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Sailor · 2011–2026

Dan Boyd

cottage park yc HandicapPHRF handicapA-Class

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Events
152

340 races · 60 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 23 of 152

Podium rate
48%

73 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 57%–61%, 1,278 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Helm in A-Class · rating 291

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mitch Wiest

19 wins · 52 podiums in 93 events together · 20% win rate

Best trio
Timothy Grimes & Mitch Wiest

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

Biggest lift
Tyson Hynes

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mitch Wiest

Aug 2012 – Jul 2021 · 93 events

Nemesis
Ted Herlihy

3–75 head to head in 78 races

Rival
David Powers

56–39 in 95 races

Best day
26 Aug 2016

1-1-2-1-1 · 2016 ONE Championships

Signature result
1st of 14

2016 Rumble I · Handicap · 15 Jun 2016

Partnerships · 32 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mitch Wiest — 19 wins · 52 podiums in 93 events together · 20% win rate
  • Mitch Wiest · 272, Wildthing, WildThing · A-Class, B, Handicap, J/109 93events 19 wins together · 52 podiums · 20% win rate · 47 of 217 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2012 – Jul 2021
  • David Ginches · Alizé, WildThing · Handicap, J/109, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 5 of 47 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−35 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Wiest Boyd · WildThing · J/109, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2011 – Aug 2017
  • Mitch Boyd · WildThing · J/109, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2011 – Aug 2017
  • Matt Curtis · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 36 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Holly Ripley-Boyd · Alizé, WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 33 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2024
  • Melinda Ginches · WildThing · Handicap, J/109, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 5 of 32 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Aug 2018
  • Tyson Hynes · Hotspur · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2021 – Sep 2023
  • Timothy Grimes · WildThing · Handicap, J/109 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 18 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – Jul 2021
  • Daniel Wiest · Wildthing · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Sep 2017

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

Rating history

-9910731220122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 152

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 2026Flip Flop RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
24 Jul 2026Downeast ChallengeWildThingHandicapSkipper6th / 9
4 Jul 2026EYC Annual Regatta - 156th AnniversaryWildThingHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
26 Jun 2026Lambert Overnight Ocean RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
7 Jun 2026Somerset RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper1st / 2
5 Mar 20262026 St. Maarten Heineken RegattaWildThingHandicapCaptain5th / 6
4 Oct 2025Bandit Race - Short HandedWildThingHandicapSkipper5th / 5
28 Sep 2025Marblehead Chowder CupWildThingHandicapSkipper4th / 5
27 Sep 2025Boston Light RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper12th / 32
13 Sep 2025HYC Great Chase RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper11th / 18
9 Aug 2025Flip Flop RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper6th / 10
25 Jul 2025Downeast ChallengeWildThingHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
18 Jul 20252025 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper5th / 5
12 Jul 2025S.S. Crocker Memorial RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper5th / 6
8 Jun 2025Somerset RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
5 Oct 2024Boston Light RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper7th / 36
10 Aug 2024Flip Flop RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper5th / 6
19 Jul 20242024 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean RaceAlizéPHRF handicapBow7th / 8
15 Jun 2024170th NYYC Annual RegattaAlizéORC handicapSpinnaker trimmer14th / 14
1 Oct 2023Bandit Race - Short HandedWildThingHandicapSkipper4th / 4
23 Sep 2023AYC Harbour Islands RaceHotspurPHRF handicapCrew2nd / 19
23 Sep 2023Boston Light RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper4th / 16
17 Sep 2023HYC Great Chase RaceWildThingHandicapSkipper8th / 18
12 Aug 2023Flip Flop RegattaWildThingHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
28 Jul 2023Downeast ChallengeWildThingHandicapSkipper4th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 210, #17,616.Crew rating across all classes: -7, #44,524. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.