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Sailor · 2012–2026

Taber French

apponaug harbor yc PHRF handicapJ/109J/105

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Events
44

218 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
2%

2% win rate · 1 of 44

Podium rate
27%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 38%–46%, 501 boats)

Best class ranking
#284

Crew in J/109 · rating 57

Most successful partnership
Cheryl Marrone

1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Brooke Mastrorio & Mark Franklin

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Cheryl Marrone

+32 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Robert Taylor

Jun 2012 – Aug 2025 · 27 events

Nemesis
Bill Sweetser

16–72 head to head in 88 races

Rival
Bill Kneller

44–53 in 97 races

Best day
26 Jun 2013

4-3-3 · 2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV

Signature result
2nd of 15

2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV · J/109 · 24 Jun 2013

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Cheryl Marrone — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Robert Taylor · Blitz, Gossip, Jinx, JINX · IRC handicap, J/105, J/109, ORC handicap 27events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 185 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2012 – Aug 2025
  • Brooke Mastrorio · Gossip, Trim, Ursa, URSA · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 25events 1 wins together · 8 podiums · 4% win rate · 1 of 135 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Timothy Kohl · Ursa, URSA · IRC handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 22events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 5% win rate · 1 of 120 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Aug 2025
  • Sims McGrath · Jinx, Ursa, URSA · IRC handicap, J/105, J/109, PHRF handicap 20events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 122 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2015 – Aug 2025
  • Stephanie French · Bamboozler, Blitz, Jinx, JINX · J/105, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 18events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 77 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2018 – May 2026
  • Michael Marrone · Spirit, Trim, URSA · IRC handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 12events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 1 of 59 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jul 2021
  • Richard Peale · URSA · IRC handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 12events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 73 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 3rd · Aug 2014 – Aug 2019
  • William Sutton · Jinx, JINX, Trim · J/105, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 53 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2019 – Oct 2021
  • Cheryl Marrone · Spirit, Trim, URSA · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 0 of 14 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2013 – Jul 2021
  • Mark Reinhart · Spirit, URSA · IRC handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 35 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2015 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-57421402013201520172019202120232025Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Aug 20262026 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSpiritPHRF handicapMast2nd / 3
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendBamboozlerPHRF handicapMast4th / 10
15 Aug 20252025 Ida Lewis Distance RaceSpiritPHRF handicapMast4th / 5
8 Aug 20252025 Safe Harbor Race WeekendUrsaPHRF handicapPit3rd / 5
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBlitzJ/105Cat 3 Cooler Jockey14th / 17
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaBamboozlerPHRF handicapMast13th / 15
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaBlitzPHRF handicapFoil Trimmer15th / 17
18 Aug 20232023 Ida Lewis Distance RaceURSAPHRF handicapPit9th / 13
11 Aug 20232023 Safe Harbor Race WeekendURSAPHRF handicapBow5th / 7
10 Jun 2023169th NYYC Annual RegattaBamboozlerPHRF handicapMast8th / 15
27 May 20232023 Figawi Race WeekendBamboozlerPHRF handicapWatch Captain13th / 13
4 Sep 20222022 95th - Around the Island RaceBlitzPHRF handicapFoil Trimmer3rd / 8
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceURSAPHRF handicapPit3rd / 11
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshipTrimJ/105Headsail Trimmer24th / 35
16 Jul 20212021 ORC East Coast ChampionshipTrimORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 7
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleTrimJ/105Other8th / 13
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaTrimPHRF handicapOther3rd / 11
5 Sep 20192019 J 105 North American ChampionshipJINXJ/105Headsail Trimmer12th / 18
23 Aug 20192019 Ted Hood RegattaJINXJ/105Headsail Trimmer11th / 16
10 Aug 20192019 J/Fest New EnglandURSAJ/109Pit3rd / 8
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekJinxJ/105Headsail Trimmer10th / 16
15 Jun 2019165th NYYC Annual RegattaURSAJ/109Headsail Trimmer6th / 6
3 May 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisJINXJ/105Bow15th / 18
11 Oct 20182018 J 109 North American ChampionshipURSAJ/109Pit12th / 20
8 Sep 20182018 J 109 East Coast ChampionshipURSAJ/109Pit5th / 9

Crew rating across all classes: 91, #28,543. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.