Taylor Canfield
American match racing sailor
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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]
Boston College| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | J/70, Melges 24, 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]
