Sailor · 2025–2026

Wade Kovalik

georgia tech sailing club J/24 Handicap

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Events: 3
Win rate: 0
Podium rate: 0
Typically beats: 40%

Nemesis: James Howard
Signature result: 12th of 26

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Grace Gentner · Reflex · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Alexey Tatarinov · Reflex · J/24 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Annika Kaelin · Reflex · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Yavuz Yarici · Reflex · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Wren Adkins · Reflex · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 9th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026
Francesca Ruhe · Reflex · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 8th · Mar 2026 – Mar 2026

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Event history · 3

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Mar 2026	2026 J-24 and E Scow nor’Easter & Ensign Midwinter Regatta	Reflex	J/24	Crew	8th / 9
7 Mar 2026	2026 Atlanta Cup	Reflex	J/24	Crew	9th / 11
8 Nov 2025	2025 Small Boat Long Distance Race	Wade Kovalik	Handicap	Skipper	12th / 26

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -74
J/24 · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating -96

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 56%
As crew	2 events	0 wins	beats 16%

How they race

Closer	−17 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
James Howard	13	0–13

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	16%
2025	1	0	56%

Boats

Reflex · J/24 · 2 events · 2026
Wade Kovalik · Handicap · 1 events · 2025

Where they race

Flowery Branch, GA · 2 events
Columbia, SC · 1 events

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -74. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.