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Van Bekelja

lehyc HandicapOptimistFeva

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Events
28

135 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 28

Podium rate
18%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 59%–63%, 1,819 boats)

Best class ranking
#5515

Helm in Optimist · rating 63

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Benjamin Qualshie

10–53 head to head in 63 races

Rival
Teddy Sahadi

27–22 in 49 races

Best day
17 Jul 2025

8-7-7-7-7 · 48th Junior Commodore's Regatta

Signature result
1st of 32

2025 BBYC ANNUAL OPTIMIST REGATTA · Handicap · 31 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Wynn Bekelja · Wynn Bekelja · Feva 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-103-1768202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2026Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper3rd / 43
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper277th / 319
22 Jul 2026Spray Beach YC Interclub 2026Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper2nd / 44
15 Jul 2026Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2026Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper5th / 45
13 Jul 20262026 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper65th / 146
9 Jul 202649th Junior Commodore's RegattaVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper12th / 30
8 Jul 2026Surf City YC Interclub 2026Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper2nd / 45
1 Jul 2026Haven Beach Club Interclub 2026Wynn BekeljaFevaCrew4th / 14
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper31st / 112
6 Aug 2025Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2025Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper6th / 47
31 Jul 20252025 BBYC ANNUAL OPTIMIST REGATTAVan BekeljaHandicapSkipper1st / 32
30 Jul 2025Brant Beach YC Interclub 2025Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper4th / 45
23 Jul 2025Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2025Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper8th / 59
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025Van BekeljaOptimistSkipper20th / 77
17 Jul 202548th Junior Commodore's RegattaVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper6th / 35
9 Jul 2025Spray Beach YC Interclub 2025Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper7th / 56
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper41st / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipVan BekeljaOptimistSkipper58th / 76
6 Aug 2024Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2024Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper16th / 50
31 Jul 20242024 BBYC ANNUAL OPTIMIST REGATTAVan BekeljaHandicapSkipper3rd / 40
30 Jul 2024Brant Beach YC Interclub 2024Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper21st / 50
23 Jul 2024Surf City YC Interclub 2024Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper5th / 43
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024Van BekeljaOptimistSkipper34th / 65
16 Jul 2024Spray Beach YC Interclub 2024Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper12th / 54
9 Jul 2024Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2024Van BekeljaHandicapSkipper12th / 51

Helm rating across all classes: 68, #38,325.Crew rating across all classes: 31. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.