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Sailor · 2021–2026

Walter Daigle

annapolis yacht club Optimist420Melges 15

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Events
66

358 races · 36 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 6 of 66

Podium rate
18%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 61%–64%, 4,108 boats)

Best class ranking
#393

Helm in Optimist · rating 508

Longest win streak
9

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Viana Johnston

4 wins · 5 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate

Biggest lift
Viana Johnston

+27 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Viana Johnston

Jul 2025 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Morgan Rosenthal

33–73 head to head in 106 races

Rival
Emory McAllister

63–60 in 124 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 · RHYC Junior Regatta - MD State Championship

Signature result
7th of 169

2023 Optimist New England Championship · Optimist · 7 Aug 2023

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Viana Johnston — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 13 events together · 31% win rate
  • Viana Johnston · Walter Daigle · 420, Handicap 13events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 31% win rate · 17 of 61 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+27 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Jeff Daigle · 858, Taco Cat, Walter Daigle · Melges 15 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 41 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−41 vs. without) · best 10th · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Cameron Scanlon · Walter Daigle · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 33rd · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Mercer Rensberger · 858 · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Tim Llewellyn · Taco Cat · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

-3624452420222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Jr Club 420 & Jr ILCA 6 & Jr 29’erWalter Daigle420Skipper9th / 23
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansWalter Daigle420Skipper16th / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026Walter DaigleHandicapSkipper14th / 87
1 Jul 20262026 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaWalter Daigle420Skipper4th / 22
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaWalter Daigle420Skipper4th / 25
27 Jun 2026Club 420 New England Championship for the Erik C. Menyhart TrophyWalter Daigle420Skipper41st / 80
22 Jun 20262026 Club 420 Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipWalter Daigle420Skipper16th / 61
22 Mar 20262026 MIAMI SAIL WEEK9895420Skipper10th / 27
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyWalter Daigle420Skipper141st / 158
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalWalter Daigle420Skipper33rd / 79
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)Walter Daigle420Skipper1st / 10
3 Oct 20252025 Melges 15 National ChampionshipWalter DaigleMelges 15Skipper56th / 71
13 Sep 20252025 Hospice Cup XLIVTaco CatMelges 15Skipper7th / 7
9 Aug 20252025 Oxford Regatta - Jr Club 420 & Jr ILCA 6 & Jr 29’erWalter Daigle420Skipper1st / 20
7 Aug 2025MRYC Annual Junior Regatta1375420Skipper2nd / 17
24 Jul 2025RHYC Junior Regatta - MD State ChampionshipWalter Daigle420Skipper1st / 17
18 Jul 20252025 Gibson Island Junior RegattaWalter Daigle420Skipper1st / 16
17 Jul 2025BCSC Junior Regatta 20251375420Skipper1st / 18
2 Jul 20252025 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaWalter Daigle420Skipper3rd / 22
1 Jul 20252025 AYC Annual Junior RegattaWalter Daigle420Skipper7th / 25
24 Jun 20252025 NYCC Annual Junior Regatta1375420Skipper1st / 13
21 Jun 20252025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta1375420Skipper3rd / 18
3 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisTaco CatMelges 15Skipper11th / 16
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsWalter DaigleOptimistSkipper116th / 250
21 Mar 20252025 Melges 15 Midwinter ChampionshipWalter DaigleMelges 15Skipper71st / 95

Helm rating across all classes: 394, #5,071. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.