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Sailor · 2023–2026

Max Hess

byc jk sailing Optimist420

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Events
32

238 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 32

Podium rate
13%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 45%–48%, 3,098 boats)

Best class ranking
#1257

Helm in Optimist · rating 332

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Raymond Vasile

1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate

Biggest lift
Raymond Vasile

+37 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Raymond Vasile

Jul 2026 – Aug 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Raymond Vasile

31–119 head to head in 150 races

Rival
David Fantarella

50–64 in 114 races

Best day
20 Jul 2026

1-2-1-2-1-1-1-2 · Junior Race Week

Signature result
1st of 29

Junior Race Week · 420 · 20 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Raymond Vasile — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 20% win rate
  • Raymond Vasile · Max Hess, Raymond Vasile · 420 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 11 of 46 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Amelia Smith · Max Hess · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-107153413202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 20262026 Halloween HowlMax Hess420Skipper8th / 17
5 Aug 2026Conanicut Yacht Club c420 RegattaMax Hess420Skipper6th / 25
29 Jul 2026Barrington InvitationalMax Hess420Skipper2nd / 15
20 Jul 2026Junior Race WeekRaymond Vasile420Crew1st / 29
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Raymond Vasile420Crew22nd / 81
7 Jul 2026Sakonnet Yacht Club c420 RegattaRaymond Vasile420Crew2nd / 24
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsMax HessOptimistSkipper153rd / 228
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Max HessOptimistSkipper125th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Connecticut State Optimist ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper7th / 49
11 Aug 2025RACE WEEKMax HessOptimistSkipper3rd / 33
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper159th / 259
17 Jul 20252025 Barrington InvitationalSeekerOptimistSkipper7th / 13
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One DesignMax HessOptimistSkipper7th / 34
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Max HessOptimistSkipper56th / 81
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper116th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsMax HessOptimistSkipper133rd / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper98th / 224
26 Oct 20242024 Halloween HowlMax HessOptimistSkipper8th / 42
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper44th / 141
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper140th / 148
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipSeekerOptimistSkipper206th / 285
16 Jul 2024Opti #2 @ Barrington YCMax HessOptimistSkipper7th / 41
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Max HessOptimistSkipper39th / 76
27 Oct 20232023 Sail Newport Halloween HowlSeekerOptimistSkipper12th / 50
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipMax HessOptimistSkipper14th / 105

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 378, #5,986.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 274, #9,393. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.