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Sailor · 2021–2026

Hilen Lopez

rochester yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
12

96 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 2 of 12

Podium rate
25%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
26%

of boats faced (range 22%–30%, 274 boats)

Best class ranking
#6464

Helm in Optimist · rating 37

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Juliana Lanz

1–34 head to head in 35 races

Rival
Heath Wohlleber

20–24 in 44 races

Best day
14 Jul 2026

1-1-1-1-2-2 · 2026 Junior Can-Am Challenge

Signature result
1st of 8

2026 Junior Can-Am Challenge · Club 420 No Spin · 14 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 3 sailors

  • Lara El-Halaby · Hilen Lopez · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 48th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Leo Cavallaro · Hilen Lopez · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Mesude Ersoz · Hilen Lopez · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 9th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

-812813720222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jul 2026C420 Women's North American ChampionshipHilen Lopez420Skipper48th / 48
14 Jul 20262026 Junior Can-Am Challenge6876Club 420 No SpinSkipper1st / 8
11 Jul 2026Centrals on Sodus 2026 Junior and Open Regatta14Laser RadialSkipper2nd / 7
2 Aug 20252025 US Sailing Junior OlympicsHilen LopezHandicapSkipper9th / 10
8 Aug 20242024 Junior OlympicsHilen LopezHandicapSkipper13th / 16
20 Jul 2024Centrals on Sodus 2024 Junior and Open Regatta and Sunfish Regional World Qualifier6878420 SpinnakerSkipper7th / 9
16 Jul 20242024 Junior Can-Am Challenge6879420Skipper13th / 17
5 Aug 20232023 Rochester Yacht Club Junior Olympics22859Optimist ChampionSkipper9th / 28
25 Aug 20222022 Optimist Great Lakes Championship (2023 TTQ)Hilen LopezOptimistSkipper42nd / 49
6 Aug 20222022 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival22859OptimistSkipper1st / 7
28 Oct 20212021 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipHilen LopezOptimistSkipper57th / 64
31 Jul 20212021 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival22859OptimistSkipper13th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 137, #26,814. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.