Sailor · 2021–2026

Joseph Tappen

pmyc Laser Laser Radial Laser Radial/ ILCA 6

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Events: 21
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 10%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #1862

Nemesis: Max Conze
Rival: Cascade Kaseler
Best day: 13 Sep 2024
Signature result: 3rd of 7

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Alex Bagnoni · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 4th · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Annika Kaelin · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets), Reflex · College keelboat, J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026
Grace Gentner · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets), Reflex · College keelboat, J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026
Stone Dewey · Pramzilla, Stone Dewey · Handicap, J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2021 – Nov 2024
Eliza Szymendera · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026
Charlie Cheng-Sun · Pramzilla · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
Alden Lemon · Pramzilla · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 4th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
John Kelley · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College keelboat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
Annalise Bourassa · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
Justin Turcotte · Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 21

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Mar 2026	Trip Hines Spring Classic	Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (3)	4th / 9
14 Feb 2026	'26 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF B)	Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets)	College keelboat	A Crew	5th / 6
8 Nov 2025	2025 Small Boat Long Distance Race	Joseph Tappen	Centerboard	Skipper	11th / 24
25 Oct 2025	SAISA Fall Open Fleet Race Championship	Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (11)	11th / 18
17 Oct 2025	2025 J/24 and J/22 East Coast Championship	Reflex	J/24	Pit	27th / 34
13 Sep 2025	SAISA Open Singlehanded Champs	Georgia Institute of Technology (Joseph Tappen '29)	College singlehanded	Skipper	12th / 13
22 Nov 2024	Racing: Turkey Bowl Regatta - 2024	Pramzilla	J/70	Skipper	4th / 5
13 Sep 2024	Racing: PSSC - Small Boat / J24 Western Regional Championships - 2024	Joseph Tappen	Laser	Skipper	3rd / 7
6 Sep 2024	Octoberfest 2024	Joseph Tappen	Laser Full Rig	Skipper	5th / 9
8 Aug 2024	2024 ILCA US National Championship	Joseph Tappen	Laser	Skipper	28th / 30
13 Jul 2024	2024 WIND Regatta	172473	Laser Radial	Skipper	20th / 30
21 Jun 2024	2024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast Wind	Joseph Tappen	Laser	Skipper	18th / 20
8 Sep 2023	Octoberfest	2Fast2Furious	Laser Full Rig	Skipper	3rd / 4
14 Jul 2023	2023 WIND Regatta	2Fast2Furious	Laser Radial/ ILCA 6	Skipper	27th / 32
23 Jun 2023	Dave French Memorial Regatta	2Fast2Furious	Laser Radial/ ILCA 6	Skipper	11th / 19
9 Sep 2022	Octoberfest	Joseph Tappen	Laser Radial	Skipper	28th / 44
12 Aug 2022	Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2022	Joseph Tappen	Laser Radial/ ILCA 6	Skipper	32nd / 38
29 Jul 2022	Bellingham Youth Regatta	Joseph Tappen	Laser Radial	Skipper	32nd / 45
15 Jul 2022	WIND Regatta	Joseph Tappen	Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4)	Skipper	13th / 21
17 Sep 2021	Octoberfest	Stone Dewey	Handicap	Crew	20th / 24
10 Sep 2021	Johnny Adams Memorial (JAM) Regatta 2021	Joseph Tappen	Laser 4.7	Skipper	10th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	32 provisional	#45314 band 32263–59168	—
Laser Helm	-7 provisional	#1862 band 1184–2348	—
Laser Radial/ ILCA 6 Helm	-90 provisional	#38 band 31–43	—
Laser Radial Helm	-53 provisional	#3526 band 2321–4369	—
All classes Crew	-110 provisional	#57150 band 45156–62718	—

9 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser Full Rig · Helm · 15 races, 2 events · rating 51
College singlehanded · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -179
J/24 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -75
Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4) · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -12
Laser 4.7 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -117
College keelboat · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -46
J/70 · Helm · 4 races, 1 event · rating 8
College fleet racing · Helm · 2 races, 2 events · rating -13
Centerboard · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 7

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	18 events	0 wins	beats 33%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 20%

Positions: B Skipper (3) (1) · A Crew (1) · A Skipper (11) (1) · Pit (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	65%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	23%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	38%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kairo Zimmerman-Goad	57	18–39
Liam Power	53	18–35
Hannah Beaver	51	8–43
Kaitlyn Beaver	42	1–41
Max Conze	42	0–42
Liam Taylor	41	24–14
Ava Beaver	41	15–26
Esther Ireland	39	5–34
Alexander Turloff	39	6–33
Lucien Freemesser	34	0–34
Alex Shemwell	34	1–33
Benjamin Stone	31	1–30

Most-beaten opponent: Nathan Koliha (21–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	41%
2025	4	32%
2024	6	32%
2023	3	31%
2022	4	31%
2021	2	14%

Boats

Joseph Tappen · Centerboard, Laser, Laser Full Rig, Laser Radial, Laser Radial/ ILCA 6, Laser 4.7 (ILCA 4), Laser 4.7 · 10 events · 2021–2025
Georgia Institute of Technology (Yellow Jackets) · College fleet racing, College keelboat · 3 events · 2025–2026
2Fast2Furious · Laser Full Rig, Laser Radial/ ILCA 6 · 3 events · 2023
Reflex · J/24 · 1 events · 2025
Georgia Institute of Technology (Joseph Tappen '29) · College singlehanded · 1 events · 2025
Pramzilla · J/70 · 1 events · 2024
172473 · Laser Radial · 1 events · 2024
Stone Dewey · Handicap · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

The Sailing Foundation · 6 events
Cascade Locks, OR · 3 events
Seattle, WA · 2 events
Bainbridge Island, WA · 2 events
Charleston · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Helm rating across all classes: 32 (±151), #45,314.Crew rating across all classes: -110 (±210), #57,150. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.