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Sailor · 2016–2026

Alessandro Bocconcelli

woods hole yacht club PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
42

112 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 7 of 42

Podium rate
67%

28 top-three finishes

Typically beats
53%

of boats faced (range 48%–59%, 218 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matt Sutherland

5 wins · 13 podiums in 22 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Dennis Giaya & Matt Sutherland

4 wins · 9 podiums in 15 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Dennis Giaya

+16 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Matt Sutherland

Aug 2018 – Sep 2026 · 22 events

Nemesis
Sandy Takacs

10–34 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Jay Spalding

22–30 in 52 races

Best day
10 Aug 2025

2-2 · 2025 Newport Unlimited - NEMA

Signature result
1st of 7

2023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser Regatta · PHRF handicap · 30 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matt Sutherland — 5 wins · 13 podiums in 22 events together · 23% win rate
  • Matt Sutherland · blackbird, Blackbird, Suad 3 · Handicap, PHRF handicap 22events 5 wins together · 13 podiums · 23% win rate · 7 of 52 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2018 – Sep 2026
  • Dennis Giaya · Blackbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap 16events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 25% win rate · 6 of 46 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Mattt Sutherland · Blackbird · Handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2024
  • Carlo Bocconcelli · Suad 3 · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2018 – Aug 2018
  • Kalina Grabb · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Sep 2022
  • Andrew Nathanson · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2021
  • Kyle Van Brocklin · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Sara Labrousse · Blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019
  • Joe Adelstein · Blackbird · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Andy Bowen · blackbird · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Sep 2020 – Sep 2020

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

Rating history

-547520320172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Sep 20262026 Off Soundings Club Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapBoat Captain2nd / 12
30 Jul 20262026 Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 6
13 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual RegattaBlackbirdHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
12 Jun 2026172nd NYYC Annual Regatta Friday Around the Island RaceBlackbirdHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapBoat Captain2nd / 5
27 Sep 20252025 Sail for HopeBlackbirdHandicapSkipper5th / 10
12 Sep 20252025 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 6
23 Aug 20252025 New England 100BlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
9 Aug 20252025 Newport Unlimited - NEMABlackbirdPHRF handicapOther4th / 10
25 Jul 20252025 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 11
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 5
28 Sep 20242024 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther7th / 9
13 Sep 20242024 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
10 Aug 20242024 Newport Unlimited RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther5th / 10
26 Jul 20242024 Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
8 Jun 20242024 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
30 Sep 20232023 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 7
19 Aug 20232023 Newport Unlimited RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
28 Jul 20232023 Corsair Nationals & Buzzards Bay Multihull RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther5th / 12
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
24 Sep 2022THE TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL RED LOBDELL MEMORIAL REGATTABlackbirdHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
16 Sep 20222022 Off Soundings Fall SeriesBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther1st / 5
11 Sep 20222022 Sail for Hope Fundraiser RegattaBlackbirdPHRF handicapOther4th / 6
2 Sep 20222022 Vineyard RaceBlackbirdHandicapSkipper1st / 2
6 Aug 20222022 Buzzards Bay RegattaBlackbirdHandicapSkipper3rd / 4

Helm rating across all classes: 197, #18,969.Crew rating across all classes: -16. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.