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Sailor · 2023–2026

Willis Cantey

carolina yacht club sc OptimistHandicap

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Events
22

137 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 22

Podium rate
14%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 60%–63%, 2,855 boats)

Best class ranking
#1106

Helm in Optimist · rating 368

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Briggs Kossmann

5–51 head to head in 56 races

Rival
Oliver Berg

54–50 in 104 races

Best day
31 Jul 2025

63-12-22-13-9-12-29-30-9-21-14-44 · 2025 Optimist US National Championship

Signature result
4th of 259

2025 Optimist US National Championship · Optimist · 31 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Willis Cantey.

Rating history

0185369202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper53rd / 228
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper22nd / 246
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper5th / 129
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper4th / 259
14 Jun 2025James Island Father's Day Regatta 2025 (Jr. Grand Prix) (D-12)Willis CanteyOptimistSkipper7th / 33
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper158th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper45th / 224
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper103rd / 202
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper12th / 135
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesWillis CanteyHandicapSkipper40th / 60
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper12th / 61
27 Sep 20242024 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper101st / 141
7 Sep 20242024 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta23131OptimistSkipper3rd / 46
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper98th / 285
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper17th / 38
7 Jun 2024South Carolina Yacht Club Junior Open Regatta23131OptimistSkipper3rd / 19
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper199th / 212
3 Nov 2023The 64th Midlands RegattaWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper29th / 29
9 Sep 20232023 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta23131OptimistSkipper1st / 24
30 Jul 20232023 Simmons Boatworks Optimist US National ChampionshipWillis CanteyOptimistSkipper202nd / 209
10 Jun 2023South Carolina Yacht Club Junior Open Regatta23131OptimistSkipper7th / 23
19 May 2023CYC Junior Invitational Regatta 2023Willis CanteyOptimistSkipper15th / 24

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 369, #6,716. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.