Sailor · 2017–2026

Elliot Taft

syracuse university PHRF handicap College fleet racing ORC handicap

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Events: 17
Win rate: 12%
Podium rate: 24%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #5447
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: JJ Schock
Best trio: Urs Mueller & Peter Philbrick
Biggest lift: Margaret Leary
Nemesis: Meredith Moran
Rival: Lauren Manney
Best day: 18 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: JJ Schock — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Mary Haley · Inisharon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Spencer Jacobson · Inisharon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
James Murphy · Inisharon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Urs Mueller · Inisharon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – May 2026
Caitlin Owles · Varekai-CC, Young American - Ticket to Ride, Young American (YCC & CC), Young American YCC Youth · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – Aug 2018
Margaret Leary · Young American - Ticket to Ride, Young American (YCC & CC), Young American YCC Youth, Young American-324 (YCC) · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2018 – Jul 2019
Joe Cooper · Young American - Ticket to Ride, Young American (YCC & CC), Young American YCC Youth · IRC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2018 – Aug 2018
Chris Trentham · Syracuse - Palantir 5, Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing, J/44 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 39 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 5th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
Alec Wyers · Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 54 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021
Niall Shannon · Syracuse - Palantir 5, Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing, J/44 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 37 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Oct 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 17

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 May 2026	2026 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Inisharon	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	10th / 10
6 Jul 2025	2025 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Inisharon	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	1st / 4
6 Jun 2025	2025 Annapolis - Newport Race	Inisharon	ORC handicap	Watch Captain	4th / 8
10 May 2025	70th Annual Edlu Distance Race	Inisharon	PHRF handicap	Floater	10th / 10
5 Mar 2023	Seawolf Spring Open	Syracuse University (Orange 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 5
17 Sep 2022	Battle of Lake Erie	Syracuse University (Orange)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 7
18 Sep 2021	Battle of Lake Erie	Syracuse University (Orange)	College fleet racing	A Crew (5-6)	2nd / 9
11 Sep 2021	Jack Boehringer '52 Memorial	Syracuse University (Orange)	College fleet racing	B Crew	6th / 9
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Phantom	PHRF handicap	Pit	8th / 8
12 Oct 2019	2019 Storm Trysail Club / Larchmont Yacht Club - Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta	Syracuse - Palantir 5	J/44	In the way	5th / 5
21 Sep 2019	Cazenovia Fall Open	Syracuse University (Orange)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (5-8)	6th / 7
14 Sep 2019	Battle of Lake Erie	Syracuse University (Orange)	College fleet racing	A Crew (4-9)	3rd / 9
25 Jul 2019	2019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)	Young American-324 (YCC)	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	1st / 12
31 Aug 2018	2018 Vineyard Race	Young American (YCC & CC)	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	4th / 10
17 Aug 2018	2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Young American YCC Youth	PHRF handicap	Other	5th / 14
25 May 2018	2018 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race	Young American - Ticket to Ride	IRC handicap	Other	8th / 8
1 Sep 2017	2017 Vineyard Race	Varekai-CC	PHRF handicap	Floater	6th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-75 provisional	#54583 band 42326–61667	—
College fleet racing Helm	-123 provisional	#6390 band 5433–7121	−1
Full-size sailing Helm	-107 provisional	#71833 band 56908–80497	—
College fleet racing Crew	44 provisional	#5447 band 3753–7167	−1

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/44 · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating -60

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	14 events	2 wins	beats 46%

Positions: Watch Captain (3) · Floater (2) · A Skipper (2) · Main Trimmer (2) · A Crew (5-6) (1) · B Crew (1)

How they race

Closer	−7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−20 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	27%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	36%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Lauren Manney	54	24–30
Stanley Galloway	38	23–15
Helen Livingston	38	36–2
Cole Bender	34	10–24
Scott McKinney	34	9–25
Geoffrey Wells	34	16–18
Patrick Modin	20	4–16
Eric Elias	20	19–1
Ben Rizika	20	4–16
Blake Stackpoole	20	4–16
Meredith Moran	20	0–20
Chandler DeBarros	18	18–0

Most-beaten opponent: Helen Livingston (36–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	0%
2025	3	1	52%
2023	1	0	0%
2022	1	0	50%
2021	3	0	42%
2019	4	1	48%
2018	3	0	45%
2017	1	0	44%

Boats

Syracuse University (Orange) · College fleet racing · 5 events · 2019–2022
Inisharon · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2025–2026
Syracuse University (Orange 1) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2023
Phantom · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2021
Syracuse - Palantir 5 · J/44 · 1 events · 2019
Young American-324 (YCC) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Young American (YCC & CC) · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Young American YCC Youth · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Young American - Ticket to Ride · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Varekai-CC · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Stamford, CT, USA · 4 events
Gannon · 3 events
Cornell · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 1 events
Stony Brook · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -75, #54,583.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -107, #71,833. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.