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Sailor · 2015–2026

Christian Petersen

saunderstown yacht club OptimistHandicap420

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Events
57

380 races · 31 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 6 of 57

Podium rate
23%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
69%

of boats faced (range 68%–70%, 5,290 boats)

Best class ranking
#18

Helm in Optimist · rating 868

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Longest-running crew
Stefan Goes

May 2023 – May 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Mason Keane

22–51 head to head in 73 races

Rival
Daniel Skutch Tyson

68–79 in 147 races

Best day
11 Aug 2025

2-2-3-2-2-2-3-8-4-1-1 · RACE WEEK

Signature result
1st of 135

2024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival · Optimist · 7 Dec 2024

Partnerships · 17 sailors

  • Stefan Goes · Corinne III · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 11th · May 2023 – May 2026
  • Dieter Koch · Corinne III · Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 11th · May 2023 – May 2026
  • Zoe Daraviras · Christian Petersen, Zoe Daraviras · 420 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 28 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • George Spalding · Christian Petersen · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Cady Pham · Christian Petersen · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Frank Wehland · Smilla · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 92% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
  • Vicky Van Berkel · Christian Petersen · 420 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Frank Klimmek · Snert · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 27% of the fleet together · best 76th · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Xander Moulds · Christian Petersen · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Alexander Moulds · Christian Petersen · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

-32455941201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 57

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
9 Oct 20262026 US Youth ChampionshipChristian Petersen29erSkipper8th / 20
20 Aug 202629er North American ChampionshipChristian Petersen29erSkipper4th / 13
6 Aug 2026C420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipChristian Petersen420Skipper3rd / 24
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansChristian Petersen420Skipper128th / 170
8 Jul 20262026 C420 National ChampionshipChristian Petersen420Skipper16th / 73
27 Jun 2026Club 420 New England Championship for the Erik C. Menyhart TrophyZoe Daraviras420Crew25th / 80
6 Jun 20262026 Youth ChallengeChristian Petersen420Skipper4th / 12
30 May 2026Max Oertz Regatta 2026Corinne IIIHandicapSkipper31st / 42
29 May 2026Max Oertz Regatta 2026Corinne IIIHandicapSkipper17th / 32
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyChristian Petersen420Skipper22nd / 158
6 Dec 20252025 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalChristian Petersen420Skipper16th / 78
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Christian PetersenOptimistSkipper100th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Connecticut State Optimist ChampionshipChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper3rd / 48
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper1st / 112
11 Aug 2025RACE WEEKChristian Petersen420Skipper1st / 26
6 Aug 2025Edgewood Sailing School OPTI Regatta #8Christian PetersenHandicapSkipper1st / 26
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper23rd / 259
20 Jul 2025Saunderstown Opti Regatta #4Christian PetersenOptimistSkipper2nd / 28
9 Jun 2025St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE ClinicUSA 23696OptimistSkipper2nd / 51
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper13th / 250
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper197th / 224
1 Mar 20252025 Boomerang Regatta23696OptimistSkipper13th / 69
7 Dec 20242024 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalChristian PetersenOptimistSkipper1st / 135
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Christian PetersenOptimistSkipper23rd / 213
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesChristian PetersenHandicapSkipper1st / 58

Helm rating across all classes: 475, #2,729.Crew rating across all classes: 32, #38,194. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.