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Sailor · 2008–2026

Connor Needham

roger williams university EtchellsCollege fleet racingIC37

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Events
91

1,383 races · 153 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 5 of 91

Podium rate
12%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–46%, 2,101 boats)

Best class ranking
#552

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 501

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Sara Swanson

3 wins · 5 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Sara Swanson & Abby Preston

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

Biggest lift
Sara Swanson

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
James Kennedy

Sep 2013 – Oct 2026 · 18 events

Nemesis
Steve Benjamin

11–132 head to head in 143 races

Rival
Matthew Wefer

104–152 in 256 races

Best day
9 Apr 2011

1-6-9-3-3-6-1-1-3-3-5-2-1-4-2-2-1-2-4-8-1-3-2-5 · Central Series 4

Signature result
1st of 15

Mt. Hope Bay Invitational · College fleet racing · 10 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Sara Swanson — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • James Kennedy · 1060, Paragon, Roger Williams University (Hawks), US Youth Etchells Team · College fleet racing, College team racing, Etchells, IC37 18events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 6% win rate · 44 of 266 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Oct 2026
  • Jeffrey Pribor · Paragon · Etchells, IC37 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 91 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Andrew McFarland · Paragon · Etchells, IC37 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 91 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Greg Hodkinson · Paragon · Etchells, IC37 14events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 91 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Sara Swanson · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 23% win rate · 85 of 273 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Mar 2014
  • JD Pribor · Paragon · Etchells, IC37 13events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 86 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 8th · Jul 2021 – Oct 2026
  • Abby Preston · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 15% win rate · 66 of 329 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – May 2014
  • William Macdonald · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 58 of 269 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2014
  • Connor Corgard · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 59 of 288 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2013 – May 2014
  • Wendy Reuss · Roger Williams University (Hawks) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 10% win rate · 47 of 296 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – May 2014

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

Rating history

-49230509200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 91

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipParagonIC37Tactician11th / 13
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipParagonIC37Tactician12th / 34
20 Sep 2026BRM TestUSA 1248PHRF handicapSkipper8th / 9
10 Sep 2026Etchells Atlantic Coast ChampionshipUSA 1248EtchellsSkipper4th / 7
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendParagonIC37Tactician8th / 18
16 Jul 2026Race Week at NewportParagonIC37Tactician19th / 19
10 Jul 20262026 Newport RegattaParagonEtchellsTactician11th / 38
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaParagonIC37Tactician21st / 22
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendParagonIC37Tactician13th / 19
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipParagonIC37Tactician24th / 26
12 Jul 20252025 Newport RegattaParagonIC37Tactician14th / 16
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaParagonIC37Tactician21st / 23
14 Jul 20232023 IC37 National ChampionshipParagonIC37Tactician14th / 16
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaParagonIC37Other13th / 14
18 Apr 20232023 AON Etchells World Championship MiamiBad MarthaEtchellsAutopilot44th / 62
24 Feb 20232022/2023 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaBad MarthaEtchellsOther54th / 56
6 Aug 20222022 Race Week at Shelter Island - Anniversary RegattaRS 21PHRF handicapHelm4th / 10
23 Jun 20222022 Etchells North American ChampionshipBad MarthaEtchellsOther18th / 30
1 Oct 20212021 IC37 North American ChampionshipOld SchoolIC37Tactician12th / 17
16 Jul 2021Melges IC37 National ChampionshipParagonIC37Main Trimmer14th / 18
10 Jul 20212021 Newport RegattaParagonIC37Main Trimmer14th / 18
24 Sep 20202020 Etchells Long Island Sound ChampionshipBad MarthaEtchellsOther14th / 26
28 Feb 20202019/2020 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Mid-Winter East RegattaUSA Youth Team RedEtchellsSkipper28th / 47
8 Dec 20182018/2019 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series - Louis Piana CupUSA Youth Team RedEtchellsOther20th / 48
14 Jul 20182018 The Gertrude CupUS Youth Team RedEtchellsOther7th / 10

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 362, #7,068.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 16, #42,296. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.