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Sailor · 2018–2025

Julian Yao

smwyc OptimistHandicapRS Tera Sport

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Events
20

150 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
10%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
35%

of boats faced (range 32%–38%, 589 boats)

Best class ranking
#44

Helm in RS Tera Sport · rating -18

Most successful partnership
Palmer Mays

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Nemesis
Jacob Artof

4–52 head to head in 56 races

Rival
Katie Akens

20–16 in 36 races

Best day
17 Jul 2021

2-2-1-3-5 · RS Tera Socal Championship 2021 - DWYC

Signature result
1st of 17

2023 Super Bowl Charity Regatta · Handicap · 3 Feb 2023

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Palmer Mays — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Palmer Mays · Julian Yao · 29er, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Lars Williams · Julian Yao · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Nov 2024 – Nov 2024

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

Rating history

-364-199-35201920202021202220232024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Jan 20252025 Super Bowl Charity RegattaJulian YaoHandicapSkipper6th / 18
23 Nov 20242024 Turkey Day RegattaJulian Yao29erSkipper9th / 10
22 Sep 2023SDYC Junior Invitational Regatta, SCYYRA North Series #1 & Hamlin Series#1Julian Yao29erSkipper14th / 14
31 Jul 2023SCYYRA Series 2023/2024Julian YaoHandicapSkipper18th / 18
3 Feb 20232023 Super Bowl Charity RegattaJulian YaoHandicapSkipper1st / 17
28 Oct 20222022 Goblin Optimist RegattaJulian YaoOptimistSkipper28th / 47
25 Aug 20222022 RS Tera North AmericansJulian YaoRS Tera SportSkipper18th / 30
31 Jul 2022SCYYRA Series 2022/2023Julian YaoHandicapSkipper38th / 53
23 Apr 20222022 Ken Hoover Memorial Regatta / April 23,2414782HandicapSkipper19th / 26
15 Oct 20212021 Goblin Optimist RegattaJulian YaoOptimistSkipper31st / 37
5 Aug 20212021 Optimist West Coast ChampionshipJulian YaoOptimistSkipper30th / 37
31 Jul 2021SCYYRA Series 2021/2022Julian YaoHandicapSkipper22nd / 54
17 Jul 2021RS Tera Socal Championship 2021 - DWYCJulian YaoRS TeraSkipper2nd / 9
17 Oct 20202020 Goblin Optimist Regatta14782OptimistSkipper28th / 50
15 Feb 20202020 SCYA Optimist MIDWINTERS REGATTA, SCYYRA CARRIE SERIES #4 STEPHEN M. PITTS MEMORIAL TROPHY11500OptimistSkipper23rd / 26
24 Jan 2020Super Bowl Charity RegattaJulian YaoOptimistSkipper14th / 15
19 Oct 20192019 Goblin Optimist Regatta11500OptimistSkipper30th / 33
20 Sep 2019RS Tera North American ChampionshipsJulian YaoRS Tera SportSkipper18th / 33
20 Sep 2019RS Tera North American ChampionshipsJulian YaoRS Tera SportSkipper23rd / 33
20 Oct 20182018 Goblin Optimist Regatta1500OptimistSkipper31st / 49

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -161, #77,839. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.