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Sailor · 2021–2025

Hayes Cooper

pequot junior yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
27

138 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 2 of 27

Podium rate
19%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 45%–49%, 1,707 boats)

Best class ranking
#644

Helm in 420 · rating 258

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Alex Elkus

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Alex Elkus

Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 · 6 events

Nemesis
Graham Lewis

31–81 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Mark Wermuth

21–31 in 52 races

Best day
31 Jul 2023

1-2-1-1-13 · 2023 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYC

Signature result
1st of 41

2023 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYC · Optimist · 31 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Alex Elkus · Alex Elkus, Hayes Cooper · 420 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 50 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2024 – Aug 2025
  • James Alexander Elkus · Hayes Cooper · 420 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Piper Youngs · Hayes Cooper · 420 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-331503322022202320242025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPAlex Elkus420Crew74th / 116
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaAlex Elkus420Crew89th / 148
14 Jul 20252025 Larchmont Junior Race WeekHayes Cooper420Skipper3rd / 53
10 Jul 20252025 | Pequot InvitationalHayes Cooper420Skipper2nd / 27
3 Jul 2025Eastern Districts Feva and c420Hayes Cooper420Skipper1st / 23
30 Jun 2025Commodore Law Trophy 2025Hayes Cooper420Skipper5th / 18
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPHayes Cooper420Skipper84th / 129
31 Jul 2024JSA Champs with Girls Champs - ILCA/C420Hayes Cooper420Skipper3rd / 30
14 Jul 20242024 Larchmont Junior Race WeekHayes Cooper420Skipper6th / 37
30 Jun 2024Commodore Law Trophy 2024Hayes Cooper420Skipper8th / 10
26 Jun 2024C420 Eastern Districts Noroton Yacht ClubHayes Cooper420Skipper8th / 15
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipHayes CooperOptimistSkipper154th / 169
31 Jul 20232023 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYCHayes CooperOptimistSkipper1st / 41
25 Jul 2023MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetHayes CooperOptimistSkipper5th / 61
23 Jul 20232023 STAM Cannon Cup Opti Area CHayes CooperOptimistSkipper5th / 39
19 Jul 20232023 Larchmont Race Week Opti DayHayes CooperHandicapSkipper38th / 61
13 Jul 2023AYC Opti Area B Regatta 2023Hayes CooperHandicapSkipper4th / 6
7 Jul 20232023 Pequot Race Week - Opti RumbleNightngaleOptimistSkipper5th / 60
8 Mar 20232023 Optimist Sunshine State Championship (2023 TTQ)Hayes CooperOptimistSkipper181st / 209
8 Aug 20222022 RYC - JSA Opti ChampsHayes CooperOptimistSkipper55th / 115
1 Aug 20222022 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYCHayes CooperOptimistSkipper16th / 41
26 Jul 2022MYC Opti Regatta Area C with Green FleetHayes CooperOptimistSkipper7th / 58
14 Jul 2022AYC Opti Area B RegattaHayes CooperHandicapSkipper35th / 53
8 Jul 2022Opti Rumble - 2022Hayes CooperOptimistSkipper7th / 14
2 Aug 2021CPYC 2021 Opti Area C OpenHayes CooperOptimistSkipper37th / 55

Helm rating across all classes: 332, #8,004.Crew rating across all classes: 17. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.