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Sailor · 2008–2026

Jacob Sailer

santa cruz yacht club Hobie 20HandicapHobie 16

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Events
42

218 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 5 of 42

Podium rate
55%

23 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (90%: 59%–65%, 639 boats)

Best class ranking
#6

Helm in Hobie 20 · rating 337

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Faye Ren

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Faye Ren

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Mark Zimmer

25–52 head to head in 77 races

Rival
Michael McNeir

25–24 in 49 races

Best day
19 Jun 2017

6-1-11-1-1-5-7-2-2-5-1 · 2017 Hobie 16 and 20 North American Championships · about 1 in 220,047 by chance

Signature result
1st of 15

2023 HOBIE 20 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS · Hobie 20 · 19 Jun 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Faye Ren — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Faye Ren · Surf City Catamarans · Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2017 – Jun 2019
  • Jordan Manning · 1000 · Hobie 20 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Marcos McGee · BASTET · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · May 2014 – May 2014
  • Rhett Smith · HUMBLE VANDAL · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Dan Borg · Daniel Borg · F18 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-31171373200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Jun 202635th Delta Ditch Run28HandicapSkipper2nd / 5
6 Sep 2025RYC Multihull Invitational Regatta 20251000Hobie 20Skipper1st / 4
26 Aug 2025F18 Americas ChampionshipDaniel BorgF18Crew11th / 29
5 Apr 20252025 - 46th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceHUMBLE VANDALHandicapSkipper5th / 7
9 Sep 2023RYC Multihull Invitational Regatta 20231210Hobie 20Skipper5th / 5
21 Aug 20232023 Hobie Cat 16 North America Championship112351Hobie 16Skipper17th / 33
5 Aug 2023Hobie Mile High Regatta-50th Anniversary Celebration1210H20Skipper3rd / 9
14 Jul 2023Summer Hobie and Multihull RegattaJacob SailerHobie 20Skipper1st / 4
19 Jun 20232023 HOBIE 20 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS1210Hobie 20Skipper1st / 15
3 Jun 202332nd Delta Ditch Run1210HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
19 Jun 20222022 Hobie 20 North American Championships1210Hobie 20Skipper4th / 11
11 Jun 202231st Delta Ditch Run1210HandicapSkipper1st / 3
16 Oct 20212021 Hobie Otter Regatta1210Hobie 20Skipper2nd / 6
27 Sep 20212021 HOBIE 18 & 20 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS1210Hobie 20Skipper2nd / 9
25 Sep 20212021 TULSA CATFIGHT REGATTA1210Hobie 20Skipper2nd / 8
31 Jul 2021Hobie Mile High Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA1210H20Skipper2nd / 10
17 Jul 20212021 Santa Cruz Summer Hobie / Multihull Regatta1210Hobie 20Skipper2nd / 5
26 Jun 2021Commodore's Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA1210H20Skipper2nd / 5
3 Oct 2020Multihull Invitational112351Hobie 16Skipper2nd / 6
1 Aug 2020Hobie Mile High Regatta, Huntington Lake, CA112351H16ASkipper9th / 12
18 Jul 20202020 Santa Cruz Summer Hobie / Multihull Regatta112351Hobie 16ASkipper3rd / 5
1 Jun 20192019 Delta Ditch Run - 29th AnniversarySurf City CatamaransHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
27 Oct 2018Great Pumpkin 2018Surf City CatamaransHandicapSkipper7th / 19
6 Oct 2018Multihull Invitational112351Hobie 16Skipper4th / 11
29 Sep 2018SFYC Multihull RegattaSurf City CatamaransF18Skipper4th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 321 (±104), #8,606.Crew rating across all classes: 85 (±244). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.