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Sailor · 2023–2026

Rhetta Lowndes

carolina yacht club sc OptimistHandicap420

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Events
30

185 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 30

Podium rate
7%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
36%

of boats faced (90%: 34%–38%, 2,625 boats)

Best class ranking
#7746

Helm in Optimist · rating 3

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Summer Mykols

17–78 head to head in 95 races

Rival
William Lowndes

72–74 in 148 races

Best day
9 Sep 2023

4-2-1-1-4 · 2023 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta · about 1 in 277 by chance

Signature result
1st of 21

2023 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta · Optimist · 9 Sep 2023

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Ella Sidebottom · Better Judgement · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • William Lowndes · Maymerd · Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Rawlins Lowndes · Maymerd · Optimist 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Summer Mykols · Summer Mykols · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 32nd · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Eliza Brown · Better Judgement · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026
  • Marion Smith · Better Judgement · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 10th · Apr 2026 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-9022133202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 30

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper93rd / 319
29 Jul 2026Tuesday Night RacingSummer Mykols420Crew32nd / 41
28 Jul 20262026 Optimist Girls US National ChampionshipRhetta LowndesHandicapSkipper50th / 158
19 Jun 2026JIYC Father's Day Open Regatta 2026 | Jr. Grand PrixRhetta LowndesHandicapSkipper15th / 30
16 Apr 2026Charleston Race Week at Patriots PointBetter JudgementJ/22Bow10th / 10
21 Mar 20262026 Optimist Gulf Coast ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper35th / 66
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper228th / 246
7 Feb 20262026 Valentine's Day RegattaRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper190th / 197
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper88th / 128
31 Oct 20252025 USODA Southeast ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper96th / 125
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)Rhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper39th / 71
2 Aug 20252025 SAYRA at CYC1853Rhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper7th / 24
26 Jul 2025Invitational Regatta 2025Rhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper14th / 23
19 Jul 20252025 Charleston Yacht Club Open RegattaRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper15th / 19
12 Jul 202563rd Annual Hobcaw Open Regatta & the USSCA SE Regional Championship II (WQ)Rhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper32nd / 43
6 Feb 20252025 Valentine's Day RegattaRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper115th / 201
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper110th / 135
11 Oct 20242024 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper50th / 61
7 Sep 20242024 Pluff Mud Junior Regatta23833OptimistSkipper29th / 44
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipMaymerdOptimistSkipper13th / 148
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipRhetta LowndesOptimistSkipper252nd / 285
24 Jul 20242024 Optimist Girls National ChampionshipMaymerdOptimistSkipper105th / 109
20 Jul 20242024 Charleston Yacht Club Open RegattaMaymerdOptimistOther5th / 6
12 Jul 202462nd Annual Hobcaw Open RegattaMaymerdOptimistSkipper24th / 37
3 Nov 2023The 64th Midlands RegattaMaymerdOptimistSkipper24th / 28

Helm rating across all classes: -78 (±169), #65,517.Crew rating across all classes: -20 (±232). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.