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Sailor · 2021–2026

Aaron Ziegler

encinal yacht club 420FJHandicap

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Events
27

165 races · 28 race wins

Win rate
30%

30% win rate · 8 of 27

Podium rate
52%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 59%–67%, 423 boats)

Best class ranking
#27

Crew in FJ · rating 205

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elsie Schroeder

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Rhett Krawitt & Mark Xu

3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Elsie Schroeder

+29 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lorenzo Puertas

Sep 2022 – May 2024 · 11 events

Nemesis
Leo Robillard

10–32 head to head in 42 races

Rival
Caleb Everett

18–25 in 43 races

Best day
8 Jul 2025

1-2-1-1-1-1-1 · 2025 J/22 Summer Series

Signature result
1st of 26

2022 BAYS Winter Series #2 · 420 · 18 Nov 2022

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elsie Schroeder — 3 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Lorenzo Puertas · Aaron Ziegler, Lorenzo Puertas · 420, Handicap 11events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 27% win rate · 7 of 65 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – May 2024
  • Rhett Krawitt · Aaron Ziegler, Mark Xu, Rhett Krawitt · 29er, Handicap, J/22 5events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 60% win rate · 12 of 23 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Elsie Schroeder · Aaron Ziegler, Mark Xu · Handicap, J/22 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 19 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Mark Xu · Aaron Ziegler, Mark Xu · Handicap, J/22 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 19 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Alfie Smith · Alfie Smith · FJ 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 4 of 25 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Tim Murphy · Laminar Blue · 505 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 5th · Oct 2025 – May 2026
  • Mikela Ziegler · None · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Omar Alami · Omar Alami · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2024 – Oct 2024
  • Merritt Sellers · Merritt Sellers · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 12th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Beckett Kern · Aaron Ziegler · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025

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

Rating history

-4914934620222023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 27

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jun 2026Rose Cup – US National Youth Match Racing Championships 2026StFYCMatch racingCrew10th / 10
9 May 20262026 505 Spring RegattaLaminar Blue505Crew5th / 13
25 Oct 20252025 Fall Dinghy & RS Tera North American ChampionshipLaminar Blue505Crew6th / 11
8 Jul 20252025 J/22 Summer SeriesAaron ZieglerJ/22Skipper3rd / 8
10 May 20252025 U.S. Youth Triplehanded Championship for the Sears Cup - Area G QualifierMark XuJ/22Crew1st / 8
29 Apr 20252025 SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubAaron ZieglerHandicapSkipper1st / 4
29 Apr 20252025 SF Bay Folkboat Association Wednesday Evening Series, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht ClubAaron ZieglerHandicapSkipper1st / 4
1 Mar 2025BAYS Winter Series #3Aaron Ziegler420Skipper1st / 8
25 Oct 20242024 Fall DinghyOmar Alami29erCrew14th / 14
13 Sep 20242024 C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Merritt Sellers420Crew12th / 46
17 May 20242024 Elvstrom-Zellerbach & Spring Dinghy (ILCA PCCs)Lorenzo Puertas420Crew5th / 11
1 Mar 2024BAYS Winter #3Rhett Krawitt29erCrew3rd / 4
2 Feb 20242024 i420 Pacific Coast ChampionshipLorenzo Puertas420Crew2nd / 18
20 Oct 20232023 Fall DinghyLorenzo Puertas420Crew6th / 8
15 Sep 2023C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Lorenzo Puertas420Crew28th / 46
31 Jul 2023SCYYRA Series 2023/2024Lorenzo PuertasHandicapCrew45th / 65
28 Jul 2023BAYS Summer Series #3Lorenzo Puertas420Crew1st / 5
14 Jul 20232023 BAYS 2None420Skipper9th / 10
9 Jun 2023BAYS Summer Series #1 RYCLorenzo Puertas420Crew5th / 18
26 May 20232023 Heavy Weather c420 ClinicAaron Ziegler420Skipper1st / 11
3 Mar 2023BAYS Winter Series #3Lorenzo Puertas420Crew5th / 29
18 Nov 20222022 BAYS Winter Series #2Lorenzo Puertas420Crew1st / 26
30 Sep 20222022 BAYS Winter Series # 1 SCYCLorenzo Puertas420Crew8th / 21
29 Jul 2022BAYS Summer #3Jasmine ChenFJCrew3rd / 12
4 Mar 20222021/22 BAYS Winter Series #3Alfie SmithFJCrew1st / 12

Crew rating across all classes: 171, #18,167.Helm rating across all classes: 230, #15,993. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.