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Leighton McGee

lnyc OptimistHandicapOptimist B/W/R

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Events
20

104 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
20%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 42%–52%, 241 boats)

Best class ranking
#5785

Helm in Optimist · rating 55

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
John Cole McGee

11–48 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Rohan Patel

34–25 in 59 races

Best day
2 Jul 2016

6-2-3-4-12-5-8-5 · July 4th Regatta

Signature result
4th of 18

July 4th Regatta · Optimist · 2 Jul 2016

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Daniel Larson · 5 · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2019 – Aug 2019
  • John Cole McGee · Tar Heel Norseman · V15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Alicia McGee · 16440 · Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

-90-38420152017201920212023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Sep 2024Board Bash 2024Dunking MachineLaserSkipper12th / 15
22 Sep 20232023 Vanguard 15 NationalsTar Heel NorsemanV15Skipper22nd / 22
17 Sep 202121st Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta1HandicapSkipper3rd / 3
26 Sep 2020BOARD BASH 20201Laser RadialSkipper14th / 21
11 Sep 202020th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaNo numberHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
14 Sep 2019B O A R D B A S H8C-420Skipper5th / 12
31 Aug 2019Labor Day Regatta5HandicapSkipper1st / 4
27 Apr 2019LNYC Race City 4001420Skipper4th / 12
21 Sep 20182018 Peninsula Cup Regatta16440OptimistSkipper4th / 16
23 Sep 2017Board Bash16440Optimist B/W/RSkipper3rd / 11
2 Sep 20172017 Labor Day Regatta, San Juan 21 North Americans & Shrimp Boil16440OptimistSkipper13th / 22
2 Jun 201717th Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta16440HandicapSkipper6th / 8
24 Sep 2016Board Bash16440Optimist B/W/RSkipper11th / 17
2 Sep 20162016 Labor Day Regatta16440OptimistSkipper7th / 26
2 Jul 2016July 4th Regatta16440OptimistSkipper4th / 18
3 Jun 201616th Annual Lake Norman Hospice Regatta15064OptimistSkipper7th / 11
25 Sep 20152015 Board Bash15064Optimist B/W/RSkipper15th / 17
5 Sep 20152015 Labor Day RegattaPeace FrogOptimistSkipper6th / 12
27 Sep 20142014 Board Bash6644OptimistSkipper5th / 7
5 Jul 2014July 4th Regatta6644OptimistSkipper4th / 4

Helm rating across all classes: -23, #56,042. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.