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Sailor · 2012–2026

Alex Helfand

ideal 28 PHRF handicapHandicapIdeal 18

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Events
54

157 races · 21 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 4 of 54

Podium rate
41%

22 top-three finishes

Typically beats
50%

of boats faced (range 46%–54%, 395 boats)

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jason Viseltear

4–26 head to head in 30 races

Rival
Len Di Iorio

26–29 in 56 races

Best day
23 Jul 2016

2-2-2 · 118th Larchmont Race Week

Signature result
1st of 9

2015 New Rochelle/La Rochelle Mayors Cup Regatta · PHRF handicap · 15 Aug 2015

Partnerships · 20 sailors

  • Mael Goarnisson · HEC Montréal - Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Jim Baye · Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Lucie Braincourt · HEC Montréal - Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Mariane Chabonneau · HEC Montréal - Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Peter Shearer · Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • David Gunselman · Compass Rose · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Anne-Cecile Gambin · HEC Montréal - Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Yasar Chaudhry · Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Jeanine Linse · Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Thomas Moncombe · HEC Montréal - Shadowfox · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 9th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018

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

Rating history

01623232013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 54

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Jun 20262026 Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean RaceCompass RoseHandicapOwner2nd / 2
14 Jun 20252025 Maryland Cures Cancer RegattaCompass RoseHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
26 Jul 2024JSA / JYRA 100th Year RegattaAtalantaIdeal 18Skipper7th / 9
28 Nov 202037th Turkey Day ReachShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther6th / 12
30 Nov 201936th Turkey Day ReachShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 4
21 Sep 20192019 Heritage Cup Classic Yacht RegattaShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther3rd / 7
17 Aug 20192019 Governor's Cup Charity RegattaShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther3rd / 9
25 Jul 20192019 Around Long Island Regatta (43rd Annual)ShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther3rd / 10
8 Jun 20192019 EBYRA City Island CupShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
1 Jun 20192019 Henry E. Abbott Memorial Distance RaceShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther1st / 4
16 May 20192019 Can One Thursday Night SeriesShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
24 Nov 20182018 Huguenot Yacht Club and NYACYC Turkey Day ReachShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
6 Oct 20182018 Storm Trysail Foundation - Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaHEC Montréal - ShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther9th / 9
22 Sep 20182018 Heritage Cup Classic Yacht RegattaShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther5th / 5
8 Sep 20182018 Captain Island RaceShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 4
11 Aug 20182018 New Rochelle/La Rochelle Mayors' Cup RegattaShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther2nd / 8
26 Jul 20182018 Around Long Island Regatta (42nd Annual)ShadowfoxPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 10
31 May 20182018 Can One Thursday Night SeriesShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
25 Nov 20172017 Huguenot Yacht Club and NYACYC Turkey Day ReachShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther8th / 9
9 Sep 20172017 Captain Island RaceShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 5
19 Aug 20172017 Governor's Cup Charity RegattaShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther8th / 13
27 Jul 20172017 Around Long Island Regatta (41st Annual)ShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther5th / 8
15 Jul 2017119th Larchmont Race WeekShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther10th / 20
10 Jun 20172017 EBYRA City Island CupShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther9th / 11
18 May 20172017 Can One Thursday Night SeriesShadowfoxPHRF handicapOther4th / 5

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 128, #28,885. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.