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Foster Veinot

pyc OptimistX BoatHandicap

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Events
28

159 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 1 of 28

Podium rate
18%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 61%–66%, 959 boats)

Best class ranking
#3006

Helm in Optimist · rating 189

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Matti Wilfert

18–61 head to head in 79 races

Rival
John Rankin

18–18 in 36 races

Best day
25 Jul 2025

1-3-1-1-8-2 · 2025 ILYA Optimist Championship Regatta

Signature result
1st of 27

2025 ILYA Optimist Championship Regatta · Optimist · 25 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Will Barkow · TBD, Wut, Wut? · Handicap, X Boat 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together(−26 vs. without) · best 26th · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Sailor Irion · Jet · X Boat 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Will Utz · JET · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 19th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Emlie Veinot · EMCEE · MC Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 28th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Sailor Irion or Emlie Veinot · Jet · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
  • David Stoller · JET · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 18th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-38100237202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Oktoberfest RegattaBlast Off!OptimistSkipper8th / 35
2 Aug 20262026 Red, White & Blue Chip Opti Invitational RegattaFoster VeinotOptimistSkipper17th / 38
26 Jul 20262026 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaJETX BoatSkipper18th / 45
24 Jul 20262026 ILYA IOD Championship RegattaBlast Off!HandicapSkipper24th / 49
21 Jul 2026LOPNBlast Off!OptimistSkipper4th / 29
18 Jul 2026WYA 2026JetX BoatSkipper20th / 47
6 Jul 20262026 GLSS DinghyfestBlast Off!OptimistSkipper17th / 62
23 Jun 2026TRAP 2026JETX BoatSkipper19th / 42
8 Jan 20262026 Opti Fleet Championship SeriesRocketOptimistSkipper5th / 14
8 Jan 20262026 X Fleet Championship SeriesJetX BoatSkipper9th / 24
8 Jan 20262026 X Fleet Twilight SeriesJetX BoatSkipper7th / 24
27 Sep 20252025 Oktoberfest RegattaBlast Off!OptimistSkipper18th / 52
21 Aug 20252025 ILYA MC Annual Championship RegattaEMCEEMC ScowCrew28th / 65
3 Aug 20252025 Red, White & Blue Chip Opti Invitational RegattaFoster VeinotOptimistSkipper10th / 38
27 Jul 20252025 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaWut?X BoatCrew28th / 51
25 Jul 20252025 ILYA Optimist Championship RegattaBlast Off!OptimistSkipper1st / 27
18 Jul 2025X WYA 2025WutHandicapCrew32nd / 47
7 Jul 20252025 GLSS DinghyfestBlast Off!OptimistSkipper3rd / 30
25 Jun 2025TRAP 2025TBDX BoatCrew26th / 50
11 Apr 20252025 O'PEN SKIFF NORTH AMERICAN "UN-REGATTA"Foster VeinotHandicapSkipper34th / 74
1 Jan 20252025 Optimist Championship SeriesBLAST OFF!OptimistSkipper3rd / 10
27 Jul 20242024 ILYA Optimist Championship RegattaBlast Off!OptimistSkipper3rd / 28
21 Jul 20242024 ILYA No Tears Optimist ClinicRocket!HandicapSkipper2nd / 13
11 Jul 2024LOPN Opti Regatta 2024Blast Off!OptimistSkipper10th / 20
31 Dec 20232024 Optimist Championship SeriesRocketOptimistSkipper9th / 24

Helm rating across all classes: 180, #20,888.Crew rating across all classes: 42, #36,687. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.