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Sailor · 2021–2026

Colton Ford

scyc OptimistLaser 4.7420

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Events
27

170 races · 33 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 8 of 27

Podium rate
44%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 62%–65%, 2,080 boats)

Best class ranking
#23

Helm in Laser 4.7 · rating 481

Longest win streak
12

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ashton Reid

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Ashton Reid

+5 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Sander Block

11–43 head to head in 55 races

Rival
Kailee Moure

29–37 in 66 races

Best day
11 Oct 2024

15-3-4-4-15-3-2-1-5 · 2024 Optimist Southeast Championship

Signature result
1st of 35

2025 C420 SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP · 420 · 13 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ashton Reid — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ashton Reid · Chicken jockey, Colton Ford, I am Steve · 420 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 19 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Ayden Kollstedt · Colton Ford · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-5422550420222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 US Youth ChampionshipColton FordLaser RadialSkipper7th / 60
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853J QuatroLaser 4.7Skipper1st / 12
25 Jul 2026Carolina Yacht Club Invitational Regatta 2026J4Laser 4.7Skipper1st / 8
19 Jun 2026JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 | Jr. Grand PrixJessLaser 4.7Skipper1st / 11
12 Jun 20262026 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipColton FordLaser RadialSkipper30th / 49
6 Jun 2026South Carolina Yacht Club Junior Open Regatta94420Skipper6th / 7
30 May 2026Savannah ILCA D12 Grand PrixColton FordLaser RadialSkipper1st / 12
2 May 2026DeSole CupAcadiaHarbor 20Skipper2nd / 14
19 Feb 20262026 ILCA Midwinters East ChampionshipsColton FordLaser 4.7Skipper5th / 41
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyColton Ford420Skipper94th / 158
10 Oct 20252025 ASC Halloween Regatta91420Skipper1st / 12
4 Oct 2025Ocean ChallengeAcadiaHarbor 20Skipper4th / 11
13 Sep 20252025 C420 SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPChicken jockey420Skipper1st / 35
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853I am Steve420Skipper1st / 17
12 Jul 202563rd Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta & the USSCA SE Regional Championship II (WQ)Colton Ford420Skipper2nd / 11
27 Jun 20252025 ILCA US ChampionshipsColton FordLaser 4.7Skipper2nd / 22
30 May 2025Savannah D12 ILCA Regatta218542Laser 4.7Skipper1st / 7
17 May 20252025 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipsColton FordLaser 4.7Skipper8th / 17
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Colton FordOptimistSkipper78th / 213
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipColton FordOptimistSkipper3rd / 61
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipColton FordOptimistSkipper20th / 285
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipColton FordOptimistSkipper96th / 209
8 Mar 20232023 Optimist Sunshine State Championship (2023 TTQ)Colton FordOptimistSkipper27th / 209
20 Oct 20222022 Optimist Southeast Championship (2023 TTQ)Colton FordOptimistSkipper7th / 86
4 May 20222022 Optimist Team TrialsColton FordOptimistSkipper138th / 199

Helm rating across all classes: 472, #2,804. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.