Sailor · 2014–2026

Armelle deLaforcade

apponaog harbor yc PHRF handicap J/30 J/24

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Events: 7
Win rate: 29%
Podium rate: 71%
Typically beats: 67%
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Kevin Dakan
Best trio: Lee Buress & Kevin Dakan
Biggest lift: Bob Kinsman
Longest-running crew: Lee Buress
Nemesis: Katie Barker
Best day: 8 Aug 2026
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 25 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Dakan — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Lee Buress · Chaos, Memory, On the Beach · J/24, J/30, PHRF handicap 7events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 29% win rate · 5 of 37 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2014 – Aug 2026
Kevin Dakan · Memory · PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 5 of 25 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2026
Pam Morris · Memory · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
Chris Levy · Memory · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 19 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
Damian Emery · Memory · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Helena Petersen · Memory · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 18 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Bob Kinsman · Memory · PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2021
Mark Makuch · Memory, On the Beach · J/24, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 17 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2014 – Aug 2021
Elizabeth Kinsman · Memory · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 8 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2017 – Aug 2021
Tristan Buress · Memory · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Memory	PHRF handicap	Medic/Doctor	1st / 8
12 Aug 2022	2022 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Memory	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	4th / 8
13 Aug 2021	2021 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Memory	PHRF handicap	Stunt Owner	2nd / 9
10 Aug 2019	2019 J/Fest New England	Memory	PHRF handicap	Medic/Doctor	3rd / 7
11 Aug 2017	2017 J/Fest New England	Memory	PHRF handicap	Mid Bow	1st / 3
1 May 2015	Helly Hansen Annapolis NOOD Regatta 2015	Chaos	J/30	Mid Bow	2nd / 10
11 Jul 2014	2014 The Newport Regatta® featuring Bacardi Newport Race Week	On the Beach	J/24	Other	12th / 18

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	186 provisional	#17295 band 10014–28405	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/24 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 0
J/30 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 62

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	7 events	2 wins	beats 77%

Positions: Mid Bow (3) · Medic/Doctor (2) · Stunt Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	83%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chris Tate	18	14–3
EC Helme	14	10–4
David Schwartz	12	5–7
Katie Barker	12	4–7

Most-beaten opponent: Chris Tate (14–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2022	1	0	57%
2021	1	0	88%
2019	1	0	67%
2017	1	1	100%
2015	1	0	89%
2014	1	0	35%

Boats

Memory · PHRF handicap · 5 events · 2017–2026
Chaos · J/30 · 1 events · 2015
On the Beach · J/24 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 186, #17,295. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.