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Sailor · 2016–2026

George Helme

college of charleston College keelboat420PHRF handicap

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Events
24

146 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 4 of 24

Podium rate
54%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
44%

of boats faced (range 40%–48%, 411 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Crew in College keelboat · rating 521

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Luke Tougas

4 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate

Best trio
Luke Tougas & John Polek

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Phoenix Bliss

+49 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Gweneth Nechas

Oct 2024 – Oct 2026 · 7 events

Nemesis
Ian Lent

5–31 head to head in 36 races

Rival
Tyler Nash

13–18 in 31 races

Best day
10 Jul 2019

9-2-2-3-3-1-3-2 · Pequot Invitational

Signature result
1st of 10

Harbor Cup · College keelboat · 6 Mar 2026

Partnerships · 50 sailors

Most successful partnership: Luke Tougas — 4 wins · 7 podiums in 7 events together · 57% win rate
  • Phoenix Bliss · College of Charleston (Cougars), Zephyr · College keelboat, J/105 9events 4 wins together · 9 podiums · 44% win rate · 21 of 64 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+49 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026
  • John Polek · College of Charleston (Cougars), Zephyr · College keelboat, J/105 8events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 50% win rate · 20 of 56 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Gweneth Nechas · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 7events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 29% win rate · 13 of 45 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
  • Luke Tougas · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 7events 4 wins together · 7 podiums · 57% win rate · 15 of 42 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
  • Jon Jon Weed · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 11 of 32 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Nov 2025
  • Gigi Fischer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 4events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Miles Wolff · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 27 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Gunnar Wey · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 29 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+39 vs. without) · best 1st · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Anna Galli · College of Charleston (Cougars), Zephyr · College keelboat, J/105 4events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 34 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Bo Dwyer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College keelboat 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 8 of 20 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+47 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2025 – Mar 2026

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

Rating history

-11015241320182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
17 Oct 2026McMillan CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 10
26 Sep 2026GLIOR J105 DivisionCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 10
19 Sep 2026Shields TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 10
6 Aug 20262026 NBYC Annual Regatta - J109 North Americans, Sandpiper Nationals, Buzzards Bay ILCA Masters ChampionshipFireflyJ/109Crew5th / 6
13 Mar 20262026 J/105 Mid-Winter ChampionshipZephyrJ/105Crew3rd / 13
6 Mar 2026Harbor CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew1st / 10
14 Feb 20262026 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF A)College of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew1st / 5
1 Nov 2025Kennedy CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew1st / 10
13 Sep 2025Shields TrophyCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew1st / 10
2 Aug 202521st Annual YRALIS Championship Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)CharlottePHRF handicapMast7th / 10
23 Jun 20252025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race WeekBorderline-YCCPHRF handicapMast7th / 19
7 Mar 2025Port of Los Angeles Harbor CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew3rd / 10
8 Feb 20252025 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta (PHRF A)College of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 5
19 Oct 2024McMillan CupCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College keelboatA Crew2nd / 9
5 Aug 202319th Annual YRALIS Championships Regatta (PHRF and One-Design)CharlottePHRF handicapMast9th / 10
30 Jul 2021The C420 South Shore ChampionshipMatias Martin420Crew27th / 64
12 Feb 202129er/i420 MWE & Skiff Generation Grand Prix # 5Oliver West420Crew21st / 22
2 Oct 20202020 I420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipGeorge Helme420Skipper19th / 19
5 Aug 20192019 JSA CHAMPIONSHIPS - C420, Laser, Laser Radial & Girls ChampsNatalie Fear420Crew32nd / 37
30 Jul 2019HUGU Feva / Opti / Radial JSA RegattaFire BoltRS FevaSkipper8th / 23
10 Jul 2019Pequot InvitationalElizabeth CuttingRS FevaCrew2nd / 19
30 Jun 20192019 Commodore Law TrophyGeorge HelmeRS Feva XLSkipper3rd / 6
22 Jul 20172017 American Yacht Club Optimist Invitational RegattaUSA 15613OptimistSkipper43rd / 47
23 Jul 20162016 American Yacht Club Optimist Invitational RegattaIHYC tbdOptimistSkipper49th / 51

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 374, #4,545.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -10, #55,173. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.