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Sailor · 2024–2026

Byron Heersink

portland yacht club Optimist

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Events
7

53 races · 1 race win

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 7

Podium rate
0%

0 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 53%–64%, 219 boats)

Best class ranking
#5176

Helm in Optimist · rating 105

Nemesis
Zakhary Shulgin

3–39 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Paige Smith

15–19 in 34 races

Best day
15 Jul 2026

5-6-3-7-5-6 · HYC Youth Regatta

Signature result
5th of 26

Maine State Optimist Championship · Optimist · 31 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Byron Heersink.

Rating history

010220420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 7

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Casco Bay Optimist Regatta (USODA Maine Regional Championship)Byron HeersinkOptimistSkipper26th / 33
20 Jul 20262026 Maine State Optimist ChampionshipByron HeersinkOptimistSkipper8th / 39
15 Jul 2026HYC Youth Regatta4OptimistSkipper6th / 29
5 Aug 2025Maine State Optimist ChampionshipByron HeersinkOptimistSkipper21st / 38
21 Jul 2025Marblehead Junior Race Week 2025BYRON HEERSINKOptimistSkipper17th / 34
16 Jul 2025HYC Youth Regatta8OptimistSkipper15th / 27
31 Jul 2024Maine State Optimist Championship22796OptimistSkipper5th / 26

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 109, #32,027. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.