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Sailor · 2020–2026

Rhys Kaplan

buzzards sailing school Optimist420Handicap

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Events
22

134 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 22

Podium rate
9%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
57%

of boats faced (range 55%–60%, 1,449 boats)

Best class ranking
#3067

Helm in Optimist · rating 187

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Roger Wellington

15–93 head to head in 108 races

Rival
Cecilia Korb

44–46 in 90 races

Best day
1 Aug 2023

4-3-7-6-8 · 2023 Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht Club

Signature result
3rd of 48

2023 Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht Club · Optimist · 1 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Hugo Pankoff · 9769, N/a, N/A, Rhys Kaplan · 420 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 20th · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-4769184202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Beverly Junior Regatta 2026Rhys Kaplan420Skipper27th / 83
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior Regatta9769420Skipper11th / 70
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaN/a420Skipper69th / 148
17 Jul 20252025 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 Regatta9769420Skipper20th / 26
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One DesignN/A420Skipper24th / 36
14 Aug 20232023 Beverly Junior Regatta23193OptimistSkipper23rd / 77
10 Aug 20232023 Unkie Cup #4: Wild Harbor Yacht ClubNorth StarOptimistSkipper11th / 48
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipNorth StarOptimistSkipper131st / 169
1 Aug 20232023 Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht ClubNorth StarOptimistSkipper3rd / 48
10 Jul 2023QYC Unkie 2023North StarOptimistSkipper3rd / 41
6 Jul 2023New Bedford Junior Regatta 2023North StarOptimistSkipper72nd / 112
16 Aug 2022Beverly Yacht Club Junior Regatta 202223193OptimistSkipper26th / 98
19 Jul 20222022 Unkie Cup #2: Chapoquoit Yacht ClubNorth StarOptimistSkipper10th / 44
12 Jul 20222022 Unkie Cup #1: Quissett Yacht ClubNorth StarOptimistSkipper17th / 46
9 Jul 2022New Bedford Junior RegattaNorth StarOptimistSkipper62nd / 97
17 Aug 2021Beverly Junior Regatta23193OptimistSkipper26th / 56
10 Aug 2021Unkie Cup #4: Wild Harbor Yacht ClubNorth StarHandicapSkipper11th / 48
3 Aug 2021Unkie Cup #3: Megansett Yacht ClubRhys KaplanHandicapSkipper6th / 48
28 Jul 2021Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaRobbinsOptimistSkipper37th / 74
20 Jul 2021Unkie Cup #2: Chapoquoit Yacht ClubRobbinsHandicapSkipper9th / 38
13 Jul 2021Unkie Cup #1: Quissett Yacht ClubRobbinsHandicapSkipper20th / 36
17 Aug 2020Beverly Junior Regatta23193OptimistSkipper21st / 28

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 149, #25,692. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.