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Sailor · 2023–2026

Erika Watanabe-Ellis

qcyc Handicap420

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Events
18

77 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 3 of 18

Podium rate
22%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 58%–64%, 876 boats)

Best class ranking
#1739

Helm in 420 · rating 135

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Alexandra Reeves

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Alexandra Reeves

+23 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Esme Rahn

Jul 2024 – Aug 2025 · 7 events

Nemesis
Olivier Pingot

3–12 head to head in 15 races

Best day
4 Jul 2026

2-3-1-2 · CyberSail Youth Regatta

Signature result
1st of 32

2026 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTA · Handicap · 19 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Alexandra Reeves — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Esme Rahn · 9028, Erika Watanabe-Ellis, Rudder? I hardly know her · 420, Handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 3 of 28 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Alexandra Reeves · Erika Watanabe-Ellis · 420, Handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 24 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Etienne Rioux · Rudder? · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Jordan Rotem · Erika Watanabe-ellis · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Saskia Robinson-Zuberi · Erika Watanabe-Ellis · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 20th · Sep 2023 – Sep 2023
  • Jack Buchanan · Erika Watanabe-Ellis · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Kai Watanabe-Ellis · Erika Watanabe-Ellis · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 10th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-106614220252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Aug 20262026 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTAErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper1st / 32
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansErika Watanabe-Ellis420Skipper34th / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026Erika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper46th / 87
16 Jul 2026PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2026Erika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper15th / 87
10 Jul 20262026 Sail Central at ABYC Seahorse RegattaErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper1st / 29
4 Jul 2026CyberSail Youth RegattaErika Watanabe-Ellis420Skipper2nd / 20
23 May 20262026 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper8th / 24
6 Sep 20252025 Cornish Hen Dinghy RegattaRudder?HandicapSkipper5th / 20
21 Aug 20252025 HANS FOGH YOUTH REGATTARudder? I hardly know herHandicapSkipper16th / 27
19 Jul 2025PCYC Four Sisters Open 2025Erika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper36th / 61
17 Jul 2025PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2025Erika Watanabe-Ellis420Skipper47th / 113
12 Jul 20252025 Seahorse RegattaErika Watanabe-Ellis420Skipper7th / 29
24 May 20252025 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaErika Watanabe-ellisHandicapSkipper6th / 19
18 May 202554th Icebreaker Regatta9028420Skipper1st / 7
6 Sep 20242024 Cornish Hen Dinghy RegattaErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper8th / 20
18 Jul 202465th Annual Steerers' Invitational at Port Credit Yacht ClubErika Watanabe-Ellis420Skipper97th / 115
24 May 20242024 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper10th / 12
8 Sep 2023Cornish Hen Dinghy RegattaErika Watanabe-EllisHandicapSkipper20th / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 142, #26,634.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 68. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.