Taylor Canfield (born February 5, 1989) is a United States Virgin Islands sailor competing in match racing.[1] As of November 29, 2023, he is the driver of the United States SailGP Team following the sale of the team. [2]

Taylor Canfield
Personal information
Born (1989-02-05) February 5, 1989 (age 35)
Sailing career
Class(es)J/70, Vanguard 15, 470, Foiling50, 420, Etchells, IOD
College team Boston College

He won the ICSA Match Racing National Championship with Boston College in 2010 and 2011, and the 2013 World Match Racing Tour and became 2013 World Champion in match racing.[1]

Canfield was widely expected to skipper the Stars & Stripes Team USA America's Cup campaign as the designated sailing representative of California's Long Beach Yacht Club; however, that team withdrew prior to the commencement of the Prada Cup challengers’ selection process.[3]

Taylor Canfield won the 2020 Bermuda Gold Cup and Open Match Racing World Championship.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sailor Biography". sailing.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "REVEALED: Taylor Canfield named new USA SailGP Team driver". SailGP. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Stars and Stripes formally withdraw from America's Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Taylor Canfield Captain of Stars+Stripes Team wins 2020 Bermuda Gold Cup and Open Match Racing World Championship - Sail Sport Talk on Sports Byline USA". sailsporttalk.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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