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Sailor · 2015–2026

Drew DeFonzo

tryc Optimist420Handicap

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Events
37

237 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 37

Podium rate
16%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 75%–78%, 3,226 boats)

Best class ranking
#830

Helm in Optimist · rating 400

Biggest lift
Harrison Szot

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matthew Black

Jun 2023 – Aug 2024 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jacob Posner

26–58 head to head in 84 races

Rival
Jude Ryon

84–65 in 151 races

Best day
18 Jul 2022

1-5-3-8-11-6 · USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2022

Signature result
2nd of 141

2025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson Trophy · 420 · 15 Feb 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Harrison Szot · Drew DeFonzo, Harrison Szot · 420 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 61 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Feb 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Matthew Black · Matthew Black · 420 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 45 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Aug 2024
  • Peter Mazzagatti · Drew DeFonzo · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together · best 92nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

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

Rating history

-36185406201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyHarrison Szot420Crew23rd / 158
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPHarrison Szot420Crew9th / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMHarrison Szot420Crew18th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaHarrison Szot420Crew7th / 148
28 Jun 2025C420: New England ChampionshipDrew DeFonzo420Skipper6th / 79
23 Jun 20252025 Club 420 Association Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipHarrison Szot420Crew22nd / 45
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyHarrison Szot420Crew2nd / 141
10 Aug 20242024 C420 South Shore ChampionshipMatthew Black420Crew54th / 81
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPMatthew Black420Crew22nd / 129
24 Jul 20242024 New Jersey State C420 ChampionshipMatthew Black420Crew4th / 30
25 Jun 2024Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipMatthew Black420Crew18th / 80
17 Feb 20242024 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyMatthew Black420Crew25th / 148
24 Jul 20232023 Club 420 North American ChampionshipDrew DeFonzo420Skipper92nd / 130
24 Jun 20232023 C420 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPMatthew Black420Crew23rd / 74
12 Aug 20222022 Manahawkin Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM Optimist NJ State Championship (2023 TTQ)Drew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper17th / 112
27 Jul 20222022 BBYC ANNUAL OPTIMIST REGATTADrew DeFonzoHandicapSkipper5th / 39
18 Jul 2022USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2022Drew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper6th / 67
30 Jun 2022Junior Commodore's RegattaDrew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper2nd / 21
4 May 20222022 Optimist Team TrialsDrew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper44th / 199
28 Oct 20212021 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipDrew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper13th / 64
16 Aug 20212021 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipDrew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper39th / 109
3 Aug 2021Haven Beach Interclub Hosted at BBYCDrew DeFonzoHandicapSkipper3rd / 44
20 Jul 2021Surf City Yacht Club InterclubDrew DeFonzoHandicapSkipper5th / 46
19 Jul 2021USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2021Drew DeFonzoOptimistSkipper20th / 81
13 Jul 2021Spray Beach Yacht Club InterclubDrew DeFonzoHandicapSkipper3rd / 58

Helm rating across all classes: 358, #6,891.Crew rating across all classes: 305, #7,509. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.