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Sailor · 2019–2026

Dylan Cafferty

edgartown yacht club 420OptimistHandicap

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Events
49

392 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 4 of 49

Podium rate
22%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (90%: 71%–73%, 3,875 boats)

Best class ranking
#11

Helm in 420 · rating 698

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Hanna Anderson

2 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate

Biggest lift
Sander Skaane

+12 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Hanna Anderson

Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 · 13 events

Nemesis
James Allgeier

33–86 head to head in 119 races

Rival
Sander Skaane

57–80 in 138 races

Best day
14 Jul 2022

1-1-1-1-3-4-4-2-1-1-1-1-5 · 99th ANNUAL REGATTA - One-Design Junior · about 1 in 104,572,557,698 by chance

Signature result
1st of 80

New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026 · 420 · 11 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Hanna Anderson — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 13 events together · 15% win rate
  • Hanna Anderson · Dylan Cafferty, Gradient Dump, Hard Press, Residual Chop · 420 13events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 15% win rate · 5 of 111 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2024 – Aug 2025
  • Lilly Menyhart · Dylan Cafferty · 420, Handicap 7events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 14% win rate · 4 of 47 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2025 – Aug 2026
  • Sander Skaane · Dylan Cafferty, Sander Skaane, Zingy 5.0 · 420, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 26 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Aug 2023
  • Samara Walshe · Dylan Cafferty · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023

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

Rating history

04038062020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Aug 2026Beverly Junior Regatta 2026Dylan Cafferty420Skipper12th / 83
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansDylan Cafferty420Skipper151st / 170
18 Jul 2026PCYC Four Sisters Open 2026Dylan CaffertyHandicapSkipper8th / 87
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Dylan Cafferty420Skipper1st / 80
27 Jun 2026Club 420 New England Championship for the Erik C. Menyhart TrophyDylan Cafferty420Skipper14th / 80
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyDylan Cafferty420Skipper30th / 158
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalDylan Cafferty420Skipper10th / 78
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025Hard Press420Skipper4th / 75
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPDylan Cafferty420Skipper12th / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMDylan Cafferty420Skipper40th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaDylan Cafferty420Skipper76th / 148
17 Jul 20252025 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 RegattaUSA 1717420Skipper3rd / 26
15 Jul 20252025 102nd Edgartown YC Annual Regatta - Junior One DesignResidual Chop420Skipper4th / 36
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Gradient Dump420Skipper3rd / 73
27 Jun 20252025 ILCA US ChampionshipsDylan CaffertyLaser RadialSkipper41st / 60
15 Feb 20252025 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyDylan Cafferty420Skipper31st / 141
6 Dec 2024ILCA District 13 Championship 2024Dylan CaffertyLaser RadialSkipper49th / 65
26 Oct 20242024 Halloween HowlDylan Cafferty420Skipper1st / 23
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024Dylan Cafferty420Skipper1st / 68
9 Aug 20242024 C420 South Shore ChampionshipDylan Cafferty420Skipper11th / 78
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPDylan Cafferty420Skipper65th / 129
18 Jul 20242024 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior 420 Regatta1717420Skipper6th / 30
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Dylan Cafferty420Skipper4th / 56
25 Jun 2024Club 420 Association New England ChampionshipDylan Cafferty420Skipper42nd / 80
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Dylan Cafferty420Skipper4th / 69

Helm rating across all classes: 775 (±204), #161.Crew rating across all classes: 44 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.