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Sailor · 2011–2026

Scott Gittens

queen s university LaserCollege fleet racingVX One

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Events
40

471 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
23%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (90%: 42%–46%, 1,233 boats)

Best class ranking
#1163

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 381

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Marc De Verteuil

3 wins · 5 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate

Best trio
Marc De Verteuil & Maggie MacDonald

1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Marc De Verteuil

+14 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Janine Clark

May 2022 – Sep 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
Hector Guzman

6–64 head to head in 70 races

Rival
John Lawless

36–48 in 84 races

Best day
21 Sep 2019

1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-4 · CanAm Cup · about 1 in 591,432,318,935,744 by chance

Signature result
1st of 17

Can/Am Cup · College fleet racing · 29 Sep 2018

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Marc De Verteuil — 3 wins · 5 podiums in 12 events together · 25% win rate
  • Marc De Verteuil · Queen's University (Gaels 1), Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 12events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 25% win rate · 40 of 238 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
  • Janine Clark · Shift Happens · VX One 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 58 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 6th · May 2022 – Sep 2025
  • John Bennett · Shift Happens · VX One 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 51 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 7th · May 2022 – Sep 2025
  • Maggie MacDonald · Queen's University (Gaels 1), Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 22 of 104 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Sep 2019
  • William Bruce · Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 84 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Lauren Sullivan · Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 6th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2018
  • Clara Gravely · Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 44 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Cameron Wallace · Queen's University (Gaels 1), Queen's University (Gaels) · College fleet racing 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 40 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Josh Yale · Shift Happens · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 13th · May 2022 – May 2022
  • Cam Farrah · Goatdog · VX One 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-4318841920122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Jun 2026ILCA No Coast ChampionshipsScott GittensLaserSkipper3rd / 33
16 May 2026TS&CC 55th Icebreaker Regatta and ILCA District 3 Gold CupScott GittensLaserSkipper2nd / 15
19 Feb 20262026 ILCA Midwinters East ChampionshipsScott GittensLaserSkipper30th / 51
14 Feb 2026Pan Pepín International Dinghy Regatta 2026Scott GittensLaserSkipper5th / 12
26 Sep 2025VX One Canadian ChampionshipShift HappensVX OneCrew21st / 28
30 Aug 2025Royal WeekendShift HappensVX OneCrew9th / 13
14 Aug 20252025 ILCA Canadian Championships & D3 Fogh Gold Cup SeriesScott GittensLaserSkipper25th / 55
26 Jul 2025Founders RegattaGoatdogVX OneCrew4th / 19
19 Feb 2025ILCA Midwinter's East 2025Scott GittensLaserSkipper27th / 47
26 Jul 20242024 ILCA Great Lakes ChampionshipScott GittensLaserSkipper3rd / 31
14 Jun 2024RCYC OpenShift HappensVX OneCrew6th / 10
5 Jun 20242024 ILCA North American ChampionshipScott GittensLaserSkipper30th / 56
23 Aug 2023VX One Canadian ChampionshipShift HappensVX OneCrew10th / 17
5 Aug 20232023 ILCA US National ChampionshipsScott GittensLaserSkipper12th / 45
2 Jun 2023Founder's RegattaShift HappensVX OneCrew7th / 10
6 Sep 2022VXOne North American ChampionshipShift HappensVX OneCrew21st / 36
26 Aug 2022VXOne CanadiansShift HappensVX OneCrew8th / 19
3 Jun 2022Founder's RegattaShift HappensVX OneCrew13th / 14
11 May 2022Thursday Midweek RacingShift HappensVX OneCrew13th / 18
20 Jan 2020Hempel World Cup Series 2020 | Miami, USAScott GITTENSLaserSkipper33rd / 40
21 Sep 2019CanAm CupQueen's University (Gaels 1)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 15
27 Apr 2019America TrophyQueen's University (Gaels)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 18
13 Apr 2019Leroy GrantQueen's University (Gaels)College fleet racingA Skipper2nd / 16
20 Feb 20192019 Laser Midwinters East Regatta160107LaserSkipper25th / 40
29 Jan 2019Hempel World Cup Series 2019 | Miami, USAScott GITTENSLaserSkipper95th / 100

Helm rating across all classes: 414 (±144), #4,384.Crew rating across all classes: 124 (±181), #23,764. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.