Matt Safford

Rating History

Singlehanded & Keelboat Ratings

DisciplineRating Rank RacesLast raced
Keelboat1.48unranked (fewer than 10 races or not active)4Fall 2019

Team Race Rating

Rating Rank vs fleet rating Record
2.61 (fleet 3.59) unranked (fewer than 30 matches as skipper, or not active) +0.00 ± 0.18
about what the fleet rating predicts
as skipper 88–72 (55%)
SeasonRegattas Skipper W–LCrew W–L
Spring 202016–8—
Spring 2019648–28—
Spring 2018413–18—
Spring 2017321–18—
2.12.22.32.42.52.6Spring 2017Spring 2018Spring 2019Spring 2020Herring Pond Team Race (2017-04-02): rating 2.21, fleet rating alone 2.22, offset -0.01; record 8-4 in this boatHarpswell Sound Team Race (Formerly Mystic L. TR) (2017-04-08): rating 2.22, fleet rating alone 2.22, offset +0.01; record 9-6 in this boatIke Geiger Team Race Trophy (2018-03-17): rating 2.30, fleet rating alone 2.29, offset +0.01; record 1-1 in this boatIke Geiger Team Race Trophy (2018-03-17): rating 2.30, fleet rating alone 2.29, offset +0.01; record 2-3 in this boatFriis Team Race (2018-03-24): rating 2.27, fleet rating alone 2.28, offset -0.00; record 3-3 in this boatLynne Marchiando Team Race Regatta (2018-03-31): rating 2.21, fleet rating alone 2.22, offset -0.01; record 3-2 in this boatLynne Marchiando Team Race Regatta (2018-03-31): rating 2.21, fleet rating alone 2.22, offset -0.01; record 3-6 in this boatNew England Team Race Championship/Fowle Trophy (2018-04-07): rating 2.19, fleet rating alone 2.19, offset -0.00; record 1-3 in this boatSharpe Team Race Trophy (2019-03-03): rating 2.38, fleet rating alone 2.38, offset -0.00; record 2-0 in this boatSharpe Team Race Trophy (2019-03-03): rating 2.38, fleet rating alone 2.38, offset -0.00; record 4-0 in this boatRudkin Team Race (2019-03-09): rating 2.42, fleet rating alone 2.39, offset +0.04; record 4-0 in this boatRudkin Team Race (2019-03-09): rating 2.42, fleet rating alone 2.39, offset +0.04; record 6-2 in this boatSouthern New England Team Race (2019-03-16): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.40, offset +0.05; record 2-0 in this boatSouthern New England Team Race (2019-03-16): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.40, offset +0.05; record 3-1 in this boatSouthern New England Team Race (2019-03-16): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.40, offset +0.05; record 3-1 in this boatSouthern New England Team Race (2019-03-16): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.40, offset +0.05; record 4-2 in this boatFriis Trophy (2019-03-23): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.41, offset +0.04; record 1-2 in this boatFriis Trophy (2019-03-23): rating 2.45, fleet rating alone 2.41, offset +0.04; record 2-4 in this boatNEISA Team Race Championship (2019-04-06): rating 2.44, fleet rating alone 2.41, offset +0.03; record 11-7 in this boatLaserPerformance Team Race National Championship (2019-05-25): rating 2.38, fleet rating alone 2.34, offset +0.05; record 1-2 in this boatLaserPerformance Team Race National Championship (2019-05-25): rating 2.38, fleet rating alone 2.34, offset +0.05; record 5-7 in this boatHap Moore Trophy (2020-02-29): rating 2.48, fleet rating alone 2.46, offset +0.02; record 6-8 in this boatTeam race rating

Rating before each regatta driven (solid; dots green when the boat won 60% or more of its matches there, red under 40%) and what the fleet rating alone would give (dashed). The gap is the team race offset as it stood at the time. Hover a dot for the regatta; click to open it.

Team race surprisal: regatta by regatta

Over 14 graded regattas (160 matches) the record is 88–72 against 93.3 wins the pre-event forecasts expected (−5.3). 1 regatta clearly above the rating (P ≤ 20%), 5 clearly below (P ≥ 80%); 17 bits of surprise in all.

