 2012	2012 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds - USA Circuit Event 5	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	17th / 20
8 Sep 2012	2012 Sheldon Clark Regatta	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	3rd / 3
11 Aug 2012	2012 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Norboy	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	7th / 9
18 Aug 2006	2006 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Notorious	T-10	Skipper	4th / 29

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	-8 provisional	#45280 band 35343–53647	—
J/70 Crew	-226 provisional	#3216 band 2888–3342	−4.6
Farr 40 Crew	-90 provisional	#340 band 305–372	−8.6

3 more classes, not yet ranked

T-10 · Crew · 16 races, 2 events · rating 215
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 52
T-10 · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating 52

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	1 events	0 wins	beats 89%
As crew	18 events	2 wins	beats 39%

Positions: Main Trimmer (6) · Headsail Trimmer (5) · Strategist (1) · Nav/Tac (1) · Co-Skipper (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−3 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	28%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	42%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	47%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Heaton	48	9–39
Philip Dowd	46	23–23
Peter Firey	45	25–20
Robert Hughes	40	5–35
Andrew Fisher	40	11–29
Douglas Strebel	39	6–33
Thomas Bowen	39	2–37
Brian Keane	34	2–32
Tim Healy	33	2–31
Trey Sheehan	33	8–25
Carlo Alberini	33	1–32
Peter Vessella	33	7–26

Most-beaten opponent: Joe Baggett (19–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2019	2	2	100%
2018	1	0	3%
2017	4	0	19%
2016	3	0	35%
2015	1	0	60%
2014	1	0	30%
2013	2	0	94%
2012	4	0	10%
2006	1	0	89%

Boats

Norboy · Farr 40, J/70, T-10 · 9 events · 2012–2017
Eagles Wings · J/70 · 3 events · 2015–2016
Hot Lips · Farr 40 · 2 events · 2019
Taipan / SB · J/70 · 2 events · 2017–2018
Instant Karma · J/70 · 1 events · 2017
Taipan SB · J/70 · 1 events · 2014
Notorious · T-10 · 1 events · 2006

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 8 events
Key West, FL, USA · 3 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 3 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 2 events
LaSalle, MI, USA · 1 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: -8, #45,280.Helm rating across all classes: 52. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.