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Sailor · 2007–2026

Claire Dennis

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Events
92

1,928 races · 254 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 16 of 92

Podium rate
46%

42 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (90%: 78%–81%, 1,983 boats)

Best class ranking
#66

Helm in Laser Radial · rating 579

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Katherine Gaumond

7 wins · 10 podiums in 13 events together · 54% win rate

Best trio
Emily Billing & Amanda Salvesen

6 wins · 10 podiums in 18 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Katherine Gaumond

+15 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Bruce Stone

Jun 2015 – Oct 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Anne Haeger

160–263 head to head in 423 races

Rival
Elizabeth Barry

194–236 in 430 races

Best day
6 Apr 2013

6-1-1-1-5-1-1-1-2-1-2-4-1-1-11-1-11-1-2-1-4-1-5-1 · BU President's Trophy · about 1 in 59,622,290,251,263 by chance

Signature result
1st of 51

2014 Laser Midwinter West · Laser Radial · 28 Mar 2014

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Katherine Gaumond — 7 wins · 10 podiums in 13 events together · 54% win rate
  • Heather May · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 27events 5 wins together · 12 podiums · 19% win rate · 73 of 828 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Mar 2013
  • Emily Billing · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 24events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 25% win rate · 104 of 696 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – May 2013
  • Amanda Salvesen · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 7 wins together · 12 podiums · 30% win rate · 114 of 662 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2010 – May 2013
  • Eugenia Custo Greig · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing 19events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 21% win rate · 65 of 494 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – May 2013
  • Marlena Fauer · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 4 wins together · 10 podiums · 24% win rate · 66 of 422 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2010 – May 2013
  • Katherine Gaumond · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 7 wins together · 10 podiums · 54% win rate · 72 of 365 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2011 – May 2013
  • Margot Benedict · Yale University (Bulldogs), Yale University (Elis) · College fleet racing 10events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 10% win rate · 47 of 330 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2009 – Apr 2012
  • Morgan Kiss · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 58 of 227 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2011 – May 2013
  • Bruce Stone · Arbitrage, Boat 63, Good Trade · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 55 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Oct 2026
  • Urska Kosir · Yale University (Bulldogs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 25% win rate · 52 of 206 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2012 – May 2013

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

Rating history

-73096252008201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 92

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Racing: PSSC - Big Boat - 2026ArbitrageJ/105Crew21st / 22
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendAlphaIC37Main Trimmer6th / 18
30 Oct 20212021 J/105 North American ChampionshipArbitrageJ/105Bow4th / 35
16 Sep 20212021 Rolex Big Boat SeriesArbitrageJ/105Bow4th / 22
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBoat 63J/105Bow2nd / 13
11 Jun 2021SFYC Knarr and J/105 RegattaArbitrageJ/105Crew10th / 20
24 Jun 20192019 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekGood TradeJ/105Mast3rd / 16
15 Sep 20162016 Rolex Big Boat SeriesArbitrageJ/105Mast4th / 26
23 Jun 20152015 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXVIArbitrageJ/105Mast3rd / 16
23 Sep 20142014 J 24 World ChampionshipYouth J24 USAJ/24Tactician52nd / 69
31 Jul 2014US Laser Nationals206526492Skipper8th / 107
27 Jun 20142014 Laser Pacific Coast Championship206526Laser RadialSkipper8th / 38
3 May 2014Elvstrom Zellerbach RegattaLaser RadialLaser RadialSkipper1st / 14
28 Mar 20142014 Laser Midwinter West182841Laser RadialSkipper1st / 51
8 Mar 2014Spring Dinghy Invitational182841Laser RadialSkipper3rd / 21
19 Feb 20142014 Laser Midwinters East Regatta182841434Skipper22nd / 129
14 Feb 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD RegattaHot WheelsJ/24Tactician7th / 11
12 Jul 20132013 Laser Pacific Coast Championship182841Laser RadialSkipper3rd / 52
26 Jun 20132013 U. S. National Laser Championship Regatta182841356Skipper6th / 70
22 May 2013Sperry Top-Sider Women's FinalsYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper (13-14)6th / 18
27 Apr 2013NEISA Women's Champs, Reed TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-10)2nd / 16
13 Apr 2013Oberg @ BU by NUYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper3rd / 16
6 Apr 2013BU President's TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 17
30 Mar 2013Dellenbaugh Women's TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 18
23 Mar 2013Joseph Duplin TrophyYale University (Bulldogs)College team racingSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 625 (±96), #762.Crew rating across all classes: 396 (±200), #3,771. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.