Sailor · 2011–2026

Cory Silken

Herreshoff S Class Handicap PHRF handicap

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Events: 20
Win rate: 15%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 56%
Best class ranking: #1
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Mark Ardente
Best trio: Mark Ardente & Alan Silken
Longest-running crew: Alan Silken
Nemesis: Michael McCaffrey
Best day: 9 Jul 2011
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 48 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mark Ardente — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Alan Silken · Firefly, Firefly (spin) · Handicap, Herreshoff S Class 14events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 14% win rate · 12 of 59 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2011 – Jun 2023
Mark Ardente · Firefly, Firefly (spin) · Herreshoff S Class 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 30 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jun 2021
Gianni Cotteta · Firefly · Handicap, Herreshoff S Class 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2018
Steve Frary · Narwhal (non-spin) · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Deanna Palmin · Firefly, Firefly (spin) · Herreshoff S Class 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2021
Thomas Stark · Firefly, Firefly (spin) · Herreshoff S Class 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Jun 2021
Tricia Frary · Narwhal (non-spin) · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
Paul Todd · Firefly · Herreshoff S Class 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 8 of 20 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2018
Aly Gesualdo · Firefly · Herreshoff S Class 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
Ronald Corriveau · Firefly · Herreshoff S Class 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 20

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
13 Jun 2026	172nd NYYC Annual Regatta	SURPRISE	Handicap	Snacktician	2nd / 3
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	SWALLOW	Herreshoff S Class	Autopilot	3rd / 5
24 Jun 2023	2023 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	4th / 6
11 Sep 2022	2022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta	Narwhal (non-spin)	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	2nd / 6
11 Sep 2021	2021 Sail for Pride 20th Anniversary	Narwhal (non-spin)	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	1st / 6
26 Jun 2021	2021 Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta	Firefly (spin)	Herreshoff S Class	Helm	3rd / 4
5 Jun 2021	2021 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Firefly (spin)	Herreshoff S Class	Co-Skipper	3rd / 4
15 Jun 2019	165th NYYC Annual Regatta	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Co-Skipper	4th / 9
8 Jun 2019	2019 NYYC Leukemia Cup Regatta	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Co-Skipper	3rd / 8
24 Aug 2018	2018 Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Co-Skipper	6th / 8
18 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	6th / 8
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	2nd / 6
23 Jul 2016	2016 NBYA PHRF of Southern New England Championship	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	3rd / 4
5 Jul 2016	2016 Newport Yacht Club Summer Series	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	1st / 5
11 Jun 2016	162nd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Firefly	Handicap	Co-Skipper	4th / 5
28 May 2016	2016 Figawi Race Weekend	Midsummer	PHRF handicap	Other	9th / 14
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Firefly	Handicap	Other	5th / 8
9 Jun 2012	158th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex - SAT/SUN	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	4th / 9
9 Jul 2011	2011 The Newport Regatta®	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	1st / 6
11 Jun 2011	157th NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Firefly	Herreshoff S Class	Other	3rd / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	149 provisional	#25101 band 16822–36245	—
All classes Crew	209 provisional	#14132 band 8609–22369	—
Herreshoff S Class Helm	121 provisional	#13 band 5–16	+4
Herreshoff S Class Crew	186 provisional	#1 band 1–4	+4

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	8 events	1 wins	beats 48%
As crew	12 events	2 wins	beats 62%

Positions: Co-Skipper (5) · Foil Trimmer (2) · Snacktician (1) · Autopilot (1)

How they race

Closer	+6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−6 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	57%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Fred Roy	55	43–12
Geoffrey Davis	36	13–23
Robert Hutchinson	34	32–2
Michael McCaffrey	30	7–23
Sheldon Whitehouse	20	6–14
Walter Bopp	18	12–6
Paul Del Nero	17	5–12
Andrew McClatchy	17	2–15
John Migliaccio	12	8–4

Most-beaten opponent: Fred Roy (43–12).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	50%
2023	1	0	40%
2022	1	0	80%
2021	3	1	56%
2019	2	0	67%
2018	2	0	29%
2017	1	0	80%
2016	4	1	49%
2015	1	0	43%
2012	1	0	63%
2011	2	1	83%

Boats

Firefly · Herreshoff S Class, Handicap · 13 events · 2011–2023
Narwhal (non-spin) · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2021–2022
Firefly (spin) · Herreshoff S Class · 2 events · 2021
SURPRISE · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
SWALLOW · Herreshoff S Class · 1 events · 2024
Midsummer · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2016

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 17 events
West Hyannisport, MA, USA · 1 events
Bristol, RI, USA · 1 events
East Providence, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 149, #25,101.Crew rating across all classes: 209, #14,132. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.