Sailor · 2021–2026

Virginia Hess

byc Optimist 12 Metre

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Events: 4
Win rate: 2
Podium rate: 2
Typically beats: 63%
Longest win streak: 4

Best day: 22 Sep 2021
Signature result: 1st of 5

Partnerships · 24 sailors

William May · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Tom Steeves · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Mike Coyne · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Stephen Morrissey · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Francois Asselin · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Kevin Hegarty · Columbia · 12 Metre 2events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 10 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Jul 2024
Coleman Caveman · Columbia · 12 Metre 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Betsy Kadanoff · Columbia · 12 Metre 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2021 – Sep 2021
Daniel Mary Poppins · Columbia · 12 Metre 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
D Hangover · Columbia · 12 Metre 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

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Rating history

Event history · 4

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Aug 2026	Edgewood Sailing School Opti Regatta	Virginia Hess	Optimist	Skipper	11th / 29
29 Jul 2026	Barrington Invitational	Virginia Hess	Optimist	Skipper	8th / 14
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	Columbia	12 Metre	Runners	1st / 3
22 Sep 2021	12 Metre North American Championship	Columbia	12 Metre	Crew	1st / 5

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

4 more classes, not yet ranked

All classes · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 188
12 Metre · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 171
All classes · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating 0
Optimist · Helm · 5 races, 2 events · rating 4

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	2 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	2 events	2 wins	beats 100%

Positions: Runners (1)

How they race

Closer	−27 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+26 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	55%
2024	1	1	100%
2021	1	1	100%

Boats

Virginia Hess · Optimist · 2 events · 2026
Columbia · 12 Metre · 2 events · 2021–2024

Where they race

Barrington, RI · 1 events
Cranston, RI · 1 events
Newport, RI · 1 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 188.Helm rating across all classes: 0. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.