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Sailor · 2009–2025

Gary Taylor

bwyc Portsmouth handicapJ/24Flying Scot

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Possibly the same person: Gary Taylor (1984, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
21

105 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 3 of 21

Podium rate
43%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (90%: 31%–39%, 350 boats)

Best class ranking
#381

Helm in J/24 · rating 57

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Karen Taylor

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Karen Taylor

+45 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tim Wilkes

Oct 2022 – Oct 2025 · 5 events

Nemesis
Tony Parker

1–20 head to head in 21 races

Rival
Tyler Steel

15–11 in 26 races

Best day
17 Oct 2009

10-2-11-2-11-1-12-4-9-12-4-4-11-10-10-5-2-7-10-3-9-5-5-3-4-3 · North #2 · about 1 in 27 by chance

Signature result
1st of 7

2019 Closing Regatta — DY & OD Classes · Flying Scot · 13 Oct 2019

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Karen Taylor — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Tim Wilkes · No Skirt Required, Point and Chute · J/22, J/24 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 12th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Nico Stefani · No Skirt Required, Point and Chute · J/22, J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 31 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 12th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Trevor Boyce · No Skirt Required · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 12th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Karen Taylor · Club boat, SYC boat 12 or 4 · Flying Scot 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 9 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Sep 2022
  • Susie Thompson · No Skirt Required · J/24 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 29 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 12th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2025
  • Ewan Lloyd-Baker · DOGZHOUSE · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Tristan Lloyd-Baker · DOGZHOUSE · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Andy Thornsby · DOGZHOUSE · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Tristan Ramus · DOGZHOUSE · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Kevin Reilly · U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009

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

Rating history

-4640126201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 20252025 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipNo Skirt RequiredJ/24Other18th / 34
26 Jul 2025Rolex Fastnet RaceDOGZHOUSEHandicapSkipper17th / 20
11 Jul 2025Cowes Dinard St Malo Race (R5 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)DOGZHOUSEHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
24 May 2025Myth of Malham Race (R3 Cowes Offshore Racing Series)DOGZHOUSEHandicapOwner3rd / 6
23 Oct 20242024 J/22 World ChampionshipPoint and ChuteJ/22Other48th / 48
18 Oct 20242024 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipNo Skirt RequiredJ/24Other15th / 20
5 Jun 20242024 Wednesday Night Summer SeriesensignPortsmouth handicapSkipper5th / 7
15 Mar 20242024 Wednesday Night Spring SeriesGaryPortsmouth handicapSkipper7th / 9
20 Oct 20232023 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipNo Skirt RequiredJ/24Strategist12th / 21
6 Sep 20232023 Wednesday Night Fall SeriesensignPortsmouth handicapSkipper5th / 5
7 Jun 20232023 Wednesday Night Summer SeriesEnsignPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 11
15 Mar 20232023 Wednesday Night Spring SeriesGaryPortsmouth handicapSkipper2nd / 9
28 Oct 20222022 J/24 North American Championship & J/22 East Coast ChampionshipNo Skirt RequiredJ/24Strategist22nd / 38
22 Oct 20222022 Carl Miller RegattaHakuna MatataInternational 505Skipper10th / 12
17 Sep 2022OD Race Day Fall #2Club boatFlying ScotSkipper1st / 5
13 Oct 20192019 Closing Regatta — DY & OD ClassesClub boatFlying ScotSkipper1st / 7
22 Sep 20192019 OD Race Day Fall #2Club boatFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 4
15 Sep 20182018 OD Race Day Fall #2SYC boat 12 or 4Flying ScotSkipper1st / 5
24 Sep 2017SAP 2017 International 5O5 World ChampionshipYabsta505Other65th / 87
25 Jul 20152015 CanAm Challenge - Youngstown Yacht ClubNorthern DancerTripp 26Bow3rd / 5
17 Oct 2009North #2U. S. Merchant Marine Academy (Mariners)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 14

Helm rating across all classes: 77 (±162), #36,734.Crew rating across all classes: -35 (±210), #48,622. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.