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Sailor · 2016–2026

Thomas Whidden

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Events
51

643 races · 230 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 20 of 51

Podium rate
61%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 73%–77%, 1,289 boats)

Best class ranking
#21

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 777

Longest win streak
21

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Caroline Geiger

10 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 100% win rate

Best trio
Amiya Stroumza & Caroline Geiger

8 wins · 8 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Caroline Geiger

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Avery Whidden

Oct 2016 – Oct 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Thomas Sitzmann

7–36 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Ian Nyenhuis

54–48 in 102 races

Best day
16 Nov 2024

3-5-3-2-1-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-4-8-1-1-2-2-1-10-1-1-3 · Fall Pacific Coast Championship · about 1 in 785,193,191,053,799 by chance

Signature result
1st of 37

2019 JSA CHAMPIONSHIPS - C420, Laser, Laser Radial & Girls Champs · 420 · 5 Aug 2019

Partnerships · 46 sailors

Most successful partnership: Caroline Geiger — 10 wins · 10 podiums in 10 events together · 100% win rate
  • Freddie Parkin · 420, Freddie Parkin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stanford University (Cardinal) · 420, College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 22events 9 wins together · 14 podiums · 41% win rate · 91 of 234 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Oct 2026
  • Lucas Woodworth · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 13events 8 wins together · 11 podiums · 62% win rate · 112 of 227 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Dylan Sih · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 13events 9 wins together · 12 podiums · 69% win rate · 129 of 272 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Abby Baird · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 6 wins together · 9 podiums · 55% win rate · 130 of 251 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
  • Caroline Geiger · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 10 wins together · 10 podiums · 100% win rate · 111 of 194 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Alexandra Jones · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 7 wins together · 9 podiums · 78% win rate · 115 of 185 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+20 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Kit Harned · Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stanford University (Cardinal), Thomas Whidden · 420, College team racing, J/70 9events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 50 of 115 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2022 – Feb 2026
  • Amiya Stroumza · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 8 wins together · 9 podiums · 89% win rate · 93 of 179 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Alice Schmid · Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 6events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 26 of 67 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Piper Blackband · Stanford University (Cardinal 1), Stanford University (Cardinal) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 4 wins together · 6 podiums · 67% win rate · 68 of 130 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+18 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

-5534975320172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 51

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 2026IC37 North American ChampionshipTurkey BoneIC37Other28th / 34
3 Oct 2026PCCSC Richard Sweet Match Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College match racingA Crew1st / 5
1 Sep 2026USA Grand Slam – Thompson Cup 2026Freddie ParkinMatch racingCrew2nd / 2
18 Apr 2026PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 17
4 Apr 2026Carter Ford PCCSC Open Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 9
21 Mar 2026PCCSC South Designate 2026Stanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 20
7 Mar 2026Bob Bavier Open Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
21 Feb 2026McIntyre Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
14 Feb 2026Top-9 Spring InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-6)1st / 9
15 Nov 2025College Sailing Match Race National ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College match racingA Crew10th / 10
8 Nov 2025West Coast ChampionshipsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (7-9)3rd / 17
25 Oct 2025Top-9 Fall InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-8)1st / 9
18 Oct 2025Open Atlantic Coast Championship FinalsStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Crew (13-14)2nd / 18
11 Oct 2025Savin Hill InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 14
4 Oct 2025PCCSC Richard Sweet Match Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College match racingA Crew1st / 6
20 Sep 2025Allstate Sugar BowlStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingC Skipper2nd / 6
18 Jul 20252025 IC37 National ChampionshipTurkey BoneIC37Mast10th / 26
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaTurkey BoneIC37Mast17th / 23
19 Apr 2025PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 16
12 Apr 2025PCCSC Carter Ford Open Team Race ChampionshipStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
29 Mar 20252025 Marchiando Trophy-Red RegattaStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
22 Mar 2025Aaron Szambecki Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper3rd / 10
8 Mar 2025Bob Bavier Open Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal)College team racingSkipper1st / 10
15 Feb 2025Top-9 InviteStanford University (Cardinal)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 9
8 Feb 2025McIntyre Team RaceStanford University (Cardinal 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 12

Helm rating across all classes: 753 (±139), #216.Crew rating across all classes: 441 (±161), #2,678. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.