Sailor · 2011–2026

Thomas Sanford

PHRF handicap Shields IRC handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 11%
Podium rate: 44%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #167

Most successful partnership: Cao Deambrosio
Best trio: Cao Deambrosio & Chris Nicholls
Biggest lift: Curt Schibli
Longest-running crew: Curt Schibli
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Most successful partnership: Cao Deambrosio — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Curt Schibli · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+55 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2023
Cao Deambrosio · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2023
Chris Nicholls · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 1 of 5 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+36 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2023
Nick Deambrosio · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2023
Gene Belknap · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2023
James Schibli · Rhiannon, Rhiannon III · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2012 – Sep 2022
Steve Hayes · Rhiannon III · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Aug 2012
Miguel Salinas Guerra · Rhiannon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
Brandon Blaylock · Rhiannon III · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Sep 2011
Ali Deambrosio · Rhiannon · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
11 Jul 2026	128th Larchmont Race Week	Fun	Shields	Owner	11th / 13
13 Sep 2025	2025 IHYC Classic Yacht Regatta	FUN	Shields	Skipper	6th / 6
1 Sep 2023	2023 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 9
2 Sep 2022	2022 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 6
3 Sep 2021	2021 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon III	PHRF handicap	Other	4th / 7
15 Jul 2018	120th Larchmont Race Week	FUN	Shields	Other	14th / 14
31 Aug 2012	2012 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon III	IRC handicap	Other	3rd / 8
2 Sep 2011	2011 Vineyard Race	Rhiannon III	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Shields Helm	-93 provisional	#167 band 133–183	—
All classes Helm	-60 provisional	#62879 band 44322–75226	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 6 races, 6 events · rating 73

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	3 events	0 wins	beats 6%
As crew	6 events	1 wins	beats 60%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (2) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	52%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	17%
2025	1	0	0%
2023	1	0	13%
2022	1	0	60%
2021	1	0	67%
2018	2	0	25%
2012	1	0	71%
2011	1	1	100%

Boats

Fun · Shields · 3 events · 2018–2026
Rhiannon · PHRF handicap · 3 events · 2021–2023
Rhiannon III · PHRF handicap, IRC handicap · 3 events · 2011–2018

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 6 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 2 events
Greenwich, CT, USA · 1 events

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Helm rating across all classes: -60, #62,879.Crew rating across all classes: 73. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.