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Sailor · 2017–2026

Sarah Graff

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Events
24

125 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 5 of 24

Podium rate
67%

16 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (range 69%–80%, 186 boats)

Best class ranking
#126

Crew in J/88 · rating 163

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Amy Baxter

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Andy Graff & Amy Baxter

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

Biggest lift
Amy Baxter

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Andy Graff

Jun 2017 – Aug 2026 · 24 events

Nemesis
Mike Bruno

11–36 head to head in 47 races

Rival
John Leahey

35–28 in 63 races

Best day
1 Jun 2019

3-1-1-1 · 2019 Columbia Y.C. COLORS Regatta

Signature result
1st of 18

2019 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRA · PHRF handicap · 22 Jun 2019

Partnerships · 33 sailors

Most successful partnership: Amy Baxter — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Andy Graff · Exile · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 24events 5 wins together · 16 podiums · 21% win rate · 25 of 125 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Scott Eisenhardt · Exile · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 2 wins together · 9 podiums · 13% win rate · 21 of 103 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Luke LeCoche · Exile · J/88 8events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 13% win rate · 13 of 55 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2019 – Aug 2024
  • Sam Keys · Exile · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 53 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Jackie McDermott · Exile · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 30 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Jan 2018
  • James Shipley · Exile · J/88 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 8 of 35 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Graham Eger · Exile · J/88 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 27 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2020 – Aug 2024
  • Amy Baxter · Exile · J/88 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 21 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Christian Faber · Exile · J/88, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
  • Hunter Ratliff · Exile · J/88 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Apr 2018

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

Rating history

016933820182020202220242026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
21 Aug 20262026 Verve Cup InshoreExileJ/88Crew2nd / 9
9 Aug 20242024 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaExileJ/88Other2nd / 10
29 Jul 20222022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaExileJ/88Bow2nd / 5
8 Jan 20222022 John Jennings Memorial Spinnaker RegattaExileJ/88Bow1st / 4
19 Sep 20202020 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRAExileJ/88Bow4th / 7
24 Jan 2020J Fest 2020ExileJ/88Bow2nd / 5
7 Sep 20192019 Sheldon Clark Distance - CASRAExileJ/88Skipper2nd / 5
1 Sep 20192019 Bi State: St Joe to Chicago - CASRAExilePHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
30 Aug 20192019 Tri State: Chicago to St. Joe - CASRAExilePHRF handicapOther1st / 15
9 Aug 20192019 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta & J 111 Pre WorldsExileJ/88Skipper3rd / 7
7 Aug 2019100 Boats on a BeercanExilePHRF handicapOther2nd / 13
22 Jun 20192019 Chicago to Waukegan - CASRAExilePHRF handicapOther1st / 18
8 Jun 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoExileJ/88Other2nd / 5
1 Jun 20192019 Columbia Y.C. COLORS RegattaExileJ/88Other1st / 6
12 Apr 20192019 Sperry Charleston Race WeekExileJ/88Bow4th / 9
15 Feb 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. PetersburgExileJ/88Skipper5th / 6
25 Jan 2019Mid-January J Fest 2019ExileJ/88Grinder5th / 6
13 Apr 20182018 Sperry Charleston Race WeekExileJ/88Grinder6th / 8
19 Jan 2018Mid-January J Fest 2018ExileJ/88Grinder2nd / 4
16 Sep 20172017 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRAExileJ/88Grinder1st / 5
11 Aug 20172017 Verve Cup Offshore RegattaExileORC handicapGrinder4th / 11
28 Jul 20172017 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubExileJ/88Grinder9th / 13
17 Jun 20172017 Chicago - Waukegan - Chicago - CASRAExilePHRF handicapGrinder5th / 19
9 Jun 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta ChicagoExilePHRF handicapGrinder2nd / 10

Crew rating across all classes: 338, #5,834. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.