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Sailor · 2018–2025

Tucker Ballou

syracuse university College fleet racingPHRF handicapILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
26

242 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 26

Podium rate
54%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 60%–68%, 393 boats)

Best class ranking
#270

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 370

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tasso Torquato

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Tasso Torquato & Colby Jennings

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Henry Ihle

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Abhijeet Lele

Aug 2018 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Mariner Fagan

0–31 head to head in 31 races

Rival
Cole Bender

41–40 in 82 races

Best day
31 Jul 2021

10-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-4-1 · JSA Laser/420 Champs and JSA Girls Champs

Signature result
1st of 12

JSA Laser/420 Champs and JSA Girls Champs · ILCA 7 (Laser) · 31 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tasso Torquato — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together
  • Shay Gualdoni · Centurion, Syracuse University (Orange 1), Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing, J/35 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 116 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – May 2025
  • Alexa Whitman · Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 108 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Maren Behnke · Syracuse University (Orange 1), Syracuse University (Orange 2), Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 88 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2024
  • Abhijeet Lele · Varuna · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 9 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Collin Ross · Centurion, Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing, J/35 5events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 76 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2023 – May 2025
  • Tasso Torquato · Varuna · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Sep 2025
  • Colby Jennings · Varuna · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2019 – Sep 2025
  • Alec Wyers · Syracuse University (Orange 2), Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 42 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Henry Ihle · Syracuse University (Orange 1), Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 62 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Brian Olson · Varuna · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

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

Rating history

01733462019202020212022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20252025 PYC - Falkner Island RaceVarunaPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
30 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitCenturionJ/35Rush Chairman8th / 10
5 Oct 2024Stony Brook Fall OpenSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 10
21 Sep 2024CAZENOVIA FALL OPENSyracuse University (Orange 1)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 10
14 Sep 2024Battle of Lake ErieSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 7
16 Aug 20242024 Ida Lewis Distance RaceLokiPHRF handicapSpinnaker trimmer2nd / 10
1 Jun 20242024 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatMistralJ/109Switch Flipper1st / 7
13 Apr 2024Grant TrophySyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingA Crew9th / 10
28 Oct 2023WAR MEMORIALSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10)18th / 18
21 Oct 2023Luce TrophySyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingB Crew5th / 15
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleVarunaPHRF handicapOther2nd / 13
3 Jun 20232023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatMistralJ/109Switch Flipper8th / 14
22 Apr 2023Rochester Club OpenSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 5
8 Apr 2023Ocean County Spring OpenSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingB Skipper (13)3rd / 13
25 Mar 2023Stony Brook CupSyracuse University (Orange)College fleet racingB Crew (3-10)3rd / 8
24 Sep 2022Cazenovia Fall OpenSyracuse University (Orange 2)College fleet racingA Crew (1-3)4th / 8
7 Aug 20212021 Pequot Invitational RegattaLokiJ/109Spinnaker trimmer1st / 11
31 Jul 2021JSA Laser/420 Champs and JSA Girls ChampsTBDILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 12
11 Jul 20212021 Larchmont Junior Race WeekTBDILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 9
9 Jul 20212021 JSA Race Week at Cedar Point YCTBDILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 10
1 Jul 2020Frost Point SeriesTucker BallouILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper6th / 30
30 Aug 20192019 Vineyard RaceVarunaPHRF handicapRush Chairman7th / 11
5 Aug 20192019 JSA CHAMPIONSHIPS - C420, Laser, Laser Radial & Girls ChampsTBDILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 10
3 Aug 20192019 Buzzards Bay c420 ChampionshipMaisie MacGillivray420Crew58th / 149
15 Jun 2019165th NYYC Annual RegattaVarunaPHRF handicapOther5th / 9

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 183, #17,666.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 244, #15,528. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.