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Sailor · 2019–2025

Gus Fichtenholtz

sachem s head yacht club Laser Radial420Optimist

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Events
34

212 races · 16 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 34

Podium rate
32%

11 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (90%: 44%–50%, 934 boats)

Best class ranking
#669

Helm in 420 · rating 253

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Gus Van Berkel

28–113 head to head in 141 races

Rival
Austin Budd

24–20 in 44 races

Best day
28 Jul 2021

2-4-7-1-3-4-8-6-1 · 2021 RS Feva North American's & JSA LIS Champs · about 1 in 103,994 by chance

Signature result
3rd of 32

2021 RS Feva North American's & JSA LIS Champs · Feva · 28 Jul 2021

Partnerships · 5 sailors

  • Gus Van Berkel · Gus Fichtenholtz · 420 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 11 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Danny Uzzo · Gus Fichtenholtz · 420 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Ben Brown · Gus Fichtenholtz · 420, Feva 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 10 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2021
  • Sasha Fichtenholtz · Sasha Fichtenholtz · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Katherine Harmon · Katherine Harmon · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 18th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022

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

Rating history

-12081281202020212022202320242025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
27 Jun 20252025 ILCA US ChampionshipsGus FichtenholtzLaserSkipper25th / 31
9 Aug 2024ILCA District 7 ChampionshipsGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper13th / 31
10 Jul 2024Wad RegattaGus FichtenholtzLaserSkipper2nd / 8
22 Jun 20242024 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper56th / 83
7 Jun 20242024 ILCA North American ChampionshipGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper71st / 103
27 Oct 20232023 Sail Newport Halloween HowlGus FichtenholtzILCASkipper5th / 12
29 Jul 2023Pine Orchard Junior Regatta 2023Sasha Fichtenholtz420Crew2nd / 7
28 Jul 2023Pettipaug Paul Risseeuw Junior Regatta 2023Gus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper4th / 12
19 Jul 2023Wad Fun Regatta 2023Gus FichtenholtzHandicapSkipper2nd / 13
6 Jul 2023Sachem's Head Junior Regatta, 2023Gus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper2nd / 7
25 Jun 20232023 U.S. Youth Championship presented by SouthCoast WindGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper71st / 94
2 Jun 2023Wickford Regatta 2023210691Laser RadialSkipper6th / 8
14 Oct 20222022 i420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipKatherine Harmon420Crew18th / 18
2 Aug 2022Pine Orchard Junior RegattaGus Fichtenholtz420Skipper4th / 9
30 Jul 2022Paul Risseeuw Pettipaug Junior Regatta 2022Gus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper3rd / 11
24 Jul 20222022 JSA Race Week at Cedar PointGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper13th / 46
15 Jul 20222022 ILCA USA National ChampionshipGus FichtenholtzLaser RadialSkipper72nd / 142
7 Jul 2022Sachem's Head Junior Regatta 2022Gus Fichtenholtz420Skipper1st / 6
11 Jun 2022Wickford Regatta 2022210691Laser RadialSkipper5th / 5
29 Apr 2022THE GOWRIE GROUP CT RIVER ONE-DESIGN REGATTA TO BENEFIT SAILS UP FOR CANCERLaserLaserOther7th / 9
2 Oct 20212021 Fontelieu One Design RegattaLaser RadialLaserOther35th / 39
31 Jul 2021Paul Risseeuw Pettipaug Junior Sailing RegattaGus Fichtenholtz420Skipper2nd / 15
28 Jul 20212021 RS Feva North American's & JSA LIS ChampsGus FichtenholtzFevaSkipper3rd / 32
24 Jul 2021POYCC 2021 Junior Regatta-OPTI/420Gus Fichtenholtz420Skipper2nd / 3
10 Jul 2021NBJR 2021210691LaserSkipper15th / 16

Helm rating across all classes: 262 (±150), #12,741.Crew rating across all classes: -3 (±231). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.