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Sailor · 2012–2026

Liam Hood

cal poly university s l o College fleet racingCollege team racingThistle

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Events
55

840 races · 107 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 4 of 55

Podium rate
26%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 59%–65%, 782 boats)

Best class ranking
#952

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 416

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peyton Nienaber

3 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate

Best trio
Peyton Nienaber & Alyson Crowley

3 wins · 3 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Robyn Zulauf

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Alyson Crowley

Feb 2017 – Mar 2020 · 28 events

Nemesis
Lucas Pierce

21–144 head to head in 165 races

Rival
Nicholas Lenz Lenz

153–137 in 290 races

Best day
18 Feb 2017

12-4-6-4-6-2-7-7-2-1-5-1-10-5-3-3-9-4-8-5-3-6-6-3 · Anteater Open

Signature result
1st of 15

Mustang Open · College fleet racing · 29 Feb 2020

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peyton Nienaber — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 23% win rate
  • Alyson Crowley · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 2), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 3), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 28events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 14% win rate · 83 of 423 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Mar 2020
  • Ben Brough · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 20events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 10% win rate · 59 of 302 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Peyton Nienaber · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 23% win rate · 42 of 223 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Helen Payne · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 12events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 8% win rate · 49 of 178 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Maddie Roman · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 38 of 133 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Feb 2020
  • Grace Vandervort · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 11% win rate · 33 of 142 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2018 – Apr 2019
  • Kai Ponting · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 28 of 134 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Grace Carrick · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 18 of 147 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2017 – Apr 2018
  • Josselyn Verutti · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 28 of 110 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Joseph Lausten · Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1), Cal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 17% win rate · 18 of 90 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2017 – Nov 2017

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

Rating history

-1011423852013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Apr 2026Racing: Lake Tuesday Night Series - 2026Liam HoodThistleSkipper2nd / 17
16 Apr 2025Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2025Liam HoodThistleSkipper4th / 15
11 Apr 2024Racing: Lake Wednesday Night Series - 2024Liam HoodThistleSkipper14th / 16
6 Mar 2020Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College keelboatA Crew7th / 10
29 Feb 2020Mustang OpenCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 15
22 Feb 2020Jeremy McIntyre Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College team racingSkipper7th / 9
8 Feb 2020Cal Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
1 Feb 2020Gaucho Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College team racingSkipper5th / 6
25 Jan 2020Jeff Simon Memorial RegattaCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 25
4 Jan 20202020 Rose Bowl - CollegeCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingA Skipper14th / 20
16 Nov 2019Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingA Skipper9th / 21
19 Oct 2019UCSD OpenCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 27
12 Oct 2019Stoney Burke VarsityCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 24
5 Oct 2019PCCSC Match Race ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College match racingSkipper4th / 5
28 Sep 2019PCCSC Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Liam Hood '20)College singlehandedSkipper13th / 13
27 Apr 2019PCCSC Coed Dinghy Conference ChampionshipsCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 13
6 Apr 2019Carter Ford PCCSC Team Race ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College team racingSkipper5th / 7
2 Mar 2019Mustang Open VarsityCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 21
23 Feb 2019McIntyre Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College team racingSkipper6th / 10
9 Feb 2019Cal Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs 1)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
26 Jan 2019Gaucho Team RaceCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College team racingSkipper4th / 8
5 Jan 20192019 Rose Bowl RegattaCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustangs)College fleet racingB Skipper11th / 22
10 Nov 2018Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang)College fleet racingC Skipper10th / 21
20 Oct 20182018 PCCSC Match Race ChampionshipCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang)College match racingSkipper3rd / 6
13 Oct 2018Stoney Burke JVCal Poly University S.L.O. (Mustang 1)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-7)5th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 339, #7,848.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 102, #27,364. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.