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Sailor · 2020–2026

Yolanda Cortes Mares

houston yacht club HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
21

29 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 5 of 21

Podium rate
52%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
32%

of boats faced (range 24%–40%, 83 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Adolph Mares

5 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate

Biggest lift
Adolph Mares

+44 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Adolph Mares

Feb 2020 – May 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Brian Tulloch

2–13 head to head in 15 races

Signature result
2nd of 5

2026 Shoe Regatta · PHRF handicap · 16 May 2026

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Adolph Mares — 5 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 39% win rate
  • Adolph Mares · Picante · Handicap, PHRF handicap 13events 5 wins together · 8 podiums · 39% win rate · 6 of 20 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+44 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2020 – May 2026
  • Alexandra Mares · Picante · Handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 5 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Riddhi Chheda · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Cameron Norris · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Neil Blandford · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Johanna Roland · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Joyce Maxwell · Picante · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2026 – May 2026

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

Event history · 21

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 May 20262026 Shoe RegattaPicantePHRF handicapCrew2nd / 5
29 Mar 2025GBCA Charge! Cup 2025PicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
26 Apr 20242024 HYC Battleship Texas RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
23 Sep 20232023 Fall SeriesPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 2
8 Jul 20232023 Summer SeriesPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 2
5 May 20232023 HYC Battleship Texas RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
25 Mar 20232023 Spring SeriesPicantePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 2
24 Jun 20222022 HYC Catherine Spiller RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 3
18 Mar 20222022 HYC Club Spring SeriesPicanteHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
18 Feb 20222022 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 6
1 Jan 20222022 HYC REVOGNAH RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
19 Nov 20212021 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper7th / 7
5 Nov 20212021 HYC Club Fall Series #3PicanteHandicapSkipper4th / 4
27 Aug 20212021 Reggae RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
30 Jul 20212021 HYC Catherine Spiller RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper13th / 13
30 Jul 20212021 HYC Fairfax Moody RegattaPicantePHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
3 Jul 20212021 HYC Club Summer "Dog Day Afternoons" Series #2PicanteHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
20 Feb 20212021 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper5th / 6
1 Jan 20212021 HYC REVOGNAH RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper4th / 6
21 Nov 20202020 HYC James T. Liston Turkey Day RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper5th / 5
21 Feb 20202020 HYC Mid-Winter RegattaPicanteHandicapSkipper1st / 3

Helm rating across all classes: -41. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.