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Sailor · 2021–2026

Eli Zehnder

syc OptimistHandicap

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Events
18

131 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 1 of 18

Podium rate
11%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (range 64%–71%, 513 boats)

Best class ranking
#768

Helm in Optimist · rating 429

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
AnTe Lin

9–47 head to head in 56 races

Rival
Jayden Walker

53–47 in 101 races

Best day
18 Jul 2026

3-2-2-4-1-1-2-3 · 2026 Optimist Northwest Championship

Signature result
1st of 31

JAM 2025 · Optimist · 2 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Eli Zehnder.

Rating history

021442720222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
18 Jul 20262026 Optimist Northwest ChampionshipEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper2nd / 25
27 Jun 2026Bellingham Youth RegattaEazyEOptimistSkipper6th / 36
6 Sep 2025Octoberfest 2025Eazy EOptimistSkipper7th / 36
2 Aug 2025JAM 2025Eazy EOptimistSkipper1st / 31
19 Jul 20252025 Optimist Northwest Championship22941OptimistSkipper4th / 23
28 Jun 2025Bellingham Youth RegattaEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper4th / 22
20 Oct 20242024 Harken – Pro-Tech 26th Annual Pumpkin Bowl RegattaEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper37th / 46
6 Sep 2024Octoberfest 2024Eli ZehnderOptimistSkipper7th / 38
9 Aug 2024JAM 2024Eazy-EOptimistSkipper6th / 28
19 Jul 20242024 Optimist Northwest Championship22941OptimistSkipper17th / 33
8 Sep 2023OctoberfestEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper6th / 36
4 Aug 2023Bellingham Youth RegattaEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper8th / 24
21 Jul 20232023 Optimist Northwest Championship22941OptimistSkipper18th / 25
23 Jun 2023Dave French Memorial RegattaEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper8th / 19
28 Oct 20222022 Optimist Northwest Championship (2023 TTQ)22941OptimistSkipper20th / 37
9 Sep 2022OctoberfestEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper16th / 36
20 Jul 20222022 Optimist National Championship (2023 TTQ)Eli ZehnderHandicapSkipper15th / 16
17 Sep 2021OctoberfestEli ZehnderOptimistSkipper4th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 427, #4,349. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.