Sailor · 2014–2025

Hugh Layton

rnsys Farr 30 J/24 PHRF handicap

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 57%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #9
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Greg Sweet
Best trio: Andrew Sweet & Robert Sweet
Biggest lift: Greg Sweet
Nemesis: Roby Douglas
Rival: Rob Gale
Best day: 16 Aug 2025
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Greg Sweet — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Gregory Blunden · Adrenaline Rush, Matador · Farr 30, J/24 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 41 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Aug 2025
Brendan Smith · Adrenaline Rush, Fearless, Matador · Farr 30, IRC handicap, J/24 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 35 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Aug 2022
Greg Sweet · Matador · Farr 30 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Andrew Sweet · Matador · Farr 30 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Robert Sweet · Matador · Farr 30 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 31 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Justin Bean · Matador · Farr 30 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Evan Oulahen · Lifted, Oakcliff Farr 40 Red · J/24, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2014 – May 2019
Ben Maloney · Adrenaline Rush, Lifted · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Feb 2014 – Sep 2014
Kiran Persaud · Fearless · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2014 – Oct 2014
Shaun Ensor · Fearless · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2014 – Oct 2014

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Matador	Farr 30	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 6
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Matador	Farr 30	Main Trimmer	2nd / 6
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Matador	Farr 30	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
24 May 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Oakcliff Farr 40 Red	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 6
11 Oct 2014	2014 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Fearless	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 12
23 Sep 2014	2014 J 24 World Championship	Adrenaline Rush	J/24	Headsail Trimmer	54th / 69
14 Feb 2014	2014 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta	Lifted	J/24	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 12

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	262 provisional	#10210 band 5701–17286	—
Farr 30 Crew	278 provisional	#9 band 1–19	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/24 · Crew · 15 races, 2 events · rating 56

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (4) · Main Trimmer (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	−18 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rob Gale	31	17–14
Ben Maloney	31	20–11
Peter Toombs	31	17–14
Roby Douglas	20	8–12
Steven Wood	15	7–8
Liam McCarthy	14	9–5
Elsie Gillis	12	11–1

Most-beaten opponent: Elsie Gillis (11–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	80%
2021	1	0	67%
2019	1	0	20%
2014	3	0	56%

Boats

Matador · Farr 30 · 3 events · 2021–2025
Oakcliff Farr 40 Red · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Fearless · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2014
Adrenaline Rush · J/24 · 1 events · 2014
Lifted · J/24 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Stamford, CT, USA · 1 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 262, #10,210. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.