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Sailor · 2022–2026

George Ward

edgewater yacht club OptimistVX OneHandicap

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Events
36

160 races · 23 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 4 of 36

Podium rate
42%

15 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (90%: 40%–46%, 862 boats)

Best class ranking
#3271

Helm in Optimist · rating 146

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jayme Ward

2 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events together · 17% win rate

Best trio
Jim Ward & Jayme Ward

2 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Jayme Ward

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jim Ward

Jun 2023 – Aug 2026 · 13 events

Nemesis
Quinton Ireland

12–33 head to head in 45 races

Rival
Emma Spengeman

28–41 in 69 races

Best day
13 Jul 2026

5-1-1-1-2-2-2 · 2026 I-LYA Junior Championships · about 1 in 971 by chance

Signature result
1st of 22

2025 CLE Race Week Junior Day / I-LYA TS5 · Optimist · 25 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jayme Ward — 2 wins · 6 podiums in 12 events together · 17% win rate
  • Jim Ward · Backdoor Benny, Gooby, Messi, Rizzly Bear · Handicap, Interlake, T-10, VX One 13events 2 wins together · 7 podiums · 15% win rate · 11 of 67 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Jayme Ward · Backdoor Benny, Messi, Rizzly Bear, Rizzy Bear · Handicap, Interlake, T-10, VX One 12events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 63 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
  • Bryan Parker · Wine Squall · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Mike Rini · Wine Squall · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Sjoerd-Jan Vanderhorst · Wine Squall · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Will Kruger · Wine Squall · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Quinton Ireland · Gooby · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025

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

Rating history

-1291123522023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Tartan Ten North American ChampionshipWine SquallT-10Navigator6th / 25
25 Jul 20262026 I-LYA TS8 Hoover Sailing ClubRage BaitLaser 4.7 (ILCA 4)Skipper3rd / 6
13 Jul 20262026 I-LYA Junior ChampionshipsGeorge WardLaser 4.7Skipper2nd / 10
9 Jul 20262026 Interlake NationalsUSA 1425InterlakeCrew1st / 19
27 Jun 20262026 USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival - Lake Erie & I-LYA TS 6George WardLaser 4.7Skipper3rd / 11
24 Jun 20262026 CLE Race Week Junior Day / I-LYA TS5Billy BogeyHandicapSkipper1st / 5
19 Jun 20262026 Cleveland Race Week One DesignRizzy BearVX OneCrew4th / 17
31 May 20262026 EDGEWATER RACE PROGRAMTurbo TurtleVX OneCrew7th / 9
30 May 20262026 I-LYA TS1 Buckeye Lake Yacht ClubKool KatLaser 4.7 (ILCA 4)Skipper6th / 8
20 Sep 20252025 216 RegattaUSA 314VX OneCrew7th / 10
23 Jul 20252025 INTERLAKE SAILING CLASS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAGoobyHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
23 Jul 20252025 INTERLAKE SAILING CLASS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTARizzly BearHandicapCrew2nd / 26
19 Jul 20252025 I-LYA OPTI ChampionshipsRizzly BearOptimistSkipper5th / 16
11 Jul 2025VBC-PCYC Traveler's Series #7Rizzly BearOptimistSkipper4th / 22
27 Jun 20252025 USA Junior Olympics Sailing Festival - Lake Erie & I-LYA TS 6Rizzly BearOptimistSkipper7th / 29
25 Jun 20252025 CLE Race Week Junior Day / I-LYA TS5Rizzly BearOptimistSkipper1st / 22
20 Jun 20252025 Cleveland Race Week One DesignRizzly BearVX OneCrew2nd / 15
14 Jun 20252025 I-LYA TS3 North Cape Yacht ClubRizzly BearOptimistSkipper3rd / 17
7 Jun 20252025 I-LYA TS2 Hoover Sailing ClubRizzly BearOptimistSkipper5th / 20
31 May 20252025 I-LYA TS1 Buckeye Lake Yacht ClubGeorge WardOptimistSkipper4th / 12
21 Sep 20242024 216 RegattaRizzly BearVX OneCrew4th / 15
2 Aug 20242024 I-LYA TS8 Hoover Sailing ClubRizzly BearOptimistSkipper2nd / 19
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipTurbo TurtleOptimistSkipper272nd / 285
21 Jun 20242024 I-LYA TS5 Bob Sessions Memorial Cleveland Yachting ClubSigma TurtleOptimistSkipper12th / 25
18 Jun 20242024 CLE Race Week Junior Day / I-LYA TS4Turbo TurtleOptimistSkipper24th / 24

Helm rating across all classes: 352 (±179), #6,992.Crew rating across all classes: 263 (±185), #9,951. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.