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Sailor · 2021–2026

Kai Bucklen

hull yc Optimist

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Events
26

191 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 4 of 26

Podium rate
39%

10 top-three finishes

Typically beats
73%

of boats faced (range 71%–74%, 2,053 boats)

Best class ranking
#38

Helm in Optimist · rating 826

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Briggs Kossmann

4–49 head to head in 53 races

Rival
Colton Rapalje

46–34 in 80 races

Best day
9 Jul 2026

2-3-3-4-4-3-3-2-3-5 · Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2026

Signature result
1st of 44

Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta · Optimist · 25 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Kai Bucklen.

Rating history

041282420222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 26

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Casco Bay Optimist Regatta (USODA Maine Regional Championship)Kai BucklenOptimistSkipper2nd / 33
11 Aug 20262026 Optimist New England ChampionshipKai BucklenOptimistSkipper61st / 154
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipKai BucklenOptimistSkipper142nd / 319
20 Jul 202630th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaKai BucklenOptimistSkipper5th / 71
16 Jul 20262026 DYC Junior Sailing Mid-Summer Regatta353OptimistSkipper2nd / 25
13 Jul 20262026 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipKai BucklenOptimistSkipper102nd / 146
9 Jul 2026Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2026Kai BucklenOptimistSkipper3rd / 36
6 Jun 20262026 Youth ChallengeKai BucklenOptimistSkipper10th / 35
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipKai BucklenOptimistSkipper16th / 246
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025Kai BucklenOptimistSkipper7th / 79
7 Aug 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Youth InvitationalKai BucklenOptimistSkipper4th / 111
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior Regatta353OptimistSkipper2nd / 52
16 Jul 2025Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta353OptimistSkipper1st / 40
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One DesignKai BucklenOptimistSkipper6th / 34
10 Jul 2025Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2025Kai BucklenOptimistSkipper3rd / 56
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipSail Number 353OptimistSkipper7th / 164
7 Jun 20252025 Sail Newport Youth Challenge RegattaSonicOptimistSkipper17th / 40
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipSonicOptimistSkipper117th / 148
25 Jul 2024Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta14676OptimistSkipper1st / 44
20 Jul 2024Lipton Cup Regatta Juniors14676OptimistSkipper1st / 10
29 Jul 2023Lipton Cup Regatta Juniors14676OptimistSkipper3rd / 14
20 Jul 2023Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta14676OptimistSkipper10th / 33
13 Jul 2023Hingham Bay Junior Regatta14676OptimistSkipper26th / 64
14 Jul 2022Hingham Bay Junior Regatta14676OptimistSkipper27th / 60
22 Jul 2021Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta10074OptimistSkipper1st / 39

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 824, #104. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.