Skip to content
Saildex

Sailor · 2012–2022

Francis Selldorff

cotuit mosquito yacht club 420OptimistCollege fleet racing

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
47

408 races · 45 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 47

Podium rate
15%

7 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–75%, 2,412 boats)

Best class ranking
#552

Helm in Optimist · rating 435

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Mikayla Mathieu

Oct 2020 – Mar 2022 · 7 events

Nemesis
Seth Rizika

18–73 head to head in 91 races

Rival
Thomas Walker

61–41 in 104 races

Best day
2 Apr 2022

3-3-2-DNF-1-1-3-8-2-6-12-2-4-1-3-2-3-8-5-3-2-2-8-3-2-1-1-6 · Boston University Trophy · about 1 in 155,411,711 by chance

Signature result
1st of 44

Youth Invitational · Optimist · 8 Aug 2013

Partnerships · 32 sailors

  • Mikayla Mathieu · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles), Boston College (Francis Selldorff '23/Mikayla Mathieu '22) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 23 of 88 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2020 – Mar 2022
  • Josie Warfield · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 20 of 91 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2021 – Oct 2022
  • John Plavan · Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 15 of 81 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Apr 2022
  • Ginny Alex · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 20 of 71 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Graham Ness · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 18 of 76 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Katelyn McGauley · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles 3) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 47 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Chip Kreuzkamp · Boston College (Eagles 2), Boston College (Eagles 3), Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 14 of 45 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Lilly Mathieu · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 60 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2019 – Mar 2022
  • Sean McLaughlin · Kinship · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Coleman schofield · Kinship · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

023046020132015201720192021Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Oct 2022Savin Hill InviteBoston College (Eagles 2)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 16
2 Apr 2022Boston University TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 14
26 Mar 2022Harpswell Sound Team RaceBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper2nd / 5
19 Mar 2022Team Race InviteBoston College (Eagles)College team racingSkipper6th / 8
16 Oct 2021Savin Hill InviteBoston College (Eagles 2)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 17
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceKinshipORC handicapOther9th / 18
3 Apr 2021Salve Regina Fleet RaceBoston College (Eagles 2)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 9
27 Mar 2021Thames River Team RaceBoston College (Eagles 3)College team racingSkipper2nd / 6
7 Mar 2021St. Mary's TR OpenerBoston College (Eagles 2)College team racingSkipper5th / 6
6 Mar 2021St. Mary's Spring OpenerBoston College (Eagles 2)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 9
31 Oct 2020Camel InviteBoston College (Francis Selldorff '23/Mikayla Mathieu '22)College fleet racingSkipper8th / 18
1 Aug 2020Chatham Yacht Club 2020 Regatta199355LasersSkipper4th / 8
26 Oct 2019Nickerson TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-6)9th / 18
19 Oct 2019Oberg TrophyBoston College (Eagles)College fleet racingC Skipper (1)15th / 18
13 Aug 2019Beverly Junior Regatta7815420Skipper7th / 86
7 Aug 2019HYC Youth Invitational7815420Skipper8th / 56
3 Aug 20192019 Buzzards Bay c420 ChampionshipFrancis Selldorff420Skipper23rd / 148
17 Jul 2019US Sailing's Chubb Junior Sailing Championships: Area A Championship7815420Skipper17th / 37
11 Jul 201996th ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors7815420Skipper2nd / 65
6 Jul 2019NBJR 20197815420Skipper4th / 66
6 Aug 2018US Sailing's 2018 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championship for the Sears, Bemis and Smythe Trophies11LightningSkipper8th / 11
12 Jul 201895th ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors7815420Skipper4th / 77
7 Jul 2018NBJR 20187815420Skipper12th / 65
22 Jul 20172017 Falmouth 420 RegattaFrancis Selldorff [GP]420Skipper15th / 48
13 Jul 201794th ANNUAL REGATTA - Juniors7815420Skipper35th / 71

Helm rating across all classes: 308 (±148), #9,385. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.