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Sailor · 2013–2026

Heather Ersts

eastport yact club J/30ORC handicapPHRF handicap

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Events
36

143 races · 19 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 5 of 36

Podium rate
33%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 42%–50%, 353 boats)

Best class ranking
#55

Crew in J/30 · rating 176

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tom Miller

2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Tristan Keen & Tom Miller

2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Anna Maddox

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tristan Keen

May 2013 – May 2021 · 17 events

Nemesis
Amy Stryker

3–42 head to head in 45 races

Rival
David Johnson

15–19 in 34 races

Best day
1 May 2021

3-2-2-1-3 · 2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis

Signature result
1st of 15

2021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1 · J/30 · 28 Apr 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tom Miller — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate
  • Michael Jewell · Five O'clock, Five O'clock (NS), Infectious Smile, Xiberger · Handicap, J/30, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 21events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 10% win rate · 8 of 68 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2020 – Aug 2026
  • Tristan Keen · Infectious Smile, Sarang · J/30, ORC handicap 17events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 14 of 90 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2021
  • Sheila Keen · Infectious Smile · J/30 16events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 19% win rate · 14 of 89 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2013 – May 2021
  • David Brewer · Five O'clock, ZACA · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 10events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 10% win rate · 2 of 32 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • john Hartke · Five O'clock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Monica Arnold · Infectious Smile · J/30 9events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 22% win rate · 9 of 53 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2015 – Apr 2021
  • Elizabeth Hartke · Five O'clock · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Ellen Forsyth · Five O'clock, ZACA · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 31 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
  • Dave Granata · Five O'clock, Five O'clock (NS) · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 28 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Nov 2025
  • Tom Miller · Infectious Smile · J/30 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 7 of 46 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2014 – Apr 2021

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

Rating history

-24902032014201620182020202220242026Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Aug 20262026 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans SeriesFive O'clockPHRF handicapOther9th / 11
23 May 20262026 Annual Figawi Race WeekendZACAPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer6th / 8
6 May 20262026 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1Xiberger³ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 9
9 Nov 20252025/2026 AYC Frostbite Series 1Five O'clockORC handicapOther7th / 8
14 Jun 20252025 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaFive O'clock (NS)PHRF handicapOther2nd / 4
10 May 20252025 Spring Race to OxfordFive O'clock (NS)ORC handicapOther3rd / 9
9 May 20252025 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Cans SeriesFive O'clockPHRF handicapOther3rd / 8
23 Apr 20252025 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1Xiberger³ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 10
3 Nov 20242024/2025 AYC Frostbite Series 1Five O'clockORC handicapOther9th / 15
24 Apr 20242024 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1Xiberger³ORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer7th / 12
19 Nov 20232023/2024 AYC Frostbite Series 1Five O'clockORC handicapOther13th / 15
9 Sep 202368th Race to OxfordFive O'clockORC handicapOther13th / 13
3 Sep 20232023 J/105 Women’s RegattaMAYHEMJ/105Other1st / 14
19 Jun 20232023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleZACAHandicapOther14th / 16
26 Apr 20232023 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1XibergerORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 13
10 Sep 202267th Race to OxfordFive O'clockORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 3
25 Jun 20222022 J/105 Women’s RegattaMAYHEMJ/105Headsail Trimmer4th / 13
21 Nov 20212021/2022 AYC Frostbite Series 1, Hangover BowlFive O'clockORC handicapOther14th / 15
18 Jun 20212021 Fawcett's Friday Night Beer Can SeriesFive O'clockPHRF handicapOther11th / 14
1 May 20212021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisInfectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer3rd / 10
28 Apr 20212021 AYC Wednesday Night - Series 1Infectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer1st / 15
25 Apr 20212021 AYC Spring One Design RegattaInfectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer1st / 7
29 Nov 20202020/2021 AYC Frostbite Series 1Infectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer2nd / 7
4 Oct 20202020 AYC Fall SeriesInfectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer2nd / 7
28 Aug 20202020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisInfectious SmileJ/30Headsail Trimmer5th / 8

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 179, #18,050. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.