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Sailor · 2016–2026

Helena Borcherding

lisot belle haven club 420OptimistCollege fleet racing

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Events
48

395 races · 32 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 5 of 48

Podium rate
27%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
77%

of boats faced (range 76%–78%, 2,212 boats)

Best class ranking
#19

Helm in 420 · rating 694

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Genevieve Schmidt

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate

Biggest lift
Genevieve Schmidt

+22 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Michelle Kaneti

Jun 2023 – Oct 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Richard Sykes

42–145 head to head in 187 races

Rival
Callie Hammond

52–66 in 119 races

Best day
31 Jul 2021

2-1-1-1-4-3-2-2-1-7 · JSA Laser/420 Champs and JSA Girls Champs

Signature result
1st of 129

2024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP · 420 · 5 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Genevieve Schmidt — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events together · 60% win rate
  • Genevieve Schmidt · Helena Borcherding · 420 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 7 of 46 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2023 – Aug 2025
  • Reese-Bennett Clark · C420, Helena Borcherding · 420 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 4 of 32 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Michelle Kaneti · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears), Helena Borcherding · 420, College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 63 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2023 – Oct 2026
  • Gabby Collins · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 60 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Violet Martin · Helena Borcherding · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 4th · Jun 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Madison Mansour · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 44 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Sidney Moyer · Brown University (Bears 2), Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 5 of 40 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Katherine Majette · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Andrew Lamm · Brown University (Bears) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 3 of 24 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
  • William Baker · Brown University (Bears 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-6740988420172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 48

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Sister Esther Whalen TrophyBrown University (Bears 2)College fleet racingA Skipper6th / 17
3 Oct 2026Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1 BBrown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (5-8)4th / 17
19 Sep 2026Hatch Brown Trophy 2026Brown University (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 16
12 Sep 2026Toni Deutsch '58 Trophy 2026Brown University (Bears 2)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 17
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPHelena Borcherding420Skipper1st / 116
15 Feb 2025I420 Midwinter Championship 2025USA57002420Skipper3rd / 23
18 Jan 20252025 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA57002420Skipper1st / 30
27 Dec 20242024 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAHelena Borcherding420Skipper2nd / 23
6 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalHelena Borcherding420Skipper12th / 76
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPHelena Borcherding420Skipper1st / 129
21 Jun 20242024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindHelena Borcherding420Skipper1st / 15
8 Jun 2024Wickford Regatta 202457002420Skipper2nd / 8
13 Jan 20242024 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA and 29er Invitational REGATTA57002420Skipper2nd / 25
27 Dec 20232023 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAHelena Borcherding420Skipper3rd / 20
1 Dec 20232023 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalHelena Borcherding420Skipper4th / 60
14 Oct 20232023 i420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipHelena Borcherding420Skipper6th / 19
11 Jul 20232023 Club 420 Womens North American ChampionshipHelena Borcherding420Skipper4th / 47
25 Jun 20232023 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindHelena Borcherding420Skipper7th / 19
2 Jun 2023Wickford Regatta 202357002420Skipper4th / 6
18 Feb 2023I420 Midwinters / 29er Midwinters EastUSA57002420Skipper7th / 20
14 Jan 20232023 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA57002420Skipper2nd / 25
27 Dec 20222022 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAHelena Borcherding420Skipper6th / 27
14 Oct 20222022 i420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipHelena Borcherding420Skipper7th / 20
7 Oct 20222022 High Performance RegattaHelena Borcherding420Skipper4th / 11
27 Jun 2022Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipHelena Borcherding420Skipper35th / 71

Helm rating across all classes: 608, #891. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.