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Sailor · 2011–2026

Paul Taylor

bellingham EtchellsPHRF handicapHandicap

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Possibly the same person: Paul Taylor (2022, 1 events), Paul Taylor (2023–2024, 3 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
31

152 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 4 of 31

Podium rate
39%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
40%

of boats faced (90%: 37%–43%, 544 boats)

Best class ranking
#426

Helm in Etchells · rating 97

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Fritz Lanzinger

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Anna Taylor

May 2023 – May 2026 · 10 events

Nemesis
Bruce Nelson

10–59 head to head in 69 races

Rival
David Janinis

39–30 in 69 races

Best day
31 Jul 2019

1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-1-2 · 2019 BYC Hot August Nights Series · about 1 in 192 by chance

Signature result
1st of 10

BYC 2023 Vendovi Island Race (L.D. Series 1-6) · PHRF handicap · 18 Mar 2023

Partnerships · 16 sailors

  • Anna Taylor · Avalanche · Etchells 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2023 – May 2026
  • James Stewart · Avalanche · Etchells 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 30 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 11th · Apr 2024 – May 2025
  • Eve Trotter · Avalanche · Etchells 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 24th · May 2025 – May 2026
  • Fritz Lanzinger · Avalanche · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Jamie Stewart · Avalanche · Etchells 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 39th · Mar 2026 – May 2026
  • Beth Conrod · Poohsticks · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Shelley Mann · Poohsticks · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Colin Mann · Poohsticks · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Jonthan Knowles · Avalanche · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 20th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Malcolm Mann · Poohsticks · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

-5210125420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipAvalancheEtchellsBoat Captain64th / 76
25 Apr 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlAvalancheEtchellsBoat Captain45th / 62
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestAvalancheEtchellsAlternate39th / 50
16 May 20252025 Etchells North American ChampionshipAvalancheEtchellsSkipper24th / 38
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlAvalancheEtchellsSkipper11th / 33
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestAvalancheEtchellsOther21st / 30
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipAvalancheEtchellsOther19th / 30
14 Aug 20242024 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekPoohsticksPHRF handicapMast4th / 13
18 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlAvalancheEtchellsOther20th / 21
16 May 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupAvalancheEtchellsOther9th / 23
27 Apr 20242024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipAvalancheEtchellsOther17th / 20
20 Apr 2024BYC 2024 Governor's Point Race (L.D. Series 2-6)Paul TaylorPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
11 Nov 2023Round the County 2023WailanaHandicapSkipper2nd / 14
19 May 20232023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - US Nationals/Orca BowlAvalancheEtchellsOther9th / 22
18 Mar 2023BYC 2023 Vendovi Island Race (L.D. Series 1-6)WailanaPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 10
29 Oct 2022L.D. Race #7 - Jack IslandWailanaPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 4
15 Oct 2022L.D. Race #6 - Round Lummi (N.S. Party Circuit)WailanaPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
17 Aug 20192019 CRAB CupVitePHRF handicapOther7th / 12
31 Jul 20192019 BYC Hot August Nights SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper1st / 5
12 Jun 20192019 BYC Keelboat Dick Johnson SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper2nd / 6
8 May 20192019 BYC Keelboat Spring SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper1st / 5
3 Apr 20192019 BYC Keelboat Snowball SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper1st / 4
1 Aug 20182018 Keelboat Racing - Hot August Nights SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper3rd / 8
2 Jun 201826th Annual Annapolis Leukemia Cup RegattaVitePHRF handicapOther8th / 8
9 May 20182018 Keelboat Racing - Dick Johnson SeriesAlarmEtchellsSkipper2nd / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 158 (±129), #23,727.Crew rating across all classes: 58 (±242). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.