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Sailor · 2011–2024

Kayden Polachek

university of british columbia College fleet racingLaserPHRF handicap

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Events
12

110 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 1 of 12

Podium rate
25%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
42%

of boats faced (90%: 36%–48%, 160 boats)

Best class ranking
#4714

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 22

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Erez Buyukyilmaz

+4 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Erik Skeel

7–42 head to head in 49 races

Rival
Kai Ponting

13–15 in 28 races

Best day
16 Jun 2012

1-1-3-1-2-1-1-1 · Viking Cup · about 1 in 75 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 26

50th Open Dinghy Centennial Cup Regatta and Manitoba Laser Masters · Handicap · 29 Aug 2020

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Erez Buyukyilmaz · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 48 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Benjamin Brown · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 40 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2019 – Mar 2019
  • Jonah Cadieux-Johnson · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 40 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2019 – Mar 2019
  • Louise King · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 40 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together · best 12th · Jan 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Molly Voltz · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1), University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 26 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2018 – Mar 2019
  • Andrew Futcher · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Lauren Wittkopf · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Zelda Ladefoged · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Liam Bontkes · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 8 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Nov 2018 – Nov 2018
  • Margaret Joba-Woodruff · University of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 12th · Mar 2020 – Mar 2020

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

Rating history

-74211162012201420162018202020222024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
3 May 20242024 RVYC Spring Dinghies RegattaKayden PolachekLaserSkipper8th / 10
24 Apr 20242024 WESKayden PolachekPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 12
24 Sep 20212021 RVYC Fall Dinghies RegattaKayden PolachekLaserSkipper8th / 13
29 Aug 202050th Open Dinghy Centennial Cup Regatta and Manitoba Laser Masters161932HandicapSkipper2nd / 26
7 Mar 2020Sea to SkyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2)College fleet racingB Skipper12th / 16
9 Mar 2019Sea to SkyUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1)College fleet racingB Crew9th / 14
19 Jan 2019Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-6,13-14)13th / 18
10 Nov 2018Frosh/SophUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 1)College fleet racingB Skipper2nd / 9
20 Oct 2018Cascadia Cup VarsityUniversity of British Columbia (UBC Thunderbirds 2)College fleet racingB Skipper4th / 6
31 Jul 20142014 Sail West at Founders' Regatta196815Laser RadialSkipper15th / 21
16 Jun 2012Viking CupKC4141OptimistSkipper1st / 4
4 Aug 20112011 CYA SAIL WEST with U17 Championships505OptiimistSkipper21st / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 34 (±177), #44,818.Crew rating across all classes: 0 (±231). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.