Sailor · 2019–2026

Tess Halpern

williams college College fleet racing Handicap College keelboat

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Events: 16
Win rate: 6%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 34%
Best class ranking: #6572

Biggest lift: Christy Shen
Nemesis: Ali McIntyre
Rival: Joseph Bonacci
Best day: 12 Aug 2022
Signature result: 1st of 11

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Maia Wang · Williams College (Ephs 1), Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 13th · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Amelie Soslow · Williams College (Ephs 1), Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
Lauren Mukavitz · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 56 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
Christy Shen · Tess Halpern · FJ, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 19 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(+32 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
Rebecca Power · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 38 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
Rem Johannknecht · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 34 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
Varya Kluev · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 36 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2024 – Oct 2024
Zara Haider · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 32 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
Ezra Shapiro · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
Dihan Elijah Pagalilauan · Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Apr 2026	Mendum's Pond	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	2nd / 9
18 Oct 2025	Connecticut College Invite	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 9
4 Oct 2025	Stuart Walker Trophy	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	4th / 6
20 Sep 2025	Courageous Ross	Williams College (Ephs 1)	College keelboat	A Skipper	13th / 18
20 Sep 2025	Courageous Ross	Williams College (Ephs 1)	College keelboat	A Skipper	16th / 18
13 Sep 2025	Regis Trophy	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	18th / 18
19 Oct 2024	Chris Loder Trophy	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	15th / 16
28 Sep 2024	NY Maritime Fall Open	Williams College (Ephs)	College fleet racing	A Skipper (1-7)	10th / 13
23 Jun 2023	Dave French Memorial Regatta	Tess Halpern	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 11
9 Sep 2022	Octoberfest	Tess Halpern	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 23
12 Aug 2022	Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2022	Tess Halpern	FJ	Skipper	5th / 13
29 Jul 2022	Bellingham Youth Regatta	Tess Halpern	FJ	Skipper	4th / 7
24 Jun 2022	NWYRC Summer Kick Off Regatta	Tess Halpern	ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)	Skipper	20th / 22
10 Sep 2021	Johnny Adams Memorial (JAM) Regatta 2021	Tess Halpern	ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)	Skipper	11th / 11
6 Aug 2021	Bellingham Youth Regatta	Tess Halpern	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
6 Sep 2019	Johnny Adams Memorial Regatta (JAM) 2019	Tess Halpern	ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)	Skipper	11th / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-124 provisional	#78123 band 65207–85575	—
College fleet racing Helm	-143 provisional	#6572 band 5655–7243	−2.7

4 more classes, not yet ranked

College keelboat · Helm · 14 races, 2 events · rating -30
ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7) · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating -178
FJ · Helm · 11 races, 2 events · rating 74
ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating -218

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	16 events	1 wins	beats 37%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: A Skipper (6) · B Skipper (1) · A Skipper (1-7) (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−7 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	46%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Devon Valenta	70	26–44
Henry Gesing	42	16–26
Ali McIntyre	42	8–34
Matias Martin	28	5–23
Joseph Bonacci	28	14–14
William Mullray	28	15–13
Oscar Gilroy	28	13–15
Berkley Yiu	28	10–18
Nathaniel Hartwell	28	14–14
Everett Botwinick	28	3–25
Eben Dooling	28	3–25
Jack Hammett	28	12–16

Most-beaten opponent: Owen Peterson (9–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	88%
2025	5	0	21%
2024	2	0	16%
2023	1	1	100%
2022	4	0	50%
2021	2	0	33%
2019	1	0	0%

Boats

Tess Halpern · Handicap, FJ, ILCA 6 (Laser Radial), ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7) · 8 events · 2019–2023
Williams College (Ephs) · College fleet racing · 6 events · 2024–2026
Williams College (Ephs 1) · College keelboat · 2 events · 2025

Where they race

The Sailing Foundation · 5 events
Bainbridge Island, WA · 3 events
Middlebury · 2 events
New Hampshire · 2 events
Connecticut College · 1 events
NY Maritime · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -124, #78,123. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.