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Sailor · 2021–2026

Liam Donaldson

annapolis yacht club OptimistOpti WhiteOpti Overall

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Events
41

228 races · 9 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 2 of 41

Podium rate
10%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 64%–67%, 3,051 boats)

Best class ranking
#667

Helm in Optimist · rating 408

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Daniel Skutch Tyson

12–87 head to head in 100 races

Rival
George Wyatt Tyson

81–57 in 138 races

Best day
29 Jul 2026

10-7-10-17-4-56 · 2026 Optimist US National Championship

Signature result
1st of 36

2025 TAYC Pumpkin Patch; Jr Sail Regatta · Optimist · 20 Sep 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Liam Donaldson.

Rating history

-14713140920222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 41

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Aug 20262026 Optimist New England ChampionshipLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper32nd / 153
8 Aug 20262026 Oxford Regatta - Opti Green & RWB classesLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper11th / 65
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper15th / 319
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Liam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper25th / 85
1 Jul 20262026 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper23rd / 66
30 Jun 20262026 AYC Annual Junior RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper5th / 68
29 Jun 2026WRSC Jr Regatta - Maryland State Championship23254OptimistSkipper7th / 70
25 Jun 20262026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper10th / 63
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper172nd / 228
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper19th / 128
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)Liam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper9th / 71
20 Sep 20252025 TAYC Pumpkin Patch; Jr Sail RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper1st / 36
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper38th / 164
24 Jun 20252025 NYCC Annual Junior Regatta23254OptimistSkipper4th / 42
21 Jun 20252025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta23254OptimistSkipper3rd / 52
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper182nd / 250
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper129th / 201
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper28th / 135
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesLiam DonaldsonHandicapSkipper14th / 58
24 Oct 2024Annapolis Yacht Club's 19th Annual Halloween Howl & Chesapeake WingFoil Championship - 2024Liam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper12th / 52
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper14th / 61
12 Jul 2024New Bedford Junior Regatta 2024Liam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper10th / 76
1 Jul 20242024 AYC Junior Annual RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper18th / 59
30 Jun 20242024 Sandy MacVickar Junior RegattaLiam DonaldsonOptimistSkipper27th / 56
25 Jun 20242024 NYCC Junior Annual Regatta23254OptimistSkipper14th / 52

Helm rating across all classes: 409, #4,537. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.