DateRegattaRole Value Perf. RecordExp.
wins
Δ Surprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
2020-02-29Hap Moore Trophyskipper3.131.146–811.2−1.997.9>99%
2019-05-25LaserPerformance Team Race National Championshipskipper3.101.826–98.8−1.272.599%
2019-04-06NEISA Team Race Championshipskipper3.093.4711–79.5+0.380.431%
2019-03-23Friis Trophyskipper3.232.033–65.3−1.212.098%
2019-03-16Southern New England Team Raceskipper3.182.8612–412.8−0.320.281%
2019-03-09Rudkin Team Raceskipper3.053.4910–29.3+0.440.246%
2019-03-03Sharpe Team Race Trophyskipper2.965.966–04.3≥+3.003.011%
2018-04-07New England Team Race Championship/Fowle Trophyskipper2.792.371–31.3−0.420.181%
2018-03-31Lynne Marchiando Team Race Regattaskipper2.803.376–84.3+0.570.723%
2018-03-24Friis Team Raceskipper2.822.763–33.1−0.060.069%
2018-03-17Ike Geiger Team Race Trophyskipper2.792.493–43.4−0.300.178%
2017-04-08Harpswell Sound Team Race (Formerly Mystic L. TR)skipper2.642.799–68.5+0.150.150%
2017-04-02Herring Pond Team Raceskipper2.422.818–47.3+0.400.243%
2017-03-25Admiral Moore Team Raceskipper2.191.974–84.3−0.220.077%

Regatta results

Regatta Role Div Races Avg Rating
Spring 2020 Team page Season
Hap Moore Trophy Skipper TR 14 43% —
Fall 2019 Team page Season
Truxtun Umsted Coed Showcase Qualifier A Skipper B 18 7.9 3.79
Hatch Brown Memorial Trophy Skipper A 15 10.4 3.53
Harman Trophy Keelboat Skipper A 4 3.5 1.37
Danmark Trophy Skipper B 18 9.4 3.82
Coed Showcase Championship Skipper B 9 12.7 3.25
The 79th Professor Erwin Schell Trophy Skipper B 13 7.3 4.01
Spring 2019 Team page Season
Southern New England Team Race Skipper TR 18 78% —
Sharpe Team Race Trophy Skipper TR 7 86% —
Rudkin Team Race Skipper TR 14 79% —
Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp Trophies Skipper B 9 7.4 3.03
NEISA Team Race Championship Skipper TR 18 61% —
LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship Skipper TR 15 40% —
Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship Skipper B 6 14.3 2.70
Gill Coed Eastern Semifinals Skipper B 6 8.5 3.49
Friis Trophy Skipper TR 9 33% —
Fall 2018 Team page Season
Sherman Hoyt Trophy Skipper A 11 9.9 3.75
The Hatch Brown Memorial Trophy Skipper C 3 7.0 3.70
Harman Cup Keelboat Crew A 8 2.2 —
Fiske-Harriman-Sleigh Trophy Coed Showcase Crew A 8 6.1 —
The Coed Showcase A Regatta Skipper B 4 9.2 3.40
The 78th Professor Schell Trophy Skipper B 10 7.5 3.96
2018-NEISA Match Race Champs-Larry White Trophy Keelboat Crew A 1 3.0 —
Spring 2018 Team page Season
New England Team Race Championship/Fowle Trophy Skipper TR 18 44% —
Lynne Marchiando Team Race Regatta Skipper TR 24 58% —
Ike Geiger Team Race Trophy Skipper TR 8 50% —
Friis Team Race Skipper TR 12 50% —
The 82nd Annual Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup Skipper C 10 6.1 3.58
Fall 2017 Team page Season
Phil Harman Cup Keelboat Crew A 8 3.6 —
Oberg Trophy Skipper C 6 6.2 3.42
NEISA Match Race Championships Keelboat Crew A 1 2.0 —
Moody Trophy Skipper B 10 8.0 3.43
ICSA Match Race Nationals Keelboat Crew A 1 4.0 —
Hewitt Trophy Skipper A 7 8.9 2.87
Callagy Ross Trophy Skipper B 2 1.5 4.62
Spring 2017 Team page Season
Herring Pond Team Race Skipper TR 12 67% —
Harpswell Sound Team Race (Formerly Mystic L. TR) Skipper TR 15 60% —
Admiral Moore Team Race Skipper TR 12 33% —
Fall 2016 Team page Season
Phil Harman Cup Keelboat Crew A 6 2.5 —
Nickerson Trophy Skipper B 8 3.0 4.28
The George Warren Smith Trophy Skipper A 10 9.0 2.23
Central Series 1 Skipper B 12 7.8 2.30

Linked Profiles

League Name School Year
ISSA Matt Safford St. Johns PrepSt. Johns Prep '16

From the notes

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