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Sailor · 2009–2026

Alden Grimes

bowdoin college College fleet racingCollege team racingORC handicap

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Events
70

773 races · 142 race wins

Win rate
14%

14% win rate · 10 of 70

Podium rate
37%

26 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (90%: 69%–73%, 1,400 boats)

Best class ranking
#404

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 540

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Kevin Elk

2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Matthew Kaplan & Emily Gonzalez

2 wins · 3 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Ethan Doyle

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Adrian van der Wal

Jun 2015 – Aug 2022 · 5 events

Nemesis
Shawn Harvey

36–90 head to head in 126 races

Rival
Christopher Williford

92–85 in 177 races

Best day
15 Sep 2018

8-5-1-14-1-7-1-9-1-4-15-13-6-1-1-11-4-9-1-5-3-4-2-6 · Nicholas Barnett Trophy · about 1 in 7,359,998 by chance

Signature result
1st of 80

2016 Marblehead Junior Race Week · 420 Champ · 25 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Kevin Elk — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Matt Safford · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears), Bowdoin Polar Bears, Wilde Agnes - Collegiate · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 18events 3 wins together · 8 podiums · 17% win rate · 75 of 238 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Aug 2020
  • Julia Adams · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 17events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 18% win rate · 95 of 323 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Louisa Lindgren · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 14events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 14% win rate · 61 of 290 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Matthew Kaplan · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 12events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 58 of 240 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – May 2019
  • Marie Bergsund · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears), Bowdoin Polar Bears · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, Match racing 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 60 of 132 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Christian Filter · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 11events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 18% win rate · 66 of 225 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Don Jesberg · Viva, VIVA · Etchells, Knarr, ORC handicap 11events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 18% win rate · 6 of 69 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2026
  • John Bonds · Viva · Etchells, Knarr, ORC handicap 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 4 of 54 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – May 2026
  • Emily Gonzalez · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 48 of 131 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Feb 2020
  • Gigi Diserio · Bowdoin College (Polar Bears 1), Bowdoin College (Polar Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 13% win rate · 20 of 189 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

0293585201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 70

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 May 20262026 Etchells World ChampionshipVivaEtchellsGrinder37th / 76
27 Mar 20262026 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestVivaEtchellsGrinder16th / 50
18 Oct 20252025 Fall InvitationalVivaKnarrCrew1st / 13
24 Aug 2025IKC55VIVAKnarrCrew10th / 33
26 Apr 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Orca BowlVivaEtchellsGrinder2nd / 33
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestVivaKnarrCrew2nd / 15
28 Mar 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Midwinters WestVivaEtchellsGrinder9th / 30
22 Feb 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Etchells Pacific Coast ChampionshipVivaEtchellsOther12th / 30
18 Jan 20252025 Etchells West Coast Spring Series - Bill Bennett CupVivaEtchellsOther6th / 27
13 Oct 20232023 Fall InvitationalVivaKnarrCrew1st / 15
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesVivaORC handicapOther2nd / 6
19 Aug 20222022 Ida Lewis Distance RaceRikkiPHRF handicapOther6th / 12
13 Nov 2021ICSA Match Race National ChampionshipBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College match racingSkipper9th / 10
30 Oct 2021The 80th Professor Erwin Schell TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper8th / 18
23 Oct 2021Atlantic Coast TournamentBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2,7-8)5th / 18
16 Oct 2021Larry White TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College keelboatA Skipper3rd / 8
9 Oct 2021Coed ACC's Round 1BBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper10th / 18
25 Sep 2021Sherman Hoyt TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 17
18 Sep 2021The Hatch Brown TrophyBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper7th / 18
11 Sep 2021Harman CupBowdoin College (Polar Bears)College keelboatA Skipper2nd / 6
16 Jul 20212021 ORC East Coast ChampionshipRikkiORC handicapOther5th / 8
24 Jun 20212021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by MargaritavilleRigadoonORC handicapPit1st / 5
12 Jun 2021167th NYYC Annual RegattaRigadoonORC handicapPit6th / 6
5 Jun 20212021 NYYC Leukemia Cup RegattaRikkiORC handicapOther4th / 5
2 Oct 2020166th NYYC Annual RegattaRigadoonORC handicapPit2nd / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 549 (±102), #1,482.Crew rating across all classes: 309 (±136), #7,228. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.