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Sailor · 2022–2026

Preston Costa

west dennis yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
22

131 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 22

Podium rate
5%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
51%

of boats faced (range 49%–53%, 1,300 boats)

Best class ranking
#4904

Helm in Optimist · rating 113

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ned Kiely

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Biggest lift
Ned Kiely

+19 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Xander Foresman

6–65 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Molly Schneller

43–33 in 77 races

Best day
14 Jul 2026

4-4-7-7-8-8-9-5-4 · 2026 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 9

Jack Love Memorial Regatta · Handicap · 18 Jul 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ned Kiely — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ned Kiely · 10, Preston Costa · 420, Handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 21 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Luke Hessick · Preston Costa · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 15% of the fleet together · best 34th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

0841672023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 22

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 2026Jr Ol' Man of the Sea Regatta / 2026 Optimist Mid America ChampionshipPreston CostaILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper4th / 17
12 Aug 2026Beverly Junior Regatta 2026Preston Costa420Skipper60th / 83
2 Aug 202639th Scituate Junior Regatta9302420Skipper36th / 74
18 Jul 2026Jack Love Memorial Regatta10HandicapSkipper1st / 9
14 Jul 20262026 Plymouth Yacht Club Junior RegattaPreston Costa420Skipper5th / 27
6 Jul 2026West Dennis Invitational 2026Preston Costa420Skipper34th / 40
12 Aug 2025Beverly Junior Regatta 2025CrabsterOptimistSkipper38th / 79
7 Aug 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Youth InvitationalCrabsterOptimistSkipper59th / 111
4 Aug 202538th Scituate Junior RegattaCrabsterOptimistSkipper15th / 52
14 Jul 202529th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaCrabsterOptimistSkipper13th / 73
1 Jul 202529th Annual SHYC (Stage Harbor Yacht Club) Opti Regatta (Open)CrabsterOptimistSkipper11th / 58
12 Aug 2024Beverly Junior Regatta 2024CrabsterOptimistSkipper49th / 78
7 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024CrabsterOptimistSkipper42nd / 95
23 Jul 2024Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaCrabsterOptimistSkipper33rd / 89
14 Jul 202428th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaCrabsterHandicapSkipper56th / 60
2 Jul 202428th Annual Opti Regatta22938OptimistSkipper36th / 56
27 Oct 20232023 Sail Newport Halloween HowlCrabsterOptimistSkipper38th / 50
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023CrabsterOptimistSkipper40th / 72
17 Jul 202327th Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti RegattaCrabsterOptimistSkipper40th / 74
6 Jul 202327th Annual Opti Regatta22938OptimistSkipper32nd / 51
9 Aug 20222022 HYC Youth Invitational22938OptimistSkipper10th / 47
18 Jul 202226th Annual Stone Horse Yacht Club Opti RegattaCrabsterHandicapSkipper9th / 27

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 167, #23,067. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.