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Sailor · 2008–2026

MaryEllen Tortorello

black rock yc PHRF handicapIRC handicapJ/111

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Events
42

249 races · 55 race wins

Win rate
31%

31% win rate · 13 of 42

Podium rate
50%

21 top-three finishes

Typically beats
70%

of boats faced (range 66%–74%, 398 boats)

Best class ranking
#151

Crew in J/109 · rating 186

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Lutz Lange

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Dan Calore & Mike Andre

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Lutz Lange

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
David Tortorello

Sep 2008 – Oct 2022 · 35 events

Nemesis
Andrew Weiss

6–27 head to head in 33 races

Rival
Douglas Curtiss

26–26 in 52 races

Best day
10 May 2017

4-1-2-1-2-2-2-3-1-1-2 · BLACK ROCK HARBOR -Wednesday Night Series

Signature result
1st of 17

2010 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race · IRC handicap · 28 May 2010

Partnerships · 52 sailors

Most successful partnership: Lutz Lange — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • David Tortorello · Partnership, PARTNERSHIP, Partnership 3, Partnership3 · Handicap, IRC handicap, J/109, J/111 35events 11 wins together · 17 podiums · 31% win rate · 48 of 206 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2008 – Oct 2022
  • Mike Andre · Partnership, Partnership 3, Partnership3, Smiles · J/109, J/111, J/30, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 4 of 49 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Oct 2022
  • Phil Spinelli · Partnership, Partnership 3, Partnership3 · J/109, J/111, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 41 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Jun 2021
  • Dan Calore · Partnership, Partnership 3, Partnership3 · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Oct 2022
  • Todd Williams · Borderline, Madison, Partnership 3, Partnership3 · J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Oct 2022
  • Seadon Wijsen · Partnership, Partnership3 · J/109, J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 37 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Oct 2022
  • Chris Anto · Madison, Partnership, Partnership3 · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Sep 2019
  • Darin Buchalter · Partnership, Partnership3 · J/109, J/111 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 26 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Oct 2018
  • Lutz Lange · Partnership · J/111, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Sep 2017
  • Rick Smola · Lite-N-Up, Madison · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2013 – Jun 2015

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

Rating history

-73652022014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 May 20262026 Black Rock Harbor Wednesday Night SeriesPartnership3PHRF handicapCrew1st / 11
12 Oct 20222022 J109 North American ChampionshipPartnership3J/109Headsail Trimmer4th / 16
5 Jun 20212021 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - KeelboatPartnership 3J/109Headsail Trimmer8th / 17
14 Sep 20192019 Brent C. Donahue Cross Sound RegattaPartnership3PHRF handicapOther4th / 17
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBorderlinePHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 12
11 Oct 20182018 J 109 North American ChampionshipPartnership3J/109Headsail Trimmer3rd / 20
23 Sep 20172017 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta & Leukemia CupPartnershipPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
1 Sep 20172017 Vineyard RacePartnershipPHRF handicapOwner1st / 6
20 Jun 20172017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekPartnershipPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 13
20 May 20176th Anniversary Spring Sprint - The GeartesterPartnershipPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
10 May 2017BLACK ROCK HARBOR -Wednesday Night SeriesPartnershipHandicapSkipper1st / 12
24 Sep 20162016 American Yacht Club Fall Regatta, Leukemia Cup, and J/88 North American ChampionshipPartnershipPHRF handicapOther1st / 12
6 Aug 20162016 YRALIS PHRF and One-Design ChampionshipsPartnershipPHRF handicapOther4th / 9
13 Jul 2016NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex - PART II - One-Design and HandicapPartnershipPHRF handicapOther1st / 8
11 May 2016BLACK ROCK HARBOR -Wednesday Night SeriesPartnershipHandicapSkipper1st / 5
26 Sep 20152015 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaPartnershipPHRF handicapOther1st / 11
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVILite-N-UpPHRF handicapPit Assist17th / 17
16 Jun 20152015 J 111 World ChampionshipPartnershipJ/111Headsail Trimmer6th / 25
13 Jun 2015161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by RolexPartnershipJ/111Other6th / 19
27 Sep 20142014 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaPartnershipPHRF handicapOther6th / 12
31 May 20142014 Cedar Point One Design RegattaSmilesJ/30Other2nd / 5
14 May 2014BLACK ROCK HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACE SERIESPartnershipHandicapSkipper1st / 9
28 Sep 20132013 American Yacht Club Fall RegattaPartnershipPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
30 Aug 20132013 Vineyard RaceMadisonPHRF handicapPit Assist2nd / 9
24 Jun 20132013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVPartnershipJ/111Other4th / 5

Crew rating across all classes: 202, #15,000.Helm rating across all classes: 139. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.