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Sailor · 2013–2025

Alexander Ellis

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Events
26

245 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 3 of 26

Podium rate
23%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 39%–46%, 606 boats)

Best class ranking
#4663

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 26

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kyle Gelderman

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Kyle Gelderman & John Wilcenski

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

Biggest lift
Kyle Gelderman

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Kai Friesecke

16–51 head to head in 67 races

Rival
Nicholas Floyd

43–54 in 97 races

Best day
31 Mar 2018

2-1-3-1-4-2-4-1-1-3-1-5 · Stony Brook Cup

Signature result
1st of 11

2021 Pequot Invitational Regatta · J/109 · 7 Aug 2021

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Kyle Gelderman — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • John Wilcenski · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 16 of 75 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Apr 2018
  • Jon Mears · Cygnette, Gemini II, Thor · Handicap, ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Kyle Gelderman · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 15 of 45 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
  • Skye Miller · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 75 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Kyle Comerford · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1), SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 75 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2017 – Oct 2017
  • Ryan O'Grady · Gemini II · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Zach Omichinski · Gemini II, Thor · Handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2024 – Sep 2025
  • George Ellis · Beagle, Thor · Handicap, J/44 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2021 – Sep 2025
  • Zach Black · Cygnette, Gemini II · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2021 – Jun 2025
  • Hannah Argiros · SUNY Maritime College (Privateers) · College fleet racing, College team racing 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 13 of 27 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

-3577188201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Sep 20252025 IHYC Classic Yacht RegattaThorHandicapTactician11th / 14
22 Aug 20252025 Atlantic Class National ChampionshipCassidyAtlanticBow3rd / 23
14 Jun 2025171st NYYC Annual RegattaGemini IIORC handicapBow7th / 10
23 May 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapBow1st / 9
9 Aug 20242024 Safe Harbor Race WeekendGemini IIORC handicapBow4th / 9
25 Aug 2021Sagamore Wednesday Night Summer Series 202163HandicapCrew15th / 16
7 Aug 20212021 Pequot Invitational RegattaLokiJ/109Bow1st / 11
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleBeagleJ/44Bow4th / 5
4 Jun 20212021 Annapolis - Newport RaceCygnetteORC handicapBow3rd / 10
7 Jul 20192019 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean RaceOakcliff Farr 40 RedORC handicapBow5th / 8
7 Jun 20192019 Annapolis - Newport RaceOakcliff Farr 40 BlackORC handicapBow6th / 7
14 Apr 2018Owen/Mosbacher/Knapp TrophiesSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Crew (4-6,10)15th / 15
31 Mar 2018Stony Brook CupSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-6)1st / 8
17 Mar 2018Southern New England Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper9th / 10
10 Mar 2018Woollum Team RaceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
21 Oct 2017Kings Point Dinghy OpenSUNY Maritime College (Privateers 1)College fleet racingB Skipper7th / 18
7 Oct 2017Carl Van Duyne - MAISA SinglesSUNY Maritime College (Alexander Ellis '21)College singlehandedSkipper17th / 18
23 Sep 2017St. Mary's Fall InterConferenceSUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-6,9)14th / 18
16 Sep 2017Nevins TrophySUNY Maritime College (Privateers)College fleet racingC Skipper15th / 20
9 Sep 2017Laser NorthSUNY Maritime College (Alexander Ellis '21)College singlehandedSkipper4th / 18
22 Feb 20172017 Laser Midwinters East Regatta203914761Skipper54th / 96
21 Jul 20162016 Laser North American Championships203914713Skipper41st / 82
16 Jul 20162016 Area B Qualifier for the U.S. Junior Doublehanded and Singlehanded Sailing Championships203914Laser RadialSkipper17th / 22
10 Jun 2016ILCA-NA Atlantic Coast Laser Championship203914Laser RadialSkipper17th / 42
17 Feb 20162016 Laser Midwinters East Regatta203914636Skipper88th / 98

Helm rating across all classes: 188, #19,996.Crew rating across all classes: 52, #34,891. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.