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Sailor · 2021–2025

Bella Gesell

rumson yacht club OptimistILCA 6 (Laser Radial)420

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Events
15

74 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
13%

13% win rate · 2 of 15

Podium rate
13%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
64%

of boats faced (range 60%–68%, 415 boats)

Best class ranking
#1979

Helm in Optimist · rating 257

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Kate Gulden

1–33 head to head in 34 races

Rival
Jack Slavin

29–24 in 53 races

Best day
5 Aug 2024

6-3-9-4-3-5-6-8-5-11 · Junior Sweeps 2024

Signature result
1st of 5

2022 KYC Junior Sailing Regatta · Optimist · 22 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Bella Gesell.

Rating history

01703402022202320242025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 15

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Aug 2025Junior Sweeps NORTH 2025159949ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper7th / 7
4 Aug 2025Junior Sweeps 2025159949ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper4th / 4
4 Aug 2025Junior Sweeps SOUTH 2025159949 - FULLILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper1st / 4
7 Aug 2024Junior Sweeps NORTH 2024RYC2420Skipper7th / 20
5 Aug 2024Junior Sweeps 2024RYC2420Skipper6th / 23
5 Aug 2024Junior Sweeps SOUTH 2024RYC2420Skipper5th / 22
9 Aug 2023Junior Sweeps NORTH 202317790OptimistSkipper13th / 39
7 Aug 2023Junior Sweeps 202317790OptimistSkipper12th / 40
7 Aug 2023Junior Sweeps SOUTH 202317790OptimistSkipper10th / 38
25 Jul 20232023 Caryn Wilson Opti Regatta14908OptimistSkipper59th / 96
3 Aug 2022Junior Sweeps NORTH 202215314OptimistSkipper11th / 34
1 Aug 2022Junior Sweeps 202215314OptimistSkipper10th / 37
1 Aug 2022Junior Sweeps SOUTH 202215314OptimistSkipper12th / 34
22 Jul 20222022 KYC Junior Sailing Regatta9421OptimistSkipper1st / 5
2 Aug 2021Junior Sweeps Regatta 202114994OptimistSkipper7th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 236, #15,439. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.