Skip to content

Sailor · 2007–2026

Taylor Canfield

boston college Match racingJ/70F50

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
189

1,954 races · 491 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 51 of 189

Podium rate
50%

95 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 79%–81%, 3,520 boats)

Best class ranking
#23

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 773

Longest win streak
19

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tyler Sinks

8 wins · 12 podiums in 16 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Tyler Sinks & Lucy Wallace

6 wins · 9 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Briana Provancha

+30 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mike Buckley

Apr 2012 – Jul 2024 · 16 events

Nemesis
Tom Slingsby

38–111 head to head in 149 races

Rival
Alan Palmer

246–185 in 434 races

Best day
1 May 2010

3-3-4-3-1-1-5-3-1-1-1-DNF-1-1-2-1-2-5-11-1-8-5-3-1-6-3-3-1-13-2 · ICSA Eastern Semifinals

Signature result
1st of 49

2024 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta · J/70 · 4 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tyler Sinks — 8 wins · 12 podiums in 16 events together · 50% win rate
  • Scott Ewing · Dark Energy, Dark Energy B Team, Extreme 2, Rimette · Cape 31, J/70, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 26events 4 wins together · 11 podiums · 15% win rate · 22 of 199 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – May 2024
  • Laura Grondin · Dark Energy, DARK ENERGY · Handicap, IC37, J/70, Melges 24 26events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 19% win rate · 19 of 184 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Aug 2026
  • Mike Buckley · Dark Energy, Dark Energy B Team, Element, Extreme 2 · Cape 31, Etchells, J/70, Match racing 16events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 19% win rate · 23 of 102 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – Jul 2024
  • Tyler Sinks · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing 16events 8 wins together · 12 podiums · 50% win rate · 92 of 562 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2009 – May 2011
  • Richard Peale · Dark Energy, DARK ENERGY · Handicap, IC37, Melges 24, PHRF handicap 13events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 31% win rate · 14 of 85 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Lucy Wallace · Boston College (Eagles), Dark Energy · College fleet racing, IC37 12events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 50% win rate · 64 of 367 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Jul 2018
  • Laura McKenna · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing 12events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 42% win rate · 62 of 450 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2011
  • John Brim · Rimette · J/70 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 73 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Sandra Williams · Boston College (Eagles) · College fleet racing 10events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 60% win rate · 67 of 378 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2008 – Jun 2010
  • Ian Liberty · Dark Energy, Taylor Canfield · J/70, Match racing, Melges 24 9events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 61 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Mar 2025

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

Rating history

051110212008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 189

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Fall C420 InvitationalTaylor Canfield420Skipper3rd / 5
5 Sep 2026Spain Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver1st / 13
22 Aug 2026ROCKWOOL Germany Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver11th / 13
14 Aug 20262026 Melges 24 U.S. National ChampionshipDark EnergyMelges 24Tactician2nd / 46
25 Jul 2026Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver6th / 13
20 Jun 2026Canada Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver6th / 13
31 May 2026Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver6th / 13
9 May 2026Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver7th / 13
11 Apr 2026ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver4th / 13
28 Feb 2026KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver1st / 13
14 Feb 2026ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver7th / 13
17 Jan 2026Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix 2026U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver5th / 13
29 Nov 2025Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand FinalU.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver5th / 12
9 Oct 20252025 Swan The Nations TrophyFREYAClubSwan 28Crew1st / 9
4 Oct 2025DP World Spain Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver8th / 12
25 Sep 2025Melges 24 World Championship 2025DARK ENERGYMelges 24Crew2nd / 68
20 Sep 2025Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver10th / 12
12 Sep 2025ROCKWOOL France Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver11th / 12
16 Aug 2025Germany Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver11th / 12
19 Jul 2025Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver12th / 12
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekDark EnergyPHRF handicapTactician1st / 9
7 Jun 2025Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver12th / 12
28 Mar 20252025 J70 Midwinter ChampionshipDark EnergyJ/70Other11th / 50
22 Mar 2025Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver11th / 12
15 Mar 2025Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix 2025U.S. SailGP TeamF50Driver9th / 12

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 466, #3,263.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 1021, #23.Helm rating, Radio sailing: 92. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.