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Sailor · 2008–2026

Eliot Caple

college of charleston Melges 15J/105Optimist

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Events
47

334 races · 42 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 7 of 47

Podium rate
32%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 70%–73%, 2,105 boats)

Best class ranking
#20

Crew in Melges 15 · rating 294

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Tyler Raven

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Tyler Raven & Ray Wulff

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

Biggest lift
Tyler Raven

+31 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Scott Steele

Jan 2024 – May 2026 · 11 events

Nemesis
Joel Ronning

0–24 head to head in 24 races

Rival
Melany Johnson

41–29 in 71 races

Best day
7 Mar 2015

1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-DNF-1-2-1 · SAISA North Points #2

Signature result
3rd of 75

2009 Junior Olympic Festival · Optimist · 12 Dec 2009

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Tyler Raven — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Scott Steele · 441, Scott Steele, Silver Tsunami, Steele Hammer 2 · Melges 15, Viper 640 11events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 64 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 6th · Jan 2024 – May 2026
  • Ray Wulff · El Patrioto, PATRIOT · J/105, Melges 19 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 25 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Mar 2026
  • Katie Dowling · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 12 of 66 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2015 – Mar 2015
  • Tyler Raven · PATRIOT · J/105 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together(+31 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Michael Komar · PATRIOT, WombMates Racing · J/105, Melges 24 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 24 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Patrick Norris · Electric Pickle, Mr. Pitiful · J/70 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2020 – Nov 2022
  • Brie Healy · Firebrand, Kobayashi Maru · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Jamie Gilman · PATRIOT, Rusalka · J/105, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2023 – May 2024
  • Sam Vineyard · PATRIOT · J/105 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 15 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Nathaniel Johansson · WindwardMarinaGroup.com · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 30th · Apr 2019 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

-95172438200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 47

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Sep 20262026 Labor Day InvitationalKobayashi MaruJ/105Spinnaker trimmer7th / 12
7 Aug 20262026 Safe Harbor Race WeekendTeam NASIC37Tactician16th / 18
1 May 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisSteele Hammer 2Viper 640Autopilot15th / 19
27 Mar 2026Melges 19 Winter Series #4El PatriotoMelges 19Crew7th / 11
20 Mar 20262026 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipScott SteeleMelges 15Crew15th / 99
21 Feb 20262025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3441Melges 15Crew16th / 125
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1Silver TsunamiMelges 15Crew31st / 89
14 Nov 20252025 Melges24 Nationals - Bushwhacker CupWombMates RacingMelges 24Crew16th / 38
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipScott SteeleMelges 15Crew14th / 71
31 Aug 20252025 J/105 Women’s RegattaFirebrandJ/105Helm3rd / 18
30 May 20252025 East Coast ChampionshipScott SteeleMelges 15Crew6th / 36
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDeja VoodooJ/105Bow3rd / 22
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipSilver TsunamiMelges 15Crew22nd / 95
22 Feb 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #3Silver TsunamiMelges 15Crew20th / 92
4 Jan 20252024-25 Melges 15 Winter Series #2Silver TsunamiMelges 15Crew11th / 109
1 Sep 20242024 J/105 Women’s RegattaPATRIOTJ/105Other1st / 19
24 May 202474th Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising CupRusalkaORC handicapOther4th / 5
23 Feb 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #2Scott SteeleMelges 15Crew17th / 79
5 Jan 20242024 Melges 15 Winter Series Event #1Scott SteeleMelges 15Crew28th / 90
5 Oct 2023The British Virgin Islands 2023 J/105 North American ChampionshipPATRIOTJ/105Other3rd / 31
17 Jun 20232023 One-Design ClassicPATRIOTJ/105Pit1st / 9
5 May 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisPATRIOTJ/105Pit1st / 22
12 Nov 20222022 J/70 Mixed+ ChampionshipElectric PickleJ/70Other8th / 18
13 May 20222022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisDoghouseJ/105Pit7th / 22
11 Nov 20212021 Nassau Cup Ocean RaceAndiamoORC handicapOther5th / 6

Crew rating across all classes: 262, #10,035.Helm rating across all classes: 402, #4,760. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.