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Sailor · 2022–2026

Layla Smiltneek

oshkosh yacht club X Boat1175Melges 15

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Events
15

89 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 15

Podium rate
7%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 31%–38%, 621 boats)

Best class ranking
#265

Helm in X Boat · rating -146

Biggest lift
Elsa Hirschberg

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Lizzy Lynn

9–72 head to head in 81 races

Rival
Otto Pinnow

22–26 in 48 races

Best day
10 Jul 2022

18-9-31-17-13 · 2022 GLSS Dinghyfest

Signature result
9th of 73

2022 GLSS Dinghyfest · X Boat · 10 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Gus Smiltneek · Giggles, The Joker · 1134, 1135, 1175 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 36 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2024 – May 2025
  • Etta Pinnow · Giggles · X Boat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 36th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Elsa Hirschberg · Elsa Hirschberg, Swamp Fox · Melges 15, X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 9th · Jul 2022 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-163-58462023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jun 20262026 Melges 15 U.S. National ChampionshipElsa HirschbergMelges 15Crew54th / 75
27 Jul 20252025 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaGigglesX BoatSkipper40th / 51
14 Jul 202521st Annual Xtreme Regatta July 14 and 15, 2025The JokerX BoatSkipper34th / 49
7 Jul 20252025 GLSS DinghyfestGigglesX BoatSkipper43rd / 71
22 May 20252025 Fleet Racing and X Boat Off Lake Regatta CoachingGiggles1175Skipper4th / 8
22 May 20252025 Fleet Racing and X Boat Off Lake Regatta CoachingThe Joker1175Skipper5th / 8
23 Jul 20242024 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaGigglesX BoatSkipper36th / 39
15 Jul 202420th Annual Xtreme Regatta July 15 and 16, 2024GigglesX BoatSkipper39th / 44
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestGigglesX BoatSkipper52nd / 60
22 May 20242024 Oshkosh Yacht Club Racing Membership and Fleet RacingGiggles1134Skipper3rd / 6
22 May 20242024 Oshkosh Yacht Club Racing Membership and Fleet RacingGiggles1135Skipper5th / 6
17 Jul 202319th Annual Xtreme Regatta 2023GigglesX BoatSkipper40th / 46
26 Jul 20222022 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipSwamp FoxX BoatCrew24th / 48
10 Jul 20222022 GLSS DinghyfestLayla SmiltneekOptimistSkipper34th / 52
10 Jul 20222022 GLSS DinghyfestSwamp FoxX BoatCrew9th / 73

Helm rating across all classes: -163, #75,419.Crew rating across all classes: 7, #42,221. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.