Sailor · 2015–2025

Max Van Dam

western washington university College fleet racing College team racing Laser Radial

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 25%
Typically beats: 55%
Best class ranking: #2948
Longest win streak: 2

Longest-running crew: Ezekiel Ward
Nemesis: Connor Hughes
Rival: Lukas Koch
Best day: 4 Nov 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 16

Partnerships · 21 sailors

Emily Tan · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 14 of 97 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Mar 2017 – Apr 2018
Ezekiel Ward · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 12 of 74 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2016 – Mar 2018
Hayley Rawden · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 40 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Camille Ottaway · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College match racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Chloe Dawson · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College match racing, College team racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 13 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Mar 2018
Carter Erickson · Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2016 – Nov 2017
Ryan Van Slyck · Western Washington University (Vikings 2), Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 28 races won Beat 26% of the fleet together · best 4th · Mar 2017 – Apr 2017
Sandy Rost · Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017
Dillon Kilroy · Western Washington University (Vikings 1), Western Washington University (Vikings 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 26 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018
Marijke Jorna · Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 12th · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017

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Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Jun 2025	X-Yachts Gold Cup presented by Raymarine	Xciting	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
22 Sep 2018	2018 BYC Dale Jepsen One-Design Regatta	WWU 1	FJ	Skipper	3rd / 10
7 Apr 2018	Rainier Cup	Western Washington University (Vikings 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	4th / 8
3 Mar 2018	NWICSA Team Race	Western Washington University (Vikings 1)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
11 Nov 2017	Fall Pacific Coast Championship	Western Washington University (Vikings)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	12th / 21
11 Nov 2017	Fall Pacific Coast Championship - 2 division	Western Washington University (Vikings)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	15th / 23
4 Nov 2017	Frosh/Soph	Western Washington University (Vikings 1)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 16
28 Oct 2017	North/North	Western Washington University (Vikings 1)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 11
7 Oct 2017	Cascadia Cup SILVER	Western Washington University (Vikings 1)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 7
30 Sep 2017	NWICSA Match Race	Western Washington University (Vikings)	College match racing	A Crew	4th / 4
29 Apr 2017	NWICSA Co-Ed Championships	Western Washington University (Vikings)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	4th / 6
25 Mar 2017	Western Canada Cup	Western Washington University (Vikings 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-2,5-6)	8th / 9
4 Mar 2017	NWICSA Team Race	Western Washington University (Vikings 1)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 6
8 Oct 2016	Cascadia Cup	Western Washington University (Vikings 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	4th / 12
12 Sep 2015	John Adams Memorial Regatta aka JAM 2015	162243	Laser Radial	Skipper	12th / 29
11 Jul 2015	2015 WIND Youth Regatta	43	Laser Radial	Skipper	10th / 21

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	203 provisional	#18340 band 11460–28299	—
College fleet racing Helm	169 provisional	#2948 band 2133–3968	+1.8

5 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser Radial · Helm · 18 races, 2 events · rating 38
FJ · Helm · 8 races, 1 event · rating 102
College team racing · Helm · 4 races, 2 events · rating 26
College match racing · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -33
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -37

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	15 events	1 wins	beats 57%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%

Positions: B Skipper (8) · A Crew (1) · A Skipper (1-2,5-6) (1)

How they race

Closer	−6 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	50%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Chloe Dawson	79	31–48
Nathaniel Gordon	53	17–36
Lukas Koch	32	18–14
Georg P Bunk Lauritsen	28	17–11
Sam Reul	26	21–5
Steven Dieleman	26	12–14
Dillon Kilroy	25	12–13
Audrey Prewitt	24	17–7
Connor Hughes	24	1–23
Laura Smit	23	8–15
Grace Yakutis	21	5–16
Ciara Dorsay	21	10–11

Most-beaten opponent: Kenneth Migliardi (18–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2018	3	0	64%
2017	9	0	42%
2016	1	0	73%
2015	2	0	58%

Boats

Western Washington University (Vikings 1) · College team racing, College fleet racing · 5 events · 2017–2018
Western Washington University (Vikings) · College fleet racing, College match racing · 4 events · 2017
Western Washington University (Vikings 2) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2016–2018
Xciting · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
WWU 1 · FJ · 1 events · 2018
162243 · Laser Radial · 1 events · 2015
43 · Laser Radial · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Washington · 4 events
Western Washington · 3 events
UC Santa Barbara · 2 events
Oregon · 1 events
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA · 1 events
Cascade Locks, OR · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 203, #18,340.Crew rating across all classes: -37. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.