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Sailor · 2019–2023

Kale Bendele

lakewood yacht club OptimistILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)J/24

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Events
26

175 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 26

Podium rate
15%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–47%, 1,195 boats)

Best class ranking
#684

Helm in Optimist · rating 429

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Ewan Dossin

7–80 head to head in 88 races

Rival
William Michael

52–60 in 113 races

Best day
5 Jun 2021

1-6-7-2-2-2-9-3 · 2021 RoadRunner Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 33

2021 RoadRunner Regatta · Optimist · 5 Jun 2021

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Renee Cooper · Superman · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Peter Vo · Superman · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Joshua Hayes · Superman · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Brian Keating · Superman · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 15th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023

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

Rating history

02144272020202120222023Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
15 Dec 20232023 ILCA D-15 ChampionshipKale BendeleILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper10th / 15
7 Oct 20232023 J/Fest Southwest RegattaSupermanJ/24Mid Mast15th / 17
12 Nov 20222022 LYC Seahorse Regatta | TSA Youth Circuit End-of-Year20817OptimistSkipper11th / 41
24 Sep 20222022 Jr. Ol' Man of the Sea Regatta20817OptimistSkipper29th / 31
6 Aug 2022Rockin' Rockport Regatta 202220817OptimistSkipper3rd / 17
5 Jul 20222022 Texas Youth Race Week - Optimist (2023 TTQ)Kale BendeleOptimistSkipper8th / 33
16 Jun 20222022 Optimist Mid America Championship (2023 TTQ)Kale BendeleOptimistSkipper6th / 27
4 Jun 20222022 RoadRunner Regatta20817OptimistSkipper7th / 38
4 May 20222022 Optimist Team TrialsKale BendeleOptimistSkipper167th / 199
31 Mar 20222022 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipKale BendeleOptimistSkipper6th / 55
24 Nov 20212021 Optimist Midwinter Championship (Spring Team Qualifier)Kale BendeleOptimistSkipper148th / 180
20 Nov 20212021 TSA Changes in L'Attitude Regatta22456OptimistSkipper4th / 20
23 Sep 20212021 Optimist Mid-America ChampionshipKale BendeleOptimistSkipper19th / 41
6 Jul 20212021 Texas Youth Race Week - Optimist RegattaKale BendeleOptimistSkipper6th / 36
5 Jun 20212021 RoadRunner Regatta20817OptimistSkipper2nd / 33
11 Mar 20212021 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipKale BendeleOptimistSkipper45th / 76
6 Mar 20212021 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipKale BendeleOptimistSkipper128th / 190
17 Oct 20202020 TSA Spring Fling / Canyon Chaos Regatta20817OptimistSkipper10th / 18
18 Sep 20202020 Houston Open One Design (HOOD) RegattaKale BendeleOptimistSkipper10th / 22
1 Feb 20202020 TSA Kick-Off: Changes in L'Attitude Regatta20817OptimistSkipper24th / 31
9 Nov 20192019 Changes in L'Attitude20817OptimistSkipper4th / 19
19 Oct 2019Cannonball Run Regatta19455OptimistSkipper1st / 5
27 Sep 20192019 Jr. Ol' Man of the Sea20817OptimistSkipper2nd / 32
22 Jun 2019Rockin' Rockport Regatta 201920817OptimistSkipper6th / 14
8 Jun 20192019 RoadRunner Regatta20817OptimistSkipper7th / 22

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 353, #7,105.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -86. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.