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Sailor · 2006–2026

Philip Crain

massachusetts institute of technology College fleet racingCollege team racingCollege singlehanded

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Events
52

1,305 races · 109 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 2 of 52

Podium rate
19%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–64%, 900 boats)

Best class ranking
#359

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 557

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christopher Ford

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Christopher Ford & Andrew Sommer

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

Biggest lift
Mark Van De Loo

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Eben Freeman

Sep 2008 – May 2013 · 15 events

Nemesis
Cy Thompson

93–198 head to head in 291 races

Rival
Peter Pellegrini

214–185 in 399 races

Best day
23 Mar 2013

6-3-4-12-11-2-1-12-1-1-6-12-1-4-2-1-16-4-6-6-1-12-1-13-3-10-11-7-2-5-2-4 · Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup · about 1 in 180,567,943 by chance

Signature result
1st of 38

2008 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship - Laser Radial · Laser Radial · 26 Jun 2008

Partnerships · 35 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christopher Ford — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events together
  • Andrew Sommer · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 5% win rate · 77 of 694 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2009 – May 2013
  • David Alfonso · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 64 of 544 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Kelden Pehr · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 6% win rate · 69 of 478 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Eben Freeman · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 56 of 456 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2008 – May 2013
  • Steven Drapcho · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 44 of 398 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2013
  • Eamon Glackin · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers) · College fleet racing 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 29 of 558 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 6th · Oct 2008 – Apr 2011
  • Mark Van De Loo · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 47 of 348 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2010 – May 2013
  • Stephanie Tong · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Angry Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 24 of 343 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2008 – Apr 2011
  • Victoria Lee · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 344 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2008 – Apr 2010
  • Joshua Leighton · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Beavers), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 344 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2008 – Apr 2010

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

Rating history

-302755802007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 52

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Aug 2026North American Moth ChampionshipsPhilip CrainMothSkipper6th / 8
1 Aug 2026IOD — 2026 August Series for The Taormina CupGamblerInternational One DesignCrew3rd / 17
28 Jul 2025IOD - 2025 August Series for The Taormina CupDark StarInternational One DesignSkipper17th / 20
7 Sep 2022IOD Class North American Champs 2022GamblerIODCrew5th / 14
3 Aug 20172017 Buzzards Bay RegattaBullet TimeHydrofoilOther6th / 7
10 Jul 20152015 The Vineyard Cup RegattaBullet TimeFoilSkipper20th / 28
2 May 20152015 Laser Gulf Coast Championship195916LaserSkipper4th / 17
10 Apr 20152015 Elissa Texas Speed Week RegattaBullet TimeHandicapSkipper7th / 14
28 May 2013Gill Coed ChampionshipsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-5,15-16)14th / 18
4 May 2013Fowle TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper12th / 12
27 Apr 2013College Sailing Western SemifinalMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-8)4th / 18
13 Apr 2013NEISA Dinghy Champs/CG Alumni BowlMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
6 Apr 2013Friis & Marchiando TrophiesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper6th / 15
23 Mar 2013Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 17
16 Mar 2013Truxtun UmstedMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingD Skipper11th / 20
2 Mar 2013Sharpe TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
10 Nov 2012ACC-qualified NE FR ScrimmageMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 8
3 Nov 2012Hap Moore Team RaceMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College team racingSkipper8th / 8
27 Oct 2012Erwin Schell TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 18
20 Oct 2012Sherman Hoyt TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 18
29 Sep 2012Danmark TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 20
22 Sep 2012NEISA Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Philip Crain '13)College singlehandedSkipper6th / 20
15 Sep 2012The Hatch Brown TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College fleet racingB Skipper9th / 18
8 Sep 2012Pine TrophyMassachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers)College keelboatA Skipper4th / 9
8 Oct 2011Vanguard 15 National Championship1743Vanguard 15Skipper3rd / 26

Helm rating across all classes: 335 (±117), #7,797.Crew rating across all classes: 131 (±230), #22,915. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.