Sailor · 2025–2026

Alden Besse

vineyard haven Optimist PHRF handicap

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Events: 5
Win rate: 60%
Podium rate: 60%
Typically beats: 53%
Best class ranking: #6168
Longest win streak: 2

Best day: 16 Jul 2026
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 12 sailors

Stephen Besse · Apres, Après · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Seth Besse · Apres, Après · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Adam T Hayes · Apres, Après · PHRF handicap 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 2 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jul 2026
Heather Kerns · Apres · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Eli Frohn · Après · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Elizabeth Hayes · Apres · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
William Stevens · Apres · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Ryan Stevens · Apres · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
Whitney Besse · Après · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Kate Mandell · Après · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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Rating history

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

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	Beverly Junior Regatta 2026	Cool Runnings	Optimist	Skipper	23rd / 49
29 Jul 2026	Wianno Yacht Club Opti Regatta '26	Cool Runnings	Optimist	Skipper	22nd / 27
25 Jul 2026	2026 'Round-The-Island Race	Après	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 7
16 Jul 2026	2026 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior Regatta	7	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 8
21 Jun 2025	2025 Edgartown Race Weekend: 'Round-The-Island Race	Apres	PHRF handicap	Crew	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
Optimist Helm	45 provisional	#6168 band 3068–10250	—
All classes Helm	45 provisional	#42816 band 23968–63847	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 2 races, 2 events · rating 54

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	1 wins	beats 58%
As crew	2 events	2 wins	beats 100%

How they race

Closer	+16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−22 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets (<12)	100%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	4	2	68%
2025	1	1	100%

Boats

Cool Runnings · Optimist · 2 events · 2026
Après · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2026
7 · Optimist · 1 events · 2026
Apres · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Edgartown, MA, USA · 2 events
Wianno Yacht Club · 1 events
Beverly Yacht Club · 1 events
Vineyard Haven , MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 45 (±237), #42,816.Crew rating across all classes: 54 (±248). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.