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Sailor · 2014–2026

Eric Pontiff

duxbury maritime school OptimistJ/24420

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Events
29

213 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 3 of 29

Podium rate
35%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 69%–73%, 1,002 boats)

Best class ranking
#684

Helm in Optimist · rating 447

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Joseph Mozzone

3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Joseph Mozzone

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Joseph Mozzone

Jul 2015 – Aug 2016 · 5 events

Nemesis
Angus Huang

13–51 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Jack Callahan

49–43 in 92 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

8-2-10-3-3-9-1-1-5-5-1-2-15 · 2025 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 14

JULY Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80) · J/24 · 30 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Joseph Mozzone — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Joseph Mozzone · Boreas, Panic Attack · J/24 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 17 of 40 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Aug 2016
  • Mozzone Pontiff · Boreas · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2014 – May 2014
  • Joseph Pontiff · Boreas · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2014 – May 2014
  • Tillman Johnson · Eric Pontiff · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

0208416201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 29

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Jul 20262026 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer RegattaTBD420Skipper3rd / 14
14 Jul 20262026 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaEric Pontiff420Skipper7th / 27
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025No FearOptimistSkipper25th / 79
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior RegattaNo FearOptimistSkipper11th / 52
24 Jul 20252025 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaNo FearOptimistSkipper2nd / 25
10 Jul 2025Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2025No fearOptimistSkipper6th / 56
9 Jul 20252025 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer RegattaNo FearOptimistSkipper2nd / 24
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Eric PontiffOptimistSkipper33rd / 78
23 Jul 2024Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaEric PontiffOptimistSkipper19th / 89
22 Jul 2024Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta 20246OptimistSkipper2nd / 25
14 Jul 202428th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaEric PontiffHandicapSkipper18th / 60
8 Jul 20242024 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta95OptimistSkipper8th / 23
2 Jul 202428th Annual Opti Regatta95OptimistSkipper10th / 56
20 Jul 20232023 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta32287OptimistSkipper7th / 26
17 Jul 202327th Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti Regatta32287OptimistSkipper34th / 74
6 Jul 202327th Annual Opti Regatta32287OptimistSkipper7th / 51
13 Aug 2022DBMS Junior Regatta 202222874OptimistSkipper5th / 12
9 Aug 20222022 HYC Youth Invitational22872OptimistSkipper33rd / 59
28 Jul 20222022 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta220874OptimistSkipper6th / 17
18 Jul 202226th Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti Regatta22873OptimistSkipper48th / 64
10 Aug 20212021 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaNo FearOptimistSkipper9th / 26
21 Jul 20212021 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regattaus17OptimistSkipper4th / 14
7 Aug 20202020 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta- InvitationalNo FearOptimistSkipper9th / 13
4 Aug 2016AUGUST Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)Panic AttackJ/24Skipper1st / 11
30 Jun 2016JULY Thursday Twilight (SHIELDS, J/22, J/24, J/80)Panic AttackJ/24Skipper1st / 14

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 416, #4,723. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.