Sailor · 2008–2025

Ty Baird

st petersburg yacht club J/70 Laser Radial Laser 4.7

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Events: 56
Win rate: 4%
Podium rate: 23%
Typically beats: 60%
Best class ranking: #215
Longest win streak: 5

Biggest lift: Darby Smith Long
Longest-running crew: Paul Perry
Nemesis: Nic Baird
Rival: Andrew Fisher
Best day: 10 Jul 2012
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Paul Perry · Orion, Truckin' · J/24, J/70 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 8th · Feb 2019 – Jun 2021
Alex Meleney · Truckin' · J/70 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 33 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 8th · Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
Graham Eger · Exile, TEN · J/70, J/88 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 21 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Dec 2021 – Sep 2022
Peter Benedetto · Arethusa · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Darby Smith Long · TEN · J/70 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 11th · Dec 2021 – Feb 2022
Scott Eisenhardt · Exile · J/88 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
Allie Gray · Arethusa · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Phil Lotz · Arethusa · IC37 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2019 – Jul 2019
Andy Graff · Exile · J/88 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
Martin Kullman · Hydra, Project Sail - Team Hydra · Melges 32 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 26 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2016 – Sep 2016

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 56

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
18 Oct 2025	Melges 24's of Summer	Mustache Ride *	Melges 24	Tactician	7th / 10
8 Feb 2025	2024/2025 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3	Piranha	J/70	Crew	20th / 36
21 Sep 2022	2022 J88 North American Championships	Exile	J/88	Tactician	3rd / 24
17 Sep 2022	2022 Sheldon Clark Regatta - CASRA	Exile	J/88	Tactician	4th / 8
29 Jul 2022	2022 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Exile	J/88	Other	2nd / 5
18 Feb 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	117	J/70	Other	3rd / 31
4 Feb 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 3 (2022 Midwinter)	TEN	J/70	Other	11th / 63
8 Jan 2022	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	TEN	J/70	In the way	13th / 57
5 Dec 2021	2021/2022 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1 (2021 Midwinter)	TEN	J/70	In the way	16th / 57
30 Jul 2021	2021 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Straightarrow	Melges 24	Spinnaker trimmer	1st / 12
18 Jun 2021	2021 Good Samaritan Hospital J/24 North American Championship	Orion	J/24	Other	15th / 32
12 Jun 2021	167th NYYC Annual Regatta	Tarahumara	ORC handicap	Floater	6th / 13
13 May 2021	2021 J/70 North American Championship	ePropulsion Sailing	J/70	Bow	11th / 59
2 Apr 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	TAZ	J/70	Other	3rd / 6
26 Sep 2020	2020 Melges 24 Little 8 Regatta - Grand Traverse Yacht Club	Slippery	Melges 24	Bow	6th / 10
19 Sep 2020	2020 Melges 24 Fall Invitational	Slippery	Melges 24	Other	10th / 12
9 May 2020	39th Annual SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup / Ted Irwin Memorial	Volpe	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
21 Feb 2020	2020 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Truckin'	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	41st / 54
14 Feb 2020	2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Truckin'	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 15
11 Jan 2020	2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 2	Truckin'	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	20th / 53
8 Dec 2019	2019/2020 DIYC J 70 Winter Series 1	Truckin'	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	34th / 46
15 Jul 2019	175th NYYC Anniversary Regatta	Arethusa	IC37	Tactician	7th / 21
6 Jul 2019	2019 Newport Regatta	Arethusa	IC37	Tactician	12th / 17
29 Jun 2019	2019 NYYC One-Design Regatta	Arethusa	IC37	Other	6th / 19
22 Feb 2019	2019 J 70 Midwinter Championship	Truckin'	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	30th / 50

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	367 provisional	#4718 band 2862–7646	—
All classes Helm	361 provisional	#6541 band 3408–11799	—
Laser Radial Helm	320 provisional	#495 band 239–964	—
J/70 Crew	210 provisional	#646 band 338–1209	+4.2
Melges 32 Crew	-59 provisional	#379 band 286–418	—
Laser 4.7 Helm	288 provisional	#215 band 67–596	—
Melges 24 Crew	201 provisional	#227 band 128–394	—
IC37 Crew	94 provisional	#225 band 99–355	—
J/88 Crew	77 provisional	#192 band 114–241	—

9 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser · Helm · 16 races, 2 events · rating 64
Laser Full Rig · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -56
Laser Radials · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 33
J/70 · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 89
J/24 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 31
Optimist · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -19
492 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 14
434 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -4
356 · Helm · 2 races, 1 event · rating 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	26 events	1 wins	beats 65%
As crew	30 events	1 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Tactician (5) · Headsail Trimmer (5) · Bow (3) · In the way (2) · Floater (2) · Spinnaker trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	59%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	60%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Nic Baird	76	13–63
Lenox Butcher	75	52–22
Liam McCarthy	75	26–49
Patrick Shanahan	68	19–49
Reese Guerriero	66	53–13
Max Guerriero	65	23–42
Christine Kendrick	62	60–2
Andrew Fisher	59	28–31
Greiner Hobbs	57	27–30
Thomson Butcher	57	15–42
Bruno Pasquinelli	54	13–41
Addison Hackstaff	53	13–40

Most-beaten opponent: Christine Kendrick (60–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	2	0	40%
2022	6	0	80%
2021	6	1	72%
2020	6	0	47%
2019	5	0	48%
2018	2	0	70%
2017	1	0	88%
2016	4	0	41%
2015	2	0	27%
2014	7	0	70%
2013	8	0	55%
2012	6	1	88%
2008	1	0	31%

Boats

Ty Baird · Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 · 11 events · 2012–2015
192015 · Laser Full Rig, Laser, 492, Laser Radial, 434, 356, Laser Radials, Laser 4.7 · 10 events · 2012–2015
Truckin' · J/70 · 5 events · 2019–2020
Exile · J/88 · 3 events · 2022
TEN · J/70 · 3 events · 2021–2022
Arethusa · IC37 · 3 events · 2019
Slippery · Melges 24 · 2 events · 2020
Hydra · Melges 32 · 2 events · 2016
Mustache Ride * · Melges 24 · 1 events · 2025
Piranha · J/70 · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Shoreacres, TX · 8 events
Tampa, FL, USA · 7 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 5 events
Newport, RI, USA · 4 events
Sarasota, FL · 3 events
Kemah, TX · 3 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 367, #4,718.Helm rating across all classes: 361, #6,541. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.