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Sailor · 2009–2026

Christopher Ford

massachusetts institute of technology College team racingCollege fleet racingJ/70

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Events
82

1,120 races · 236 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 7 of 82

Podium rate
32%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 48%–53%, 1,092 boats)

Best class ranking
#1354

Crew in College fleet racing · rating 336

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ali Ford

2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Best trio
Joseph Paggi & David Larson

2 wins · 5 podiums in 10 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Elizabeth Zhang

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jeremy Kalas

Sep 2012 – Mar 2016 · 5 events

Nemesis
Scott Sellers

7–65 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Michael Booker

90–90 in 180 races

Best day
13 Oct 2012

1-2-2-2-1-5-4-1-13-1-1-2-5-1-4-2-1-1 · FJ and Firefly Invite @ MIT

Signature result
1st of 20

US Sailing's 2012 Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championship for the Sears, Bemis and Smythe Trophies · 420 · 6 Aug 2012

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Ali Ford — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Alexander Stewart · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 5% win rate · 150 of 419 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2016
  • David Larson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 21events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 10% win rate · 130 of 446 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Jordan Ladd · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 10 podiums · 5% win rate · 142 of 410 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Cutter O'Connell · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 108 of 318 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Joseph Paggi · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 16events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 98 of 291 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2012 – Apr 2016
  • Paige Omura · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 7% win rate · 84 of 332 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Lisa Sukharev-Chuyan · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 77 of 320 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Ty Ingram · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 69 of 256 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Greta Farrell · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Engineers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 80 of 160 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2014 – Apr 2016
  • Ali Ford · Pronto · J/70 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 5 of 69 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2017 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

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Event history · 82

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20262026 Pequot Yacht Club J-109 Invitational RegattaBig BoatJ/109Crew2nd / 8
1 Nov 2024Wurstfest Regatta IIZZATSunfishSkipper13th / 13
5 Oct 20242024 Centerboard RegattaIZZATSunfishSkipper14th / 15
3 Nov 2023Wurstfest Regatta ICayenneSunfishSkipper13th / 14
23 Sep 20232023 Centerboard RegattaCayenneSunfishSkipper15th / 20
5 Aug 20232023 Sunday Fun DayChris FordSunfishSkipper23rd / 23
29 Apr 20222022 Beacon Group A-Class World Championshipcalypso 4HandicapSkipper26th / 32
25 Apr 20222022 Admirals's Cup RegattaUsa124HandicapSkipper13th / 19
2 Apr 20222022 Armadillo Cup Regattacalypso 4HandicapSkipper4th / 4
19 Mar 20222022 Ides of March RegattaUSA 124HandicapSkipper4th / 7
12 Nov 2021Wurstfest Regatta II 2021calypso 4HandicapSkipper2nd / 8
4 Sep 202192nd Annual Billy Heintz RegattaPredictable UrgeHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
10 Jul 20212021 Little Traverse Yacht Club - NM July and J 70 ChampionshipProntoJ/70Other7th / 7
5 Jun 2021Dave Irey Memorial Regatta 2021124A CatSkipper6th / 8
3 Oct 2020Pumpkin Patch Regatta 2020T-BirdHandicapSkipper7th / 13
9 Aug 20192019 J 70 Corinthian National ChampionshipProntoJ/70Other31st / 36
26 Jul 20192019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaProntoJ/70Owner14th / 19
11 Sep 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Fall Tuesday Night SeriesProntoJ/70Other1st / 7
3 Aug 20182018 Buzzards Bay RegattaLoveyBullseyeOther15th / 20
27 Jul 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta RegattaProntoJ/70Other10th / 21
26 Jun 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Summer Tuesday Night SeriesProntoJ/70Other4th / 10
23 Jun 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - J 70 Series and Championship WeekendProntoJ/70Other6th / 9
29 May 20182018 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Spring Tuesday Night SeriesProntoJ/70Other2nd / 7
9 Sep 2017Singlehanded ChampionshipBay GullBullseyeSkipper6th / 11
22 Aug 20172017 Little Traverse Yacht Club - Fall Tuesday Night SeriesProntoJ/70Other1st / 7

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 294, #8,118.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 78, #37,496. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.