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Sailor · 2019–2026

Claire Podolsky

royal canadian yacht club 29er420470

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Events
32

225 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
19%

19% win rate · 6 of 32

Podium rate
28%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
45%

of boats faced (range 43%–48%, 931 boats)

Best class ranking
#458

Crew in 420 · rating 189

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Elle Pirie

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Biggest lift
Elle Pirie

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Maggie Tripp

Jun 2023 – Jul 2024 · 7 events

Nemesis
Annie Sitzmann

2–33 head to head in 35 races

Rival
Sarah Kenny

48–34 in 90 races

Best day
17 Jul 2021

2-1-7-4-2 · 2021 Four Sisters Regatta

Signature result
1st of 59

2022 63rd Annual Steerers’ Regatta · 420 · 22 Jul 2022

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: Elle Pirie — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Maggie Tripp · Claire Podolsky, Maggie Tripp, Phlat Earth, PODOLSKY / TRIPP · 29er, 420, 470 7events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 3 of 53 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jul 2024
  • Faina Pobereshnikova · Claire Podolsky, Podpob · 29er 6events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 10 of 44 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+22 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Nicole Otton · 3377CAN, Claire Podolsky, Claire PODOLSKY, Nicole Otton · 29er 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 5 of 57 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Elle Pirie · Phlat Earth · 420 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 10 of 23 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Aug 2022
  • Mary Jo Ducharme · Claire Podolsky · Ideal 18 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 7th · May 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Ben Margerison · 420 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 21st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
  • Leland Sokolowski · CAN3377 · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 11th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Asher Mclelland · Phlat Earth · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together · best 13th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

-551112762020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
20 Aug 202629er North American ChampionshipNicole Otton29erCrew5th / 13
3 Jul 202629er World Championship 20263377CAN29erSkipper229th / 276
25 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Claire PODOLSKY29erSkipper77th / 158
16 May 2026TS&CC 55th Icebreaker Regatta and ILCA District 3 Gold CupClaire Podolsky29erSkipper1st / 5
20 Mar 20262026 High Performance MidwintersClaire Podolsky29erSkipper7th / 18
13 Feb 20262026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St PetersburgCAN337729erCaptain11th / 15
19 Jul 2025PCYC Four Sisters Open 2025Claire Podolsky29erSkipper1st / 7
17 Jul 2025PCYC Steerers' Invitational 2025Claire Podolsky29erSkipper2nd / 7
26 Jun 202529er North American ChampionshipPodpob29erSkipper6th / 15
31 May 2025Youth Cybersail RegattaClaire Podolsky29erSkipper1st / 6
22 May 2025Pan Pepin International Dinghy Regatta 2025Claire Podolsky29erSkipper4th / 6
18 May 202554th Icebreaker Regattapodpob29erSkipper8th / 8
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolispodpob29erSkipper4th / 7
14 Feb 202529er Midwinter Championship337729erSkipper10th / 22
22 Nov 2024US Sailing Youth Racing Camp EAST presented by Risk StrategiesClaire Podolsky29erSkipper11th / 15
15 Jul 20242024 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsPODOLSKY / TRIPP470Skipper19th / 19
21 Jun 20242024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindPhlat Earth420Skipper12th / 15
7 Jun 2024Youth CyberSail RegattaMaggie Tripp420Crew2nd / 11
11 Dec 20232023 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsPODOLSKY / TRIPP470Skipper20th / 21
14 Oct 20232023 i420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipClaire Podolsky420Skipper16th / 19
18 Aug 20232023 Seahorse Regatta - ILCA/29er ClassesClaire Podolsky29erSkipper7th / 8
14 Jul 2023RCYC Family RegattaClaire PodolskyIdeal 18Skipper7th / 9
25 Jun 20232023 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindClaire Podolsky420Skipper18th / 19
10 May 2023Thursday Midweek RacingClaire PodolskyIdeal 18Skipper10th / 10
14 Oct 20222022 i420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipPhlat Earth420Crew13th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 269, #12,614.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 127, #23,748. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.