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Sailor · 2015–2026

Patience Gifford

brown university College keelboatOptimistCollege fleet racing

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Events
43

341 races · 41 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 6 of 43

Podium rate
33%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (90%: 63%–67%, 1,294 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Crew in College keelboat · rating 393

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Quinn Brighton

4 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Quinn Brighton & Daniel van Heeckeren

3 wins · 6 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Quinn Brighton

+20 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Daniel van Heeckeren

Sep 2023 – Apr 2026 · 14 events

Nemesis
Jack Welburn

6–66 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Meredith Broadus

31–32 in 63 races

Best day
12 Apr 2025

4-2-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1 · CGA J70 Invite #3 · about 1 in 213,048 by chance

Signature result
1st of 18

Courageous Ross · College keelboat · 20 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Most successful partnership: Quinn Brighton — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Daniel van Heeckeren · Brown University (Bears), Phantom, Sealark · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, J/105 14events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 21% win rate · 27 of 142 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Tucker Gibbs · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears), Phantom, Sealark · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105 13events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 8% win rate · 11 of 103 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Charles Case · Brown University (Bears), Phantom, Sealark · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, J/105 13events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 15% win rate · 19 of 128 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2026
  • Keller Morrison · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 4), Brown University (Bears), Phantom · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105 11events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 18% win rate · 13 of 93 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Ali McIntyre · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears), Sealark · College keelboat, J/105 11events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 14 of 93 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Quinn Brighton · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears), Sealark · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing, J/105 10events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 40% win rate · 27 of 79 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2026
  • William Salerno · Brown University (Bears), Phantom · College fleet racing, College keelboat, J/105 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 11 of 93 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Mara Oancea · Brown University (Bears 1), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 7events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 9 of 60 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Feb 2026
  • Theo Meyer · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears 4), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 7events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 29% win rate · 8 of 43 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Grant Adam · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 40 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024

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

Rating history

-40179397201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 43

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Apr 20262026 CGA J70 FinalsBrown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew (1-9)2nd / 9
12 Apr 2026Alymers Team raceBrown University (Bears)College team racingCrew1st / 9
4 Apr 2026CGA J70 Invite #3 2026Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew (1-5)1st / 9
14 Feb 20262026 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF A)Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 5
1 Nov 2025Kennedy CupBrown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew6th / 10
20 Sep 2025Courageous RossBrown University (Bears 1)College keelboatA Crew1st / 18
20 Sep 2025Courageous RossBrown University (Bears 1)College keelboatA Crew12th / 18
20 Sep 2025Courageous RossBrown University (Bears 1)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 18
6 Sep 20252025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)SealarkJ/105Rush Chairman3rd / 9
12 Apr 2025CGA J70 Invite #3Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew1st / 9
5 Apr 20252025 J70 Invite #2Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew (10-16)4th / 9
22 Mar 2025O’Toole SaturdayBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 14
8 Feb 20252025 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF B)Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 5
5 Oct 2024Richard Ross at CourageousBrown University (Bears 4)College keelboatA Crew4th / 14
5 Oct 2024Richard Ross at CourageousBrown University (Bears 4)College keelboatA Crew9th / 14
5 Oct 2024Richard Ross at CourageousBrown University (Bears 4)College keelboatA Crew1st / 14
5 Oct 2024Richard Ross at CourageousBrown University (Bears 4)College keelboatA Crew5th / 14
21 Sep 20242024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR)PhantomJ/105Spinnaker trimmer5th / 8
21 Sep 2024Great Lakes IOR - J105 DivisionBrown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew5th / 8
15 Sep 2024Donaghy BowlBrown University (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Crew1st / 8
14 Apr 2024Central 4 UNHBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew2nd / 13
6 Apr 20242024 J70 Invite #3Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew (9-14)9th / 9
30 Mar 20242024 CGA J70 Invite #2Brown University (Bears)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 9
10 Mar 20242024 Icebreaker Fleet RaceBrown University (Bears 2)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 18
28 Oct 2023BU Invite OctBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Crew (9-10)9th / 13

Crew rating across all classes: 397 (±117), #3,749.Helm rating across all classes: 247 (±226), #14,061. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.