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Sailor · 2025–2026

Max Balach

sheridan shore Optimist420

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Events
12

73 races · 3 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 12

Podium rate
17%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
43%

of boats faced (range 39%–48%, 308 boats)

Best class ranking
#1990

Helm in Optimist · rating 254

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Liam Bruchmann

11–37 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Miles Chen

23–31 in 54 races

Best day
20 Jul 2026

1-4-2-5-3-2-2-5-4-5-4-4-3 · 2026 Sheridan Shore Summer Splash

Signature result
3rd of 19

2025 Sheridan Shore Summer Splash · Optimist · 15 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Ferdinand Rittstieg · Max Balach · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Ella Lampier · Max Balach · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

01192382026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 12

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 20262026 Oktoberfest RegattaMax BalachOptimistSkipper13th / 35
29 Aug 20262026 Kick Off ClassicMax BalachOptimistSkipper9th / 15
20 Jul 20262026 Sheridan Shore Summer SplashMax BalachOptimistSkipper4th / 14
6 Jul 20262026 GLSS DinghyfestMax BalachOptimistSkipper38th / 62
30 Jun 2026Chicago Junior Race Week 2026Max BalachOptimistSkipper8th / 23
13 Jun 20262026 USODA Opti Great Lakes ChampionshipMax BalachOptimistSkipper40th / 51
11 Jun 2026Thursday Night Summer Racing Series 2026Max Balach420Skipper13th / 13
1 Nov 20252025 Spooktacular RegattaMax BalachOptimistSkipper14th / 14
27 Sep 20252025 Oktoberfest RegattaMax BalachOptimistSkipper31st / 52
20 Sep 2025Scrimmage - 9/20/2025Max BalachOptimistSkipper12th / 12
6 Sep 20252025 Kick Off ClassicMax BalachOptimistSkipper2nd / 10
15 Jul 20252025 Sheridan Shore Summer SplashMax BalachOptimistSkipper3rd / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 215, #17,022. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.