Skip to content

Sailor · 2008–2026

Todd Aven

city island yc storm trysail club PHRF handicapORC handicapHandicap

Search sailors · About these ratings

Events
189

501 races · 160 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 50 of 189

Podium rate
69%

131 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 65%–69%, 1,267 boats)

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Leigh Beer

5 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 50% win rate

Best trio
Todd Diffee & Kasey Currier

4 wins · 7 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Alex Ilg

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Todd Diffee

Aug 2012 – Sep 2026 · 18 events

Nemesis
Tony Esposito

1–26 head to head in 27 races

Rival
William Purdy

49–49 in 98 races

Best day
5 Aug 2017

2-2-1-2-1 · 13th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design) Including the Soverel 33 Nationals

Signature result
1st of 15

2015 EBYRA Wednesday Night Series · PHRF handicap · 13 May 2015

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Leigh Beer — 5 wins · 9 podiums in 10 events together · 50% win rate
  • Todd Diffee · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 18events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 28% win rate · 5 of 17 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Sep 2026
  • Leigh Beer · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 5 wins together · 9 podiums · 50% win rate · 6 of 11 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Kasey Currier · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 50% win rate · 4 of 8 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Sep 2026
  • Barbara Karpinska · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Aug 2024
  • Gerard Girstl · Thin Man · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – May 2025
  • Alex Ilg · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 4 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Lauren Nye · Thin Man · PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Aug 2019
  • Emily Trower-Young · Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – May 2023
  • Basia Karpinska · Thin Man · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Tom Ericsson · Tenebrae, Thin Man · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Jun 2021

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

Rating history

-64197457200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 189

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 20262026 Captain Island RaceThin ManPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey2nd / 3
4 Sep 20262026 Vineyard RaceThin ManPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 6
23 Jul 20262026 Around Long Island Regatta (49th Annual)Thin ManPHRF handicapAutopilot2nd / 5
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race WeekThin ManPHRF handicapAutopilot6th / 8
27 Jun 202695th RYC Stratford Shoal RaceThin ManPHRF handicapUntangler2nd / 5
20 Jun 202690th Annual City Island Yacht Club Distance Race 2026Thin ManPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
27 May 20262026 Big Tom Wednesday Night SeriesThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
22 May 20262026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceThin ManORC handicapAutopilot1st / 5
16 May 202615th Annual GeartesterThin ManPHRF handicapCat 3 Cooler Jockey1st / 3
9 May 202671st Annual Edlu Distance RaceThin ManPHRF handicapAutopilot3rd / 10
3 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring RegattaThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
1 May 20262026 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta (Friday Coastal Race)Thin ManPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 7
18 Oct 20252025 The Bitter EnderThin ManPHRF handicapAutopilot2nd / 11
4 Oct 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 11
28 Sep 20252025 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta Saturday Coastal Race and Sunday Coastal RaceThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 8
13 Sep 20252025 Captain Island RaceThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 2
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceThin ManORC handicapAutopilot1st / 3
10 Aug 202572nd City Island Yacht Club Annual Day Race 2025Thin ManPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)Thin ManPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 8
16 Jul 20252025 Big Tom Wednesday Night Summer SeriesThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
12 Jul 2025127th Larchmont Race WeekThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
6 Jun 20252025 Annapolis - Newport RaceThin ManORC handicapAutopilot3rd / 7
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceThin ManORC handicapAutopilot5th / 9
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceTHIN MANXPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
21 May 20252025 Big Tom Wednesday Night SeriesThin ManPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 361, #6,720.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 35, #38,322. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.