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Sailor · 2014–2026

Pete McGriff

fairhope yacht club ILCA 7 (Laser)ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Flying Scot

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Events
47

347 races · 52 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 8 of 47

Podium rate
30%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
46%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 1,026 boats)

Best class ranking
#206

Helm in ILCA 7 (Laser) · rating 401

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Mallory Edwards

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Mallory Edwards

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Leo Boucher

3–49 head to head in 52 races

Rival
David Grace

42–29 in 71 races

Best day
5 Jan 2024

11-7-10-1 · 2024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1

Signature result
2nd of 90

2024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1 · Melges 15 · 5 Jan 2024

Partnerships · 22 sailors

Most successful partnership: Mallory Edwards — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Mallory Edwards · Area D, Team GYA, Trim Reaper · Handicap, J/22, Melges 24 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 18 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Mar 2025
  • Thomas Walker · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen 2), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen), SIERRA · College fleet racing, College team racing, IOD 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 40 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Scott Sonnier · Area D, Team GYA · Handicap, J/22 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 11 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2019 – Aug 2019
  • Ali Ware · Thomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali ware · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Colin DuBose · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Michael Burns · Thomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali ware · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • JJ Smith · Pete McGriff · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 99% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Brian Wynne · Trim Reaper · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 14th · Mar 2025 – Mar 2025
  • Liam Gronda · SIERRA · IOD 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2022
  • Elijah Goldman · Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

-105172449201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 Mar 2026Dogwood RegattaTrim Reaper JrMelges 15Skipper1st / 7
3 Mar 20252025 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaTrim ReaperMelges 24Spinnaker trimmer14th / 21
6 Jul 20242024 Meigs RegattaThomas Duffy Pete McGriff, Michael burns, Ali wareViper 640Skipper6th / 11
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1Pete McGriffMelges 15Skipper2nd / 90
15 Oct 2022David Lee Arnoff TrophyHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen 2)College fleet racingB Skipper6th / 9
24 Jun 20222022 IOD InvitationalSIERRAIODCrew2nd / 9
19 Mar 2022Kings Point Team Race InviteHobart and William Smith Colleges (Statesmen)College team racingSkipper3rd / 6
2 Oct 2021Carl Van Duyne TrophyHobart and William Smith Colleges (Pete McGriff '24)College singlehandedSkipper18th / 18
11 Sep 2021Laser North QualifierHobart and William Smith Colleges (Pete McGriff '24)College singlehandedSkipper9th / 16
1 May 2021Men's Open Singlehanded National ChampionshipHobart and William Smith Colleges (Pete McGriff '24)College singlehandedSkipper19th / 41
19 Feb 20202020 Laser Midwinters East Regatta208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper7th / 18
14 Sep 2019Laser Class Gulf Coast Championship208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper4th / 8
6 Aug 20192019 Chubb U.S. Junior ChampionshipArea DHandicapCrew4th / 11
27 Jul 20192019 Weatherly RegattaBlack Labs MatterViper 640Skipper5th / 7
13 Jul 20192019 US Sailing Chubb U.S. Junior Sailing Championships - Area D Sears QualifierTeam GYAJ/22Tactician1st / 5
16 Mar 20192019 Alfonso Regatta & Sutter Cup - Laser D-14 Championship208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 4
20 Feb 20192019 Laser Midwinters East Regatta208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper25th / 40
1 Dec 20182018 Laser District 13 ChampionshipsLaserILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper13th / 24
2 Nov 2018Wurstfest Regatta 1LaserILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper2nd / 18
18 Aug 20182018 Galloway Regatta208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper1st / 5
29 Jun 20182018 Laser Class US Nationals & U.S. Singlehanded Sailing Championship208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper13th / 35
6 Apr 20182018 U.S. Finn National ChampionshipITA 117FinnSkipper14th / 28
21 Feb 20182018 Laser Midwinters East Regatta208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper31st / 45
13 Jan 2018LYC OLYMPIC CLASS REGATTA/LASER ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP/2018 FINN MIDWINTERSPete McGriffILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper35th / 44
3 Nov 2017Wurstfest Regatta 1208567ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper3rd / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 408, #4,998.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 134, #23,660. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.