Sailor · 2017–2024

Liz Smith

Possibly the same person: Elizabeth Smith (2010–2013, 18 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 9
Win rate: 33%
Podium rate: 100%
Typically beats: 78%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Ward Blodgett
Longest-running crew: Ward Blodgett
Nemesis: Rob Gorman
Rival: David Powers
Best day: 22 Aug 2020
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ward Blodgett — 2 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Ward Blodgett · Sirocco · Handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 2 wins together · 8 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 43 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2024
Johnathan Lubeck · Sirocco · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Peter Frisch · Sirocco · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
John Thompson · Sirocco · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021
Phillip Cogdell · Alice · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
Tom Tomkins · Sirocco · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
16 Aug 2024	2024 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 7
18 Aug 2023	2023 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
21 Apr 2023	2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta	Alice	Handicap	Other	1st / 2
20 Aug 2022	2022 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 7
20 Aug 2021	2021 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	Handicap	Other	1st / 5
21 Aug 2020	2020 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	Handicap	Other	1st / 5
23 Aug 2019	2019 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	Handicap	Other	2nd / 6
24 Aug 2018	2018 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	Handicap	Other	3rd / 10
25 Aug 2017	2017 Ted Hood Regatta	Sirocco	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	308 provisional	#9707 band 6231–14679	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 84

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	2 wins	beats 80%
As crew	1 events	1 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	68%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	82%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
David Powers	33	19–14
Rick Williams	28	19–9
Rob Gorman	19	9–10
Donald Miller	18	17–1
Joseph Fallon	13	10–3
George Pawle	13	11–2

Most-beaten opponent: Donald Miller (17–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2024	1	0	67%
2023	2	1	75%
2022	1	0	83%
2021	1	1	100%
2020	1	1	100%
2019	1	0	80%
2018	1	0	78%
2017	1	0	80%

Boats

Sirocco · PHRF handicap, Handicap · 8 events · 2017–2024
Alice · Handicap · 1 events · 2023

Where they race

Marblehead, MA, USA · 8 events
Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, West Indies · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 308, #9,707.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 84. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.