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Career Highlights

  • Marlow Ropes National Sailor of the Year (2020), first Stanford athlete to win the award
  • Two-Time ICSA All-American skipper (2020, 2022)
  • PCCSC Skipper of the Year (2022)
  • All-PCCSC Skipper (2022)
  • All-PCCSC Coed team (2019)
  • Captured silver medal at Harken Youth Match Racing World Championships, skippering the highest-finishing United States team in the event's history.

As a Graduate (2021-22)

  • ICSA All-American skipper
  • PCCSC Skipper of the Year
  • All-PCCSC Skipper
  • Sailed in 16 events for Stanford across the fall and spring seasons
  • Skippered Stanford to a fifth place finish at the ICSA Fleet Race Championships, taking second in the A-Division with Sammy Pickell 
  • Skppered Stanford to a fourth place finish in the ICSA Team Race Championships
  • Helped Stanford sweep the PCCSC Coed Championships, taking both the fleet and team race titles

As a Senior (2020-21)

  • Skipper at the ICSA Team Race National Championships, helping lead Stanford to fifth place
  • Helped Stanford win and go undefeated at the PCCSC Team Race Championship
  • Led Stanford to the PCCSC Coed Championship as the skipper for the A-boat

As a Junior (2019-20)

  • Marlow Ropes National Sailor of the Year, first Stanford athlete to win the award
  • ICSA All-American skipper
  • Won A Division with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick and led Stanford to Moody Trophy title (Sept. 28-29)
  • Went undefeated (8-0) with crew Victoria Thompson and Wiley Rogers at the PCCSC Match Race Championship to advance to the ICSA Match Race National Championship (Oct. 5-6)
  • Finished sixth overall and won a pair of races in A division from the Captain Hurst Bowl while paired with crew Abigail Tindall (Oct. 12-13)
  • Won A Division with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick and Sammy Pickell to help Stanford to a second-place finish at the Coed Showcase Finals (Oct. 19-20)
  • Guided Stanford to the Match Race National Championship and Cornelius Shields, Sr. Trophy with crew Wiley Rogers, Victoria Thompson and Jacob Rosenberg ... quartet went 8-1 in round-robin competition before beating Jacksonville in the semifinals and Georgetown in the final (Nov. 2-3)
  • Guided Stanford to a Big Sail victory over California in the varsity race while teamed with crew Victoria Thompson, Jacob Rosenberg and Wiley Rogers (Nov. 19)
  • Skippered one of three Stanford dinghies at the St. Mary’s Team Race (March 7-8), helping the Cardinal to first place
  • Captured silver medal at Harken Youth Match Racing World Championships, skippering the highest-finishing United States team in the event's history. Sailed with teammates Victoria Thompson, Jacob Rosenberg and Wiley Rogers.

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

  • All-PCCSC Coed team
  • Led Stanford to a seventh-place finish at Hinman Trophy (Sept. 29-30)
  • Finished sixth in the A division with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick at the Coed Showcase semis (Oct. 6-7)
  • Led Stanford to PCCSC Match Race title as skipper with crews Mathew Hogan, Wiley Rogers and Victoria Thompson (Oct. 20-21)
  • Skippered Stanford to 4-1 victory over Cal at Big Sail (Nov. 13)
  • Skippered Stanford to a third-place finish at ICSA Match Race Nationals (Nov. 16-18)
  • Helped Stanford to 16-3 record and second-place finish as skipper with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick at Bob Bavier Team Race (March 2-3)
  • Led Stanford to 8-1 record and first-place finish as skipper with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick at St. Mary's Team Race (March 9-10)
  • Served as skipper with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick and led Stanford to third-place finish at Friis Trophy (March 23-24)
  • Helped skipper Stanford to a 15-0 record and team race conference title with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick (April 6-7)
  • Skippered first-place finish in the C division with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick to lead Stanford to win at Thompson Trophy (April 13-14)
  • Led Stanford to first-place finish in the B division and coed conference title as skipper with crew Taylor Kirkpatrick (April 27-28)

As a Freshman (2017-18)

  • Won Conference Match Race Championships with Romain Screve and Elena Vandenberg (Sept. 23-24)
  • Finished second in the A division with Elena Vandenberg at the Jesuit Open (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
  • Skippered a fourth-place finish in the B-division with Elena Vandenberg at the Hoyt Trophy (Oct. 21-22)
  • Finished fifth with Romain Screve and Elena VandenBerg at Match Race Nationals (Nov. 10-12)
  • Skippered Stanford to a 19-1 record and first-place finish at the Mendelblatt Team Races (Feb. 24-25)
  • Skippered Stanford to a second-place finish and 11-4 record at the Szambecki Team Race (March 24-25)
  • Skippered a sixth-place finish in the B Division with crew Elena VandenBerg to lead Stanford to a second-place finish at the Thompson Trophy (April 14-15)
  • Helped skipper Stanford to a 10-0 record and team race conference title (April 28-29)
  • Second in the A Division as skipper with crew Elena Vandenberg to lead Stanford to the coed conference title (April 28-29)  
  • Helped skipper a fourth-place finish in the B Division of the Coed National Semifinals (May 29-June 1)

The Parkin File

  • Captained the team his senior year
  • Led his team to two conference championship titles (2015 and 2016)
  • 2015 New England Champions
  • Team finished 7th in the 2015 Nationals
  • Finished 1st at the 2015 New England Doublehanded Champion A Division
  • Runner-up at the 2016 New England A Division
  • 2016 New England Singlehanded Champion
  • Also competed in cross country, where he was two-time all conference
  • Competed for the Long Island Sound Sailing Team (2014-2016)
  • Finished 1st at the 2016 I420 U.S. Youth Championships
  • Guided team to 1st at the 2015 I420 U.S. National Championship Orange Bowl
  • Member of the U.S. Sailing Team (2016-2017)
  • Member of the U.S. Development Sailing Team (2014-2016)
  • Finished 6th at the 460 World Cup Miami (2017)
  • Helped team to 1st place at the 2016 I420 Youth World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Took 2nd at the 2016 420 World Championship in San Remo, Italy
  • Finished as the top U.S. boat at the 2015 420 World Championship in Karatsu, Japan 
  • A 2017 graduate of The Brunswick School
  • Son of Barry and Helena (Sue) Parkin
  • Has two younger brothers Freddie and James
  • Father was a British Olympic Sailor, where he finished 4th in the 2000 Sydney Games, 12th in the 1996 Atlanta Games, and was a Flying Fifteen World Champion
  • Mother was a British Olympic Sailor who competed in 3 Olympic Games and was a Flying Fifteen World Champion
  • Anticipating a major in engineering
  • Hobbies include listening to vinyl records, building and designing mechanical devices, and hanging out with friends
  • Born in Chertsey, Surrey, England
  • Full name is Jack Edward Parkin