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Sailor · 2021–2026

Landon Chin

brant beach yc OptimistHandicap420

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Events
55

307 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
15%

15% win rate · 8 of 55

Podium rate
20%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
61%

of boats faced (range 60%–62%, 5,629 boats)

Best class ranking
#769

Helm in Optimist · rating 413

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Grant Chin

55–120 head to head in 175 races

Rival
Bradley Welch

84–92 in 177 races

Best day
21 Jul 2025

6-6-1-3-1-5 · USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025

Signature result
1st of 59

Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2025 · Handicap · 23 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Bill Mergenthaler · Bill Mergenthaler · MC Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2023 – Jun 2025
  • Grant Chin · Bill Mergenthaler · MC Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 10th · Oct 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Catherine Dilkes · Catherine Dilkes · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-10216242520222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 55

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2026Catherine Dilkes420Crew2nd / 6
20 Jul 2026USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 20269640420Skipper8th / 17
25 Oct 20252025 HOWLER REGATTA XV23691HandicapSkipper10th / 103
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Landon ChinOptimistSkipper198th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper43rd / 141
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper57th / 114
6 Aug 2025Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2025Landon ChinHandicapSkipper1st / 50
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper198th / 259
23 Jul 2025Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2025Landon ChinHandicapSkipper1st / 59
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025Landon ChinOptimistSkipper2nd / 78
17 Jul 202548th Junior Commodore's RegattaLandon ChinOptimistSkipper1st / 40
9 Jul 2025Spray Beach YC Interclub 2025Landon ChinHandicapSkipper1st / 56
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper65th / 164
7 Jun 20252025 Melges 15 MC Scow InvitationalBill MergenthalerMC ScowCrew10th / 19
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsLandon ChinOptimistSkipper190th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper74th / 224
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaLandon ChinOptimistSkipper134th / 202
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Landon ChinOptimistSkipper13th / 213
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper33rd / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper16th / 76
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper37th / 148
6 Aug 2024Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2024Landon ChinHandicapSkipper1st / 50
30 Jul 2024Brant Beach YC Interclub 2024Landon ChinHandicapSkipper1st / 54
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipLandon ChinOptimistSkipper38th / 285
22 Jul 2024USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2024Landon ChinOptimistSkipper6th / 65

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 421, #4,313.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 172, #18,138. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.