Sailor · 2008–2022

Holley Toppa

lauderdale yacht club Optimist PHRF handicap Shields

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Events: 7
Win rate: 14%
Podium rate: 29%
Typically beats: 54%
Best class ranking: #9263
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Mike Toppa
Biggest lift: Mike Toppa
Nemesis: Conner Brannon
Best day: 8 Sep 2022
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mike Toppa — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Mike Toppa · Bomba Charger, Cavalino · PHRF handicap, Shields 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together(+56 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Jamie Hilton · Bomba Charger, Cavalino · PHRF handicap, Shields 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Hillary Noble · Cavalino · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Oct 2020
Moose McLintock · Cavalino · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Oct 2020
Suzy Leech · Bomba Charger, Cavalino · PHRF handicap, Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Sep 2022
Caitlin Niemic · Cavalino · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Oct 2020
Jeremy Wilmot · Bomba Charger, Cavalino · PHRF handicap, Shields 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 9 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Sep 2022
Chris Sands · Exit Strategy II · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 37th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
Christopher Williford · Cavalino · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Charles Allan · Cavalino · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2020 – Oct 2020

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 7

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Sep 2022	2022 Shields Nationals - Newport, RI	Bomba Charger	Shields	Other	4th / 34
2 Oct 2020	166th NYYC Annual Regatta	Cavalino	PHRF handicap	Chef	1st / 12
15 Aug 2020	2020 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Cavalino	PHRF handicap	Strategist	3rd / 21
17 Apr 2015	2015 Sperry Charleston Race Week	Exit Strategy II	J/70	Bow	37th / 79
10 Apr 2009	40th Southeast Dinghy Championships	9677	Optimist	Skipper	47th / 52
24 Jan 2009	Boomerang	9677	Optimist	Skipper	24th / 27
12 Jan 2008	Boomerang	3	Optimist	Skipper	13th / 49

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	124 provisional	#23774 band 11453–42261	—
Optimist Helm	-36 provisional	#9263 band 4967–12356	—
All classes Helm	-34 provisional	#58201 band 35869–74304	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 8
Shields · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 62

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 32%
As crew	4 events	1 wins	beats 84%

Positions: Chef (1) · Strategist (1) · Bow (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−24 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets (25+)	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Conner Brannon	14	2–12

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	1	0	91%
2020	2	1	95%
2015	1	0	54%
2009	2	0	11%
2008	1	0	75%

Boats

Cavalino · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2020
9677 · Optimist · 2 events · 2009
Bomba Charger · Shields · 1 events · 2022
Exit Strategy II · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
3 · Optimist · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Lauderdale Yacht Club · 2 events
Key Biscayne Yacht Club · 1 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating across all classes: 124 (±249), #23,774.Helm rating across all classes: -34 (±245), #58,201. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.