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Sailor · 2021–2026

Catherine Dilkes

sbyc OptimistHandicap420

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Events
49

275 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 49

Podium rate
12%

6 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 57%–59%, 5,162 boats)

Best class ranking
#543

Helm in Optimist · rating 438

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Henry Drapeau

20–92 head to head in 112 races

Rival
Clara Wetzel

97–92 in 190 races

Best day
17 Jul 2025

5-6-2-2-1 · 48th Junior Commodore's Regatta

Signature result
4th of 112

2025 Optimist NJ State Championship · Optimist · 18 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Asha Jani · Asha Jani · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together · best 31st · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Landon Chin · Catherine Dilkes · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-282344952023202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 49

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2026Catherine Dilkes420Skipper2nd / 6
29 Jul 2026C420 Women's North American ChampionshipAsha Jani420Crew31st / 48
20 Jul 2026USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 20269656420Skipper3rd / 17
22 Jun 20262026 Club 420 Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipAsha Jani420Crew46th / 61
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper42nd / 228
22 Mar 20262026 MIAMI SAIL WEEKRed1199Skipper91st / 105
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper79th / 246
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper36th / 128
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)Catherine DilkesOptimistSkipper24th / 71
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Catherine DilkesOptimistSkipper77th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper7th / 139
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper4th / 112
6 Aug 2025Barnegat Light YC Interclub 2025Catherine DilkesHandicapSkipper4th / 47
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper80th / 259
30 Jul 20252025 Optimist US Girls National ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper19th / 110
23 Jul 2025Little Egg Harbor YC Interclub 2025Catherine DilkesHandicapSkipper4th / 59
21 Jul 2025USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2025Catherine DilkesOptimistSkipper13th / 77
17 Jul 202548th Junior Commodore's RegattaCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper3rd / 35
11 Jul 202541st Annual Vivian K. Dooren MCYC Jr. Powder Puff RegattaCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper2nd / 17
9 Jul 2025Spray Beach YC Interclub 2025Catherine DilkesHandicapSkipper3rd / 56
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper66th / 164
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper236th / 250
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Catherine DilkesOptimistSkipper84th / 213
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper53rd / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipCatherine DilkesOptimistSkipper27th / 76

Helm rating across all classes: 453, #3,262.Crew rating across all classes: -28. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.