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Sailor · 2024–2026

Ilse Ratzan

larchmont yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
20

102 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 2 of 20

Podium rate
10%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 42%–46%, 1,298 boats)

Best class ranking
#3977

Helm in Optimist · rating 146

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jane Sykes

3–42 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Eloise Bischoff

20–18 in 39 races

Best day
28 Jul 2025

1-2-3-6 · 2025 BHC Opti Area B

Signature result
1st of 51

HUGO Regatta – Fevas, Optis, ILCA · Optimist · 23 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Madeline Honorowski · Madeline Honorowski · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 7th · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-206915820252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026JSA Championship for Club 420 & ILCA, including JSA Girls ChampionshipsMadeline Honorowski420Crew13th / 23
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper316th / 319
28 Jul 20262026 Optimist Girls US National ChampionshipIlse RatzanHandicapSkipper65th / 158
23 Jul 20262026 Cedar Point Yacht Club JSA Race WeekMadeline Honorowski420Crew11th / 33
20 Jul 20262026 American Yacht Club Area B Optimist RegattaIlse RatzanHandicapSkipper11th / 46
10 Jul 2026RYC Powder Puff Regatta 2026Ilse RatzanOptimistSkipper5th / 23
29 Jun 2026Commodore Law Trophy 2026Madeline Honorowski420Crew7th / 12
25 Oct 20252025 New York State Optimist ChampionshipIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper20th / 46
7 Aug 20252025 JSA of LIS Optimist Champs hosted by American Yacht ClubIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper37th / 123
28 Jul 20252025 BHC Opti Area BIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper1st / 27
23 Jul 2025HUGO Regatta – Fevas, Optis, ILCAIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper1st / 51
21 Jul 20252025 American Yacht Club Optimist Area B RegattaIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper5th / 32
11 Jul 2025RYC Powder Puff RegattaIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper4th / 23
7 Jul 2025Girl's Opti Regatta 2025Ilse RatzanHandicapSkipper7th / 23
25 Oct 20242024 New York State Optimist ChampionshipIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper38th / 50
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper103rd / 141
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Ilse RatzanOptimistSkipper56th / 78
29 Jul 20242024 BHC Opti Area BIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper6th / 33
23 Jul 2024Huguenot YC – 2024 Junior Regatta (aka HUGU regatta)TitanOptimistSkipper14th / 23
17 Jun 20242024 Larchmont Race Week Opti DayIlse RatzanOptimistSkipper29th / 54

Helm rating across all classes: 146, #25,454.Crew rating across all classes: 58, #33,877. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.