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Sailor · 2019–2026

Tom Polanski

lnyc Ultimate 20HandicapPHRF handicap

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Events
37

174 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 37

Podium rate
11%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (range 33%–40%, 433 boats)

Best class ranking
#77

Helm in Ultimate 20 · rating -173

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
American Airlines

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Jonathan Few

3–42 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Steve Hesler

18–19 in 39 races

Best day
15 Oct 2024

2-1 · Moorings 40th Interline Regatta

Signature result
4th of 13

Portsmouth Club Series · Portsmouth handicap · 2 Apr 2023

Partnerships · 19 sailors

  • American Airlines · MYSTIC VIRGIN ISLA, Ratlandia (Parttandia II), Sativa High, Wicked Tonic III · Moorings 41.3, Moorings 45.3, Moorings 46.3 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 33 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Oct 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Lisa Evans clark · Freedom, Teak-Keel-Ah · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 6th · Apr 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Tracy Tripp · Freedom, Lioness · Handicap, PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2023 – Nov 2023
  • Dan Debartolo · Freedom · Ultimate 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Nov 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Mark Snider · Lioness, Teak-Keel-Ah · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2025
  • Lisa Evans · Freedom, Teak-Keel-Ah · PHRF handicap, Ultimate 20 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
  • William Putnam Jr. · Lioness · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Steve Hayes · Teak-Keel-Ah · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 11th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Cheryl Rogers · Lioness · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023
  • Renee Defalco · Lioness · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 8th · Apr 2023 – Apr 2023

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

Rating history

-194-124-542020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 37

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20262026 Saturday Club SeriesFreedomUltimate 20Skipper8th / 8
24 Apr 202626th Annual Lake Norman Hospice RegattaFreedomUltimate 20Skipper14th / 14
16 Apr 20262026 Thursday Night SeriesFreedomPHRF handicapSkipper8th / 23
14 Mar 20262026 Keelboat & Highlanders - Midwinter RegattaFreedomHandicapSkipper10th / 14
1 Jan 202640th Annual Ice Bucket RegattaFreedomPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 21
7 Nov 202535th CKOD and 30th U20 North American ChampionshipFreedomUltimate 20Skipper22nd / 25
30 Aug 20252025 Labor Day RegattaTeak-Keel-AhPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 14
1 Jun 20252025 LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesFreedomPortsmouth handicapSkipper8th / 10
17 Apr 20252025 Thursday SeriesFreedomPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 18
11 Apr 20252025 Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointTeak-Keel-AhHandicapSkipper6th / 6
8 Mar 20252025 LNYC MidwintersFreedomUltimate 20Skipper12th / 12
1 Jan 202539th Annual Ice Bucket RegattaFreedomPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 19
9 Nov 2024Carolina Keelboat One DesignFreedomUltimate 20Skipper11th / 18
26 Oct 20242024 LNYC Club PursuitFreedomHandicapSkipper9th / 15
11 Oct 2024Moorings 40th Interline RegattaRatlandia (Parttandia II)Moorings 46.3Skipper4th / 7
7 Apr 2024LNYC Sunday Portsmouth SeriesFreedomPortsmouth handicapSkipper8th / 17
9 Mar 20242024 LNYC MidwintersFreedomUltimate 20Skipper14th / 16
6 Dec 20232023 and 2024 Big Cheese Winter SeriesFreedomHandicapSkipper1st / 4
9 Nov 20232023 Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta & U20 North American ChampionshipFreedomUltimate 20Skipper22nd / 24
13 Oct 2023Moorings 39th Interline RegattaMYSTIC VIRGIN ISLAMoorings 46.3Skipper5th / 8
17 Jun 2023Saturday Club SeriesFreedomUltimate 20Skipper6th / 8
20 May 2023Her-I-Cane RegattaFreedomHandicapCrew3rd / 5
21 Apr 20232023 Charleston Race WeekLionessPHRF handicapOther8th / 12
5 Apr 2023Thursday SeriesFreedomPHRF handicapSkipper11th / 32
2 Apr 2023Portsmouth Club SeriesFreedomPortsmouth handicapSkipper4th / 13

Helm rating across all classes: -116, #70,685.Crew rating across all classes: -29. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.