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Sailor · 2021–2026

Dennis Giaya

woods hole yacht club PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
17

47 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 4 of 17

Podium rate
59%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 56%–72%, 103 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matt Sutherland

4 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Alessandro Bocconcelli & Matt Sutherland

4 wins · 9 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Longest-running crew
Matt Sutherland

Sep 2021 – Sep 2026 · 16 events

Nemesis
Sandy Takacs

8–23 head to head in 31 races

Best day
10 Aug 2025

2-2 · 2025 Newport Unlimited - NEMA

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta · PHRF handicap · 30 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Sutherland — 4 wins · 10 podiums in 16 events together · 25% win rate
  • Matt Sutherland · Blackbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 41 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Alessandro Bocconcelli · Blackbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
  • nicole El Haddad · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Kalina Grabb · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Serena Negroni · Blackbird · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Mattt Sutherland · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

010320520222023202420252026Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 17

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Off Soundings Club Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapSquirrel2nd / 12
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaBlackbirdHandicapOther3rd / 4
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeBlackbirdHandicapCrew5th / 10
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 6
23 Aug 20252025 New England 100BlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 3
9 Aug 20252025 Newport Unlimited - NEMABlackbirdPHRF handicapOther4th / 10
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
13 Sep 20242024 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
10 Aug 20242024 Newport Unlimited RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 10
8 Jun 20242024 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper4th / 4
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
19 Aug 20232023 Newport Unlimited RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapSwitch Flipper3rd / 7
28 Jul 20232023 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther5th / 12
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
10 Jun 20222022 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther3rd / 5
17 Sep 20212021 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther3rd / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 205, #14,508. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.