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Sailor · 2010–2025

Buster Baylis

university of california at santa cruz College fleet racingHandicapOptimist

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Events
10

126 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 2 of 10

Podium rate
60%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
78%

of boats faced (range 74%–82%, 250 boats)

Best class ranking
#509

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 512

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Isaac Sharp

1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Isaac Sharp

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Brian Fitzsimmons

8–22 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Aston Smith

23–27 in 50 races

Best day
12 Oct 2024

1-1-6-1-1-2-3-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-4-1 · UCSD Frosh Soph

Signature result
1st of 29

Anteater Open JV · College fleet racing · 26 Apr 2025

Partnerships · 19 sailors

Most successful partnership: Isaac Sharp — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Isaac Sharp · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2), University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 3) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 18 of 62 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Dakota Rutherford · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2), University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 3) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 12 of 28 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Lily Righetti · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 34 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
  • Caden Domingo · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2), University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 3) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 13 of 28 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Colin Olson · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Chas Mitchell · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 1) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 10 of 30 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Conor Kim · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Brily Petersen · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Sophia Preston · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 12 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Emilia McNabb · University of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 5 of 16 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2025 – Feb 2025

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

Rating history

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Event history · 10

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Apr 2025Anteater Open JVUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 3)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 29
1 Mar 2025Cactus CupUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 21
22 Feb 2025Mustang Open JVUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 27
25 Jan 2025Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta CoedUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 41
16 Nov 2024Fall PCC JVUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 29
2 Nov 2024Kiara Broudy MemorialUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 2)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 19
19 Oct 2024Stoney Burke JVUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 22
12 Oct 2024UCSD Frosh SophUniversity of California at Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 25
14 Jun 2019US Sailing Area G Sears Cup QualifierCardiac KidsHandicapCrew4th / 9
5 Dec 20102010-2011 Small Boat Midwinters9951OptimistSkipper32nd / 38

Helm rating across all classes: 517, #1,927. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.