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Sailor · 2014–2025

Julio Velez

salinas yacht club LightningSunfish

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Events
12

88 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 12

Podium rate
33%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (range 70%–77%, 411 boats)

Best class ranking
#40

Helm in Lightning · rating 386

Longest-running crew
Irene Suarez

Nov 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 events

Nemesis
David Starck

15–40 head to head in 55 races

Rival
Thomas Allen

36–25 in 61 races

Best day
17 Dec 2021

1-3-4 · International Lightning Class Association 66th South American Championship

Signature result
2nd of 42

2017 Lightning South American Championship · Lightning · 18 Nov 2017

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Irene Suarez · Ecuador, Julio Velez, Mijai, White Walker · Lightning 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 46 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Nov 2023
  • Ariana Villena · Mijai, White Walker · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2022 – Nov 2023
  • Eduardo Viteri · Julio Velez · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017
  • Alfredo Ochoa · Ecuador, Julio Velez · Lightning 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Rafael Quintero · Calico · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 29th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014
  • Juan Santos · Calico · Lightning 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 29th · Aug 2014 – Aug 2014

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

Rating history

0235469201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Dec 20252025 ISCA Youth/Masters/Women's World Championship5471 Apprentice Master (40-49)SunfishSkipper8th / 43
12 Dec 20242024 Lightning South American ChampionshipWhite WalkerLightningOther3rd / 18
29 Nov 20232023 Lightning Class World ChampionshipWhite WalkerLightningOther10th / 40
16 Sep 20222022 International Lightning Class North American ChampionshipMijaiLightningSkipper11th / 47
16 Dec 2021International Lightning Class Association 66th South American ChampionshipEcuadorLightningOther3rd / 23
13 Aug 20212021 Lightning North American Championship (ILCA)EcuadorLightningOther20th / 34
26 Mar 202159th Deep South Lightning Regatta 202114947LightningSkipper3rd / 21
21 Mar 20212021 Winter Lightning ChampionshipJulio VelezLightningOther9th / 25
22 Nov 20172017 ILCA World ChampionshipJulio VelezLightningOther16th / 56
18 Nov 20172017 Lightning South American ChampionshipJulio VelezLightningOther2nd / 42
27 Jun 20152015 Lightning Class Canadian Open ChampionshipCalicoLightningOther6th / 39
14 Aug 20142014 Lightning North American ChampionshipsCalicoLightningOther29th / 35

Helm rating across all classes: 469, #2,994. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.