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Sailor · 2020–2026

Louis Polson

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Events
14

122 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 1 of 14

Podium rate
21%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–76%, 1,010 boats)

Best class ranking
#2323

Helm in Optimist · rating 201

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ethan Kiu

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ethan Kiu

Jun 2025 – Jul 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Szymon Kolka

12–49 head to head in 64 races

Rival
Justus Elias Springer

36–29 in 71 races

Best day
24 May 2026

21-5-5-5 · YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2026 · about 1 in 483 by chance

Signature result
4th of 88

YES - Young Europeans Sailing 2026 · 29er · 24 May 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Ethan Kiu · Ethan KIU, KIU / POLSON, Tough Nut · 29er, 29er (Euro Cup), 29er Europa-Cup, 29er World Championship 2026 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 58 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Raphael Mak · Bung!, Raphael MAK, Squirrels · 29er, 29er (Euro Cup), 29er (EuroCup) 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 18th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

-4678201202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 14

Crew rating across all classes: 69 (±236), #32,198.Helm rating across all classes: 201 (±242), #18,568. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.