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Sailor · 2010–2026

Ward Young

larchmont yacht club ShieldsVanguard 15V15

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Possibly the same person: Ward Young (1984, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
14

100 races · 12 race wins

Win rate
36%

36% win rate · 5 of 14

Podium rate
57%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–81%, 265 boats)

Best class ranking
#5

Helm in Vanguard 15 · rating 349

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Danny Pletsch

5–18 head to head in 23 races

Rival
Weston Friedman

36–25 in 61 races

Best day
25 May 2024

1-1-3-3-1-3 · 2024 Memorial Day · about 1 in 76 by chance

Signature result
1st of 25

117th Larchmont Race Week · Vanguard 15 · 11 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Peter Lelek · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Jamie Anderson · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Ned Weintraub · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Forbes Barber · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Lee Gonzalez · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Wes Bemus · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Chris Strukus · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011
  • Sean Grant · Troubador · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2011 – Jun 2011

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

Rating history

0230459201120142017202020232026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 14

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Jul 2026128th Larchmont Race WeekCheckmateShieldsCaptain2nd / 13
5 Jul 20262026 YRA Independence Day RegattaCheckmateShieldsSkipper1st / 6
5 Jul 20252025 YRA Independence Day RegattaCheckmateShieldsSkipper4th / 8
25 May 20242024 Memorial DayWard YoungShieldsSkipper1st / 8
14 Jul 2023125th Larchmont Race WeekCheckmateShieldsOther1st / 13
16 Jul 2022124th Larchmont Race WeekCheckmateShieldsOther1st / 9
15 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelV15Other14th / 30
16 Jul 2016118th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelVanguard 15Other7th / 50
11 Jul 2015117th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelVanguard 15Other1st / 25
12 Jul 2014116th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelVanguard 15Skipper3rd / 30
16 Jul 2011113th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelVanguard 15Skipper24th / 27
20 Jun 20112011 Block Island Race Week XXIVTroubadorIRC handicapMain Trimmer3rd / 10
12 Jun 20112011 Vanguard 15 Spring RegattaElectric EelVanguard 15Skipper10th / 26
10 Jul 20102010 112th Larchmont Race WeekElectric EelVanguard 15Skipper4th / 24

Helm rating across all classes: 345 (±188), #7,314.Crew rating across all classes: 227 (±225), #12,549. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.