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Sailor · 2012–2023

Taylor Valentor

university of illinois chicago College fleet racingPHRF handicapJ/70

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Events
21

303 races · 22 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 21

Podium rate
14%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (range 37%–46%, 273 boats)

Best class ranking
#3482

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 124

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shannon Yates

1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Brian Moy & Shannon Yates

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

Biggest lift
Jean-Philippe Backman

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Brenden Jacobs

Oct 2012 – Oct 2015 · 13 events

Nemesis
Emily Oltrogge

13–97 head to head in 110 races

Rival
David Gates

42–37 in 83 races

Best day
12 Oct 2013

1-2-1-1-5-7-2-1-1-5-4-6-2-8-2-1 · Chief Illiniwek Memorial Regatta

Signature result
1st of 10

Chief Illiniwek Memorial Regatta · College fleet racing · 12 Oct 2013

Partnerships · 29 sailors

Most successful partnership: Shannon Yates — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Brenden Jacobs · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 13events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 8% win rate · 12 of 210 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Oct 2015
  • Olivia Zwierski-Moran · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 17 of 150 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
  • Brian Moy · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 11 of 140 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2012 – Oct 2014
  • Kimberly Hu · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 6 of 146 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Apr 2015
  • Brian Waddell · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 114 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – Oct 2015
  • Shannon Yates · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 13 of 88 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2013 – Oct 2014
  • Jean-Philippe Backman · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 68 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2014 – Oct 2015
  • Adam Oplustil · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 52 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 4th · Oct 2014 – Apr 2015
  • Steve Valentor · Caught in Traffic, Rogue · J/105, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Tyler Albert · University of Illinois - Chicago (Flames) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 34 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2012 – Apr 2013

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

Rating history

-150-13123201320152017201920212023Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Mar 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - San DiegoCheekyPHRF handicapMast2nd / 9
17 Feb 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgFembotsJ/70Spinnaker trimmer40th / 48
27 Jul 20182018 J 105 North American ChampionshipCaught in TrafficJ/105Bow8th / 15
23 May 20182018 Chicago Beer Can SeriesRoguePHRF handicapOther4th / 18
3 Oct 2015Pere MarquetteUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 11
12 Sep 2015Fall FuryUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 13
4 Apr 2015Northwestern SpringUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Crew (1-2)9th / 13
22 Nov 201468th Timme AngstenUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 11
18 Oct 2014Boudeman CupUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 10
11 Oct 2014Fighting Illini RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 7
4 Oct 2014Pere Marquette RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 11
13 Sep 2014Fall FuryUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-4,7-8)12th / 17
3 May 2014Wisconsin 3-DivisionUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingC Skipper7th / 10
5 Apr 2014Northwestern's SpringUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 17
23 Nov 201367th Timme Angsten Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 14
12 Oct 2013Chief Illiniwek Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingA Crew (1-2,5-6)1st / 10
5 Oct 2013Pere Marquette CupUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper8th / 11
14 Sep 2013Fall FuryUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 17
27 Apr 2013Wisconsin's 3 Division RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Crew8th / 12
17 Nov 201266th Timme Angsten Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingB Crew11th / 13
6 Oct 2012Chief Illiniwek Memorial RegattaUniversity of Illinois - Chicago (Flames)College fleet racingA Crew4th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 123, #28,967.Crew rating across all classes: 92, #28,364. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.