Sailor · 2014–2026

Lesley Taylor

rnsys PHRF handicap Sonar IC37

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Events: 17
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 41%
Typically beats: 42%
Best class ranking: #40

Most successful partnership: Mike Evans
Best trio: Andrew Sweet & Mike Evans
Biggest lift: Spencer Baldwin
Longest-running crew: Andrew Sweet
Nemesis: Andreas Josenhans
Rival: Graham Eisenhauer
Best day: 18 Aug 2017
Signature result: 1st of 7

Partnerships · 59 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Evans — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Andrew Sweet · Dragonfly, Model T, Sea Smoke · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap, Sonar 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 53 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2015 – Jul 2025
Keith Amirault · Dragonfly · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 28 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Sep 2025
David Richards · Dragonfly · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 27 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Spencer Baldwin · Dragonfly, Sea Smoke · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2017 – Jul 2025
Peter Young · Dragonfly · PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Steve Taylor · Model T · Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2015 – Sep 2017
Mike Evans · Model T, Sea Smoke · PHRF handicap, Sonar 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2016 – Jul 2019
Chantelle Boudreau · Dragonfly, Model T · PHRF handicap, Sonar 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Jennifer Aftanas · Dragonfly, Kairos Racing/Rhody Red, Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue · IC37, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2019 – Aug 2026
Grace Flemming · Dragonfly, Kairos Racing/Rhody Red · IC37, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−50 vs. without) · best 8th · Aug 2021 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Kairos Racing/Rhody Red	IC37	Pit	17th / 18
27 Sep 2025	Beancrock Regatta 2025	Dragonfly	Handicap	Crew	1st / 7
13 Aug 2025	Atlantic Yacht Sales Chester Race Week 2025	Dragonfly	PHRF handicap	Tactician	10th / 13
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Dragonfly	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 11
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Dragonfly	PHRF handicap	Tactician	6th / 10
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dragonfly	PHRF handicap	Other	8th / 9
10 Sep 2021	2021 NS Women’s Keelboat Championships	Model T	Sonar	Helm	3rd / 11
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Dragonfly	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	9th / 11
30 Aug 2019	2019 Vineyard Race	Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue	PHRF handicap	Tactician	3rd / 11
7 Jul 2019	2019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Sea Smoke	PHRF handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 6
15 Aug 2018	2018 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Model T	Sonar	Other	3rd / 8
8 Sep 2017	2017 Sonar World Championship Regatta	Model T	Sonar	Other	14th / 25
16 Aug 2017	2017 Chester Race Week	Model T	Sonar	Other	4th / 11
9 Jul 2017	2017 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Sea Smoke	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 6
10 Aug 2016	2016 Chester Race Week	Model T	Sonar	Helm	5th / 8
12 Aug 2015	2015 Chester Race Week	Model T	Sonar	Helm	7th / 10
23 Sep 2014	2014 J 24 World Championship	Adrenaline Rush	J/24	Tactician	54th / 69

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	264 provisional	#12990 band 7375–21381	—
Sonar Helm	228 provisional	#40 band 18–74	+10.2
Full-size sailing Crew	125 provisional	#24088 band 13752–38472	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/24 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -9
IC37 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating -93

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	6 events	0 wins	beats 57%
As crew	11 events	2 wins	beats 52%

Positions: Tactician (4) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Pit (1) · Switch Flipper (1) · Watch Captain (1)

How they race

Closer	+15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	63%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andreas Josenhans	51	8–43
Greg Bailly	34	25–9
John Jenkins	34	29–5
Graham Eisenhauer	32	18–14
John Franklin	32	17–15
Rob Barbara	30	7–23
Henry Demone	29	4–25
Paul Rafuse	25	20–5
John Whynacht	22	3–19
Paul Tingley	21	7–14
Kevin Schwarm	19	18–0
Jonathan Chiasson	19	14–5

Most-beaten opponent: John Jenkins (29–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	6%
2025	4	1	62%
2022	1	0	13%
2021	2	0	50%
2019	2	1	90%
2018	1	0	71%
2017	3	0	65%
2016	1	0	43%
2015	1	0	33%
2014	1	0	22%

Boats

Dragonfly · Handicap, PHRF handicap, ORC handicap · 6 events · 2021–2025
Model T · Sonar · 6 events · 2015–2021
Sea Smoke · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2017–2019
Kairos Racing/Rhody Red · IC37 · 1 events · 2026
Oakcliff Farr 40 Blue · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Adrenaline Rush · J/24 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 7 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 2 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Herman’s Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada · 1 events
Dartmouth Yacht Club · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 264, #12,990.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 125, #24,088. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.