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Sailor · 2007–2026

Don Taylor

richmond yacht club KnarrHandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
72

207 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 9 of 72

Podium rate
28%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
39%

of boats faced (90%: 38%–41%, 2,007 boats)

Best class ranking
#216

Helm in J/24 · rating 181

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Mark Dahm

11–86 head to head in 97 races

Rival
John Jenkins

16–22 in 38 races

Best day
25 Jun 2011

2-2-8-2-2 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER SAN FRANCISCO NOOD REGATTA · about 1 in 10 by chance

Signature result
1st of 27

2018 - Three Bridge Fiasco · Handicap · 27 Jan 2018

Partnerships · 26 sailors

  • Mark Lively · Gå · Knarr 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 9th · May 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Nate Leavitt · Gå · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 9th · May 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Alan Tripp · Gå, Go · Handicap, Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 11th · Jan 2019 – Oct 2019
  • Luther Strayer · Go · Knarr 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2015
  • Geoffrey Bourne · J World's Hula Girl · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Randall Rasicot · On Belay · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2011 – Apr 2011
  • Peter Schumar · On Belay · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2011 – Apr 2011
  • David Barten · J World's Hula Girl · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • Tom Southam · J World's Hula Girl · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2013 – Jul 2013
  • John Rayburn · Distant Thunder · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2015 – May 2015

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

Rating history

-144392222008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 72

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jun 20262026 Woodies InvitationalGåKnarrCrew10th / 12
6 Jun 20262026 Spring Classic Boat InvitationalGåKnarrSkipper14th / 14
20 May 20262026 Wednesday Evening SeriesGåKnarrCrew9th / 13
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEVIPHandicapSkipper36th / 158
18 Oct 20252025 Jessica CupVIPHandicapSkipper3rd / 10
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaGoKnarrSkipper12th / 13
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestGoKnarrSkipper12th / 15
19 Oct 20242024 Jessica CupVIPHandicapSkipper1st / 2
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaGoKnarrSkipper13th / 14
30 Apr 2024SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubGoKnarrSkipper12th / 12
6 Apr 20242024 Spring FestGoKnarrOther13th / 16
14 Oct 20232023 Jessica CupVIPHandicapSkipper1st / 4
24 Oct 2020GREAT PUMPKIN 2020 COVID CUPVIPPHRF handicapSkipper98th / 113
5 Oct 20192019 Fall Classic Regatta and Easom Founders Trophy:GoKnarrSkipper11th / 11
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoGåHandicapSkipper12th / 17
1 Dec 20182018 - The 48th Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaGåKnarrSkipper4th / 10
28 Apr 20182018 - The Great Vallejo RaceVIPPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 12
27 Jan 20182018 - Three Bridge FiascoGåHandicapSkipper1st / 27
28 Oct 2017Great Pumpkin 2017VIPHandicapSkipper16th / 124
7 May 20172017 - The Great Vallejo RaceVIPPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
6 May 20172017 - The Great Vallejo RaceVIPPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
11 Mar 20172017 Big DaddyVIPHandicapSkipper61st / 67
28 Jan 20172017 - Three Bridge FiascoGåHandicapSkipper11th / 25
22 Oct 2016Jessica CupVIPHandicapSkipper1st / 3
30 Apr 20162016 - The Great Vallejo RaceVIPPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 9

Helm rating across all classes: -34 (±135), #58,159.Crew rating across all classes: -144 (±195), #59,613. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.