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Sailor · 2015–2026

Will Gaston

carolina sailing club OptimistHandicap

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Events
12

92 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
33%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
27%

of boats faced (range 24%–30%, 498 boats)

Best class ranking
#4523

Helm in Optimist · rating 126

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Parker Hemingway

3–18 head to head in 21 races

Best day
21 Jun 2025

2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2 · 2025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta

Signature result
2nd of 33

2025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta · Optimist · 21 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Will Gaston.

Rating history

-1243129201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
19 Sep 20262026 Board BashMonkey FistOptimistSkipper1st / 15
11 Aug 20262026 Optimist New England ChampionshipMonkey FistOptimistSkipper141st / 154
31 Jul 20262026 SAYRA Invitational at CYC1853Will GastonOptimistSkipper18th / 22
11 Jul 202664th Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaWill GastonOptimistSkipper9th / 16
6 Sep 20252025 ETYSA Queen Anne’s Revenge Jr RegattaWill GastonOptimistSkipper2nd / 7
11 Aug 2025RACE WEEKWill GastonOptimistSkipper24th / 33
21 Jun 20252025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta23160OptimistSkipper2nd / 33
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipMonkey FistHandicapSkipper4th / 19
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaWill GastonOptimistSkipper33rd / 38
22 Sep 2023Board Bash RegattaWill GastonOptimistSkipper3rd / 18
7 Nov 2015Naples Cup 2015114898OptimistSkipper71st / 74
17 Oct 20152015 US Junior Olympic Regatta the River Romp14898OptimistSkipper68th / 81

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 129, #28,684. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.