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Sailor · 2012–2026

Dan Hesse

saratoga lake sailing club SunfishThistleJ/24

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Events
39

246 races · 39 race wins

Win rate
28%

28% win rate · 11 of 39

Podium rate
51%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (90%: 83%–86%, 1,457 boats)

Best class ranking
#12

Helm in Sunfish · rating 893

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Andrew Green

4 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Andrew Green & Sarah Hesse

3 wins · 5 podiums in 7 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Andrew Green

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Sarah Hesse

Jun 2018 – Jul 2026 · 8 events

Nemesis
Jean Paul De Trazegnies

8–43 head to head in 51 races

Rival
Mike Ingham

54–45 in 100 races

Best day
14 Sep 2024

3-1-1-3-1-1-1 · Sunfish Mid-Atlantic Regional Regatta II · about 1 in 6,333,680 by chance

Signature result
1st of 57

Thistle Nationals 2026 · Thistle · 27 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 10 sailors

Most successful partnership: Andrew Green — 4 wins · 8 podiums in 10 events together · 40% win rate
  • Andrew Green · Daniel Hesse, Harold B · Thistle 10events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 40% win rate · 8 of 47 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2026
  • Sarah Hesse · Daniel Hesse, Harold B, Thistle 3876 · Thistle 8events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 38% win rate · 4 of 36 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2018 – Jul 2026
  • Katie Hamis · Vanguard 15 · Vanguard 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2012 – Jun 2012
  • Jordan Roberts · Harold B · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 97% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Barbara Gold · Brain Cramp Too · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Greg Eiffert · Brain Cramp Too · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Dan Fien · Thistle 3876 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
  • Max Lopez · Brain Cramp Too · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Quinn Schwenker · Brain Cramp Too · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together · best 6th · Oct 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Kirk Reynolds · District 7 Grant Boat · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 11th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

04569122013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Sep 20262026 Championship of ChampionsDan HesseE ScowSkipper13th / 20
27 Jul 2026Thistle Nationals 2026Harold BThistleSkipper1st / 57
11 Jul 20262026 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship and NE DistrictsHarold BThistleSkipper2nd / 25
20 Jun 2026Adirondack Thistle Invitational Regatta (NF Districts)Daniel HesseThistleSkipper1st / 20
16 May 20262026 USSCA NYS Regional Championship 1 & Don VanVechten Memorial78545SunfishSkipper1st / 39
17 Oct 20252025 J/24 and J/22 East Coast ChampionshipBrain Cramp TooJ/24Tactician6th / 34
4 Oct 2025Kayaderosseras Kup Thistle Regatta (ECFS)Daniel HesseThistleSkipper1st / 17
26 Sep 202547th Annual Changing of the Colors and 2025 Great Lakes ChampionshipJ/24 RegattaDistrict 7 Grant BoatJ/24Skipper11th / 28
16 Aug 2025NY Upstate Regional - 5th Annual Sunfish MegabowlDaniel HesseSunfishSkipper1st / 33
25 Jul 20252025 Thistle Great Lakes ChampionshipHarold BThistleSkipper4th / 26
14 Sep 2024Sunfish Mid-Atlantic Regional Regatta II78545SunfishSkipper1st / 34
16 Aug 20244th Annual Sunfish Megabowl RegattaDaniel HesseSunfishSkipper1st / 23
3 Aug 2024Thistle Class 2024 National ChampionshipDan HesseThistleSkipper8th / 65
13 Jul 20242024 Newport RegattaHarold BThistleOther3rd / 36
25 Aug 20233rd Annual Sunfish MegabowlDaniel HesseSunfishSkipper2nd / 30
29 Mar 2023SUNFISH NATIONAL AT MIDWINTERS 202378545SunfishSkipper10th / 64
10 Feb 2023Sunfish Sarasota Sunshine Clinic & Florida Sunfish Regional Championship80851SunfishSkipper17th / 50
19 Aug 2022NY Central Sunfish Regional ChampionshipDaniel HesseSunfishSkipper2nd / 48
25 Jun 20222022 Thistle Atlantic Coast ChampionshipHarold BThistleOther18th / 29
15 Jun 20222022 USSCA Sunfish North American Championship Regatta78545SunfishSkipper6th / 78
11 Jun 20222022 Don VanVechten Memorial & NY Upstate Sunfish Regional Championship78545SunfishSkipper1st / 32
18 Mar 2022Orange Peel Regatta 2022Daniel HesseThistleSkipper1st / 37
2 Mar 20222022 Thistle Midwinters EastHarold BThistleOther2nd / 30
25 Oct 202150th Sunfish World ChampionshipUSASunfishOther31st / 100
2 Aug 20212021 Thistle National ChampionshipHarold BThistleOther18th / 40

Helm rating across all classes: 601 (±178), #950.Crew rating across all classes: 79 (±247). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.