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Sailor · 2015–2026

Evan Boyd

sail newport HandicapLaserILCA

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Events
21

217 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 5 of 21

Podium rate
52%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 58%–66%, 418 boats)

Best class ranking
#61

Helm in ILCA · rating 103

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Maura Boyd

2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Richie Boyd & John Taft

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Maura Boyd

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
John Taft

Sep 2015 – Sep 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Michael Zonnenberg

3–77 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Aleksei Semeniuk

31–33 in 65 races

Best day
10 Nov 2025

6-10-1-6-4-5-10-6-2-3-9-8-3-1-5-9 · 2025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite Series

Signature result
1st of 13

2025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 1 · J/22 · 28 May 2025

Partnerships · 41 sailors

Most successful partnership: Maura Boyd — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • John Taft · Fortune, Fortune (NS), Holy Frijoles · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 7 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Richie Boyd · Fortune, Fortune (NS), Holy Frijoles · Handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 3 of 7 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2025
  • Maura Boyd · Holy Frijoles · Handicap, J/22, SN-J/22 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 12 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
  • Liz Doucette · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 5 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
  • Chloé Gilligan · Holy Frijoles · Handicap, J/22, SN-J/22 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 11 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Andrew Segal · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2017
  • David Boyd · Fortune · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2015 – Sep 2019
  • Tom Glassie · Fortune, Fortune (NS) · Handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2017
  • John Keogh · Resolute IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Chris Straub · Young American-324 (YCC) · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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

Rating history

-977224120162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 May 20262026 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night SeriesHoly FrijolesHandicapSkipper3rd / 11
27 May 20262026 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night SeriesHoly FrijolesHandicapSkipper1st / 12
9 Nov 20252025/26 Fleet 413 Frostbite SeriesEvan BoydILCASkipper7th / 71
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeHoly FrijolesHandicapCrew1st / 8
16 Jul 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 2Holy FrijolesSN-J/22Skipper2nd / 13
28 May 20252025 Newport Yacht Club Wednesday Night Series 1Holy FrijolesJ/22Skipper1st / 13
19 Apr 20252025 Peter Milnes Regatta¡Holy Frijoles!ILCASkipper3rd / 20
10 Nov 20242024 Fleet 413 Frostbite Series¡Holy Frijoles!ILCASkipper10th / 68
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaHoly FrijolesHandicapSkipper2nd / 5
12 Sep 20202020 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaFortunePHRF handicapOther2nd / 3
28 Sep 20192019 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaFortunePHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
30 Aug 20192019 Vineyard RaceResolute IVIRC handicapOther6th / 7
25 Jul 20192019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)Young American-324 (YCC)PHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 12
6 Jul 20192019 Newport RegattaCool BeansLaserOther12th / 20
7 Jun 20192019 Annapolis - Newport RaceOdetteORC handicapOther7th / 10
7 Jul 20182018 Newport Regatta124697LaserOther12th / 16
30 Jun 2018John Bentley Regatta124697LaserSkipper12th / 14
26 Aug 201738th Annual Newport Classic Yacht RegattaFortune (NS)HandicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 6
7 Jul 20172017 Newport Regatta124697LaserOther17th / 21
5 Aug 20162016 Buzzards Bay 420 ChampionshipEvan & Tom 6513420Other74th / 86
5 Sep 2015Museum of Yachting 36th Annual Classic Yacht RegattaFortuneHandicapMain Trimmer4th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 238, #14,864.Crew rating across all classes: 201, #14,842. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.