Sailor · 2022–2026

Valerie Tardif

bcc Lightning Handicap

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Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #342

Biggest lift: Jane Allen
Nemesis: Felipe Robles
Rival: Joe Starck
Best day: 15 Aug 2026
Signature result: 4th of 32

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Thomas Allen · 09, 9 · Handicap, Lightning 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Jane Allen · 09, 9 · Handicap, Lightning 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2026
Michael Holly Jr · CAN15082 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Becky Starck · Out of Retirement... Again · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Thomas Holly · CAN15082 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Amy Simonsen · 9 · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Stephanie Boucher · Out of Retirement... Again · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Beckie Starck · Out of Retirement... Again · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 21st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning North American Championship	9	Lightning	Bow	12th / 57
7 Aug 2026	2026 Lightning Womens, Juniors, and Masters North American Championships	09	Handicap	Crew	4th / 32
11 Jul 2026	2026 Lightning Canadian Open	CAN15082	Lightning	Bow	32nd / 43
18 Jun 2025	Lightning World Championship	9	Lightning	Bow	10th / 40
12 Jun 2025	Open European Championship And Masters Lightning World Championship	9	Lightning	Bow	12th / 33
20 Aug 2022	2022 Lightning Class Canadian Open & Lake Erie Districts	Out of Retirement... Again	Lightning	Other	21st / 30

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	75 provisional	#31585 band 16403–49787	—
Lightning Crew	59 provisional	#342 band 166–510	−3.1

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Bow (4)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Joe Starck	31	15–16
David Starck	31	8–23
Tanner Probst	31	11–20
Ched Proctor	26	9–17
Augie Diaz	25	5–20
Felipe Robles	25	4–21
Abbie Probst	23	13–10
Jody Starck	23	6–17
Mercedes Escandon	20	15–5
Gustavo Tamayo	20	13–7
Bobby Starck	20	9–11
Luke Ramsay	20	9–11

Most-beaten opponent: Doug Steffenson (14–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	66%
2025	2	71%
2022	1	31%

Boats

9 · Lightning · 3 events · 2025–2026
09 · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
CAN15082 · Lightning · 1 events · 2026
Out of Retirement... Again · Lightning · 1 events · 2022

Where they race

Unknown · 1 events
Milwaukee, WI · 1 events
Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada · 1 events
Voula, ATTICA, Greece · 1 events
Sheboygan, WI, United States · 1 events
Voula, Greece · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 75, #31,585. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.