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Sailor · 2020–2026

Rafi Ahmed

chicago yacht club OptimistX BoatHandicap

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Events
44

290 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 44

Podium rate
21%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 56%–59%, 4,256 boats)

Best class ranking
#520

Helm in Optimist · rating 469

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Zia Ahmed

101–170 head to head in 273 races

Rival
Kellan Martin

66–57 in 123 races

Best day
31 Jul 2025

121-57-16-136-3-145-14-3-57-25-10-12 · 2025 Optimist US National Championship

Signature result
2nd of 141

2025 Southeast Dinghy Championship · Optimist · 27 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Zia Ahmed · Rafi Ahmed, Zia Ahmed · X Boat 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2024 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-118167452202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 44

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jul 20262026 GLSS DinghyfestZia AhmedX BoatCrew8th / 70
13 Jun 20262026 USODA Opti Great Lakes ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper5th / 51
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper30th / 228
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Rafi AhmedOptimistSkipper91st / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper2nd / 141
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper15th / 259
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Rafi AhmedOptimistSkipper4th / 81
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper149th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper112th / 250
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper45th / 135
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Rafi AhmedOptimistSkipper67th / 213
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesRafi AhmedHandicapSkipper51st / 60
26 Oct 20242024 HOWLER REGATTA - 14th Annual18HandicapSkipper27th / 118
27 Sep 20242024 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper62nd / 141
8 Aug 20242024 X Blue ChipRafi AhmedX BoatSkipper26th / 31
3 Aug 20242024 Red, White & Blue Chip Opti Invitational RegattaRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper3rd / 35
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper151st / 285
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestRafi AhmedX BoatSkipper3rd / 61
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper4th / 52
23 Jun 2024REGATTA 2024 - LBSS Opti RegattaRafi AhmedHandicapSkipper22nd / 57
23 May 2024PAN PEPIN INTERNATIONAL DINGHY REGATTA 2024Rafi AhmedOptimistSkipper37th / 54
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC IOD OPTI A SERIESRafi AhmedIODSkipper2nd / 25
30 Apr 20242024 LGYC X BOAT B SERIESRafi AhmedX BoatSkipper15th / 18
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipRafi AhmedOptimistSkipper193rd / 212
2 Mar 20242024 Boomerang RegattaUSA 23293OptimistSkipper58th / 91

Helm rating across all classes: 452, #3,285.Crew rating across all classes: 16. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.