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Sailor · 2010–2026

Jack Meade

southern yacht club OptimistJ/22420

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Events
67

401 races · 82 race wins

Win rate
22%

22% win rate · 15 of 67

Podium rate
46%

31 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 70%–73%, 3,076 boats)

Best class ranking
#564

Helm in Optimist · rating 474

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Liam Christopher

9–50 head to head in 60 races

Rival
Noah Gautier

38–48 in 86 races

Best day
30 Mar 2023

1-1-14-2-10-1-8-1 · 2023 Optimist Gulf Coast Championship

Signature result
2nd of 212

2024 Optimist Sunshine State Championship · Optimist · 9 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 7 sailors

  • David Wilbur · Res Ipsa, ResIpsa · J/22 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 40th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2024
  • Reed Gibbs · Jack Meade, N/A · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 6th · May 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Phil Boudreau · Res Ipsa, ResIpsa · J/22 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 19 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 40th · Sep 2018 – Oct 2024
  • John Alden Meade · Blue Turtle, TRIPLE D's · Melges 24, Optimist 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2019 – Nov 2021
  • Dwight LeBlanc · TRIPLE D's · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021
  • John Leblanc · TRIPLE D's · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021
  • Jackson Benvenutti · TRIPLE D's · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Nov 2021 – Nov 2021

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

Rating history

-2226453201120142017202020232026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 67

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Monk Smith3420Skipper7th / 9
29 Aug 2026C420 Pacific Coast ChampionshipJack Meade420Skipper30th / 58
22 Aug 20262026 Galloway RegattaUSA 175016ILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper2nd / 9
12 Jun 20262026 ILCA Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJack MeadeILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper3rd / 35
23 May 2026Club 420 Gulf Coast ChampionshipN/A420Skipper6th / 9
11 Apr 2026Alfonso Jr. Regatta & Sutter CupJack MeadeILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper1st / 7
19 Feb 20262026 ILCA Midwinters East ChampionshipsJack MeadeILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper15th / 42
5 Dec 2025ILCA District 13 Championship 2025Jack MeadeILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper12th / 55
11 Oct 20252025 Monk Smith Regatta9420Skipper1st / 9
16 Aug 20252025 Galloway Regatta175016ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper4th / 9
26 Jul 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club RegattaResIpsaJ/22Skipper2nd / 3
5 Jul 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Annual ChampionshipRes IpsaJ/22Skipper1st / 4
24 May 20252025 Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design RegattaN/AILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper1st / 3
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsJack MeadeOptimistSkipper18th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipJack MeadeOptimistSkipper14th / 224
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Jack MeadeOptimistSkipper12th / 213
23 Oct 20242024 J/22 World ChampionshipResIpsaJ/22Helm40th / 48
28 Sep 20242024 Wadewitz Regatta23441HandicapSkipper1st / 31
17 Aug 20242024 Galloway Regatta23441OptimistSkipper4th / 33
26 Jul 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Regatta 2024ResIpsaJ/22Skipper1st / 5
4 Jul 20242024 Hyannis Yacht Club Inaugural ChampionshipJack MeadeJ/22Skipper1st / 4
25 May 20242024 Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design Regatta23441OptimistSkipper2nd / 21
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipJack MeadeOptimistSkipper2nd / 212
23 Nov 20232023 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter ChampionshipJack MeadeOptimistSkipper2nd / 42
28 Jul 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Regatta 2023ResIpsaJ/22Skipper1st / 3

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 432, #4,227.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 21. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.