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Sailor · 2008–2024

Christopher Williford

dartmouth college College fleet racingCollege team racing49er

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Events
88

1,628 races · 331 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 9 of 88

Podium rate
41%

36 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–64%, 1,811 boats)

Best class ranking
#57

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 717

Longest win streak
13

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Duncan Williford

4 wins · 12 podiums in 32 events together · 13% win rate

Best trio
Duncan Williford & Rebecca McElvain

3 wins · 9 podiums in 18 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Lisa Genthner

+18 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Duncan Williford

Oct 2015 – Jan 2024 · 32 events

Nemesis
Ian Barrows

103–217 head to head in 321 races

Rival
Patrick Shanahan

329–299 in 628 races

Best day
12 Dec 2009

1-5-1-1-DNF-1-1 · 2009 Junior Olympic Festival

Signature result
1st of 77

2009 Junior Olympic Festival · Optimist · 12 Dec 2009

Partnerships · 53 sailors

Most successful partnership: Duncan Williford — 4 wins · 12 podiums in 32 events together · 13% win rate
  • Rebecca McElvain · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 45events 3 wins together · 19 podiums · 7% win rate · 243 of 1050 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – May 2019
  • Duncan Williford · Christopher Williford, Christopher WILLIFORD, Dartmouth College (Big Green), USA 118 · 49er, College fleet racing, College team racing 32events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 13% win rate · 114 of 582 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Jan 2024
  • Paige Clarke · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 27events 3 wins together · 13 podiums · 11% win rate · 148 of 598 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2016 – May 2019
  • Robert Floyd · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 94 of 395 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Jack McGraw · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 101 of 401 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2017 – May 2019
  • Madeleine Cooney · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 16events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 6% win rate · 94 of 395 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Charles Lalumiere · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 104 of 353 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2015 – Jun 2017
  • Sophie Kerr · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 71 of 402 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – Jun 2017
  • Eloise Burn · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 14events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 83 of 315 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Alyssa Berger · Dartmouth College (Big Green) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 68 of 282 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2017 – May 2019

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

Rating history

-62323707200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 88

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 Jan 20242024 US Olympic Team Trials - Sailing (Mixed Dinghy, Men's and Women's Windsurfing, Men's Kite, Men's Skiff)Windmark Sailing Foundation49erSkipper4th / 8
11 Aug 2023Allianz Sailing World Championships 2023WILLIFORD / WILLIFORD49erSkipper58th / 83
4 Apr 202352 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaUSA 11849erSkipper41st / 99
16 Sep 20222022 Triple Crown Series Stage 1Christopher Williford49erSkipper1st / 9
31 Aug 20222022 World ChampionshipWindmark Sailing Foundation49erSkipper49th / 65
19 Aug 20222022 North American'sChristopher WILLIFORD49erSkipper28th / 45
5 Jul 20222022 European ChampionshipWindmark Sailing Foundation49erSkipper69th / 93
11 Jun 2022168th NYYC Annual RegattaMidnight BlueIC37Other15th / 20
6 Apr 202251 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía MallorcaWINDMARK SAILING FOUNDATION49erSkipper72nd / 76
15 Jan 2021Skiff Generation Grand Prix - January 16-18, 2021Christopher Williford49erSkipper4th / 8
10 Dec 20202020 49er North Americans and 29er/49er Skiff Generation Grand Prix #32849erSkipper3rd / 6
15 Aug 20202020 Ida Lewis Distance RaceCavalinoPHRF handicapChef3rd / 21
4 Oct 2019Oakcliff Triple Crown Series Stage 3Hotrod49erCrew6th / 8
27 Sep 2019Oakcliff Triple Crown Series Stage 2Christopher Williford49erCrew11th / 11
30 May 2019Gill College Sailing Coed National ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
28 May 2019Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalsDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
25 May 2019LaserPerformance Team Race National ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper4th / 16
27 Apr 2019NEISA Coed ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper3rd / 18
20 Apr 2019Admiral's CupDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
6 Apr 2019NEISA Team Race ChampionshipDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper3rd / 12
30 Mar 201938th Lynne Marchiando TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper3rd / 16
23 Mar 2019Friis TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper4th / 10
3 Mar 2019Sharpe Team Race TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College team racingSkipper3rd / 8
27 Oct 2018The 78th Professor Schell TrophyDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 18
20 Oct 2018Fiske-Harriman-Sleigh Trophy Coed ShowcaseDartmouth College (Big Green)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 586, #1,159.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 18. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.