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Sailor · 2020–2026

Jane Sykes

riverside yacht club Optimist420Handicap

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Events
39

239 races · 35 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 9 of 39

Podium rate
49%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
76%

of boats faced (range 75%–77%, 2,940 boats)

Best class ranking
#136

Helm in Optimist · rating 644

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Jackson Conlan

1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Jackson Conlan

+10 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jackson Conlan

Jun 2026 – Aug 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Wills Gandy

15–65 head to head in 80 races

Rival
Brooks Pardi

54–57 in 111 races

Best day
27 Sep 2025

5-3-1-4-1-2-2-6-3 · 2025 Connecticut State Optimist Championship

Signature result
1st of 121

2024 JSA Optimist Championships · Optimist · 3 Aug 2024

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jackson Conlan — 1 wins · 5 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Jackson Conlan · Jane Sykes · 420 6events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 17% win rate · 5 of 44 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Hayden Pardi · Jane Sykes · 420 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025

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

Rating history

-11405821202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 39

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026JSA Championship for Club 420 & ILCA, including JSA Girls ChampionshipsJane Sykes420Skipper7th / 23
23 Jul 20262026 Cedar Point Yacht Club JSA Race WeekJane Sykes420Skipper1st / 33
13 Jul 20262026 Larchmont Junior Race WeekJane Sykes420Skipper2nd / 45
9 Jul 20262026 | Pequot Invitational (C420, FEVA, ILCA)Jane Sykes420Skipper3rd / 29
2 Jul 2026Eastern Districts 2026 c420/FevaJane Sykes420Skipper3rd / 22
29 Jun 2026Commodore Law Trophy 2026Jane Sykes420Skipper2nd / 12
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsJane SykesOptimistSkipper21st / 228
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)Jane SykesOptimistSkipper100th / 269
27 Sep 20252025 Connecticut State Optimist ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper2nd / 49
7 Aug 20252025 JSA of LIS Optimist Champs hosted by American Yacht ClubJane SykesOptimistSkipper3rd / 123
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper76th / 259
30 Jul 20252025 Optimist US Girls National ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper2nd / 110
21 Jul 20252025 American Yacht Club Optimist Area B RegattaJane SykesOptimistSkipper1st / 10
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Jane SykesOptimistSkipper8th / 81
30 Jun 20252025 Optimist New England ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper25th / 164
25 Jun 2025Jr. Captain's Cup 2025Jane Sykes420Skipper2nd / 8
3 Apr 20252025 Optimist Team TrialsJane SykesOptimistSkipper192nd / 250
15 Nov 2024NYCC Team Trials SeriesJane SykesHandicapSkipper33rd / 60
25 Oct 20242024 New York State Optimist ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper7th / 50
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper7th / 141
18 Aug 20242024 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper54th / 76
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper28th / 148
3 Aug 20242024 JSA Optimist ChampionshipsJane SykesOptimistSkipper1st / 121
29 Jul 20242024 BHC Opti Area BJane SykesOptimistSkipper1st / 20
24 Jul 20242024 Optimist Girls National ChampionshipJane SykesOptimistSkipper25th / 109

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 753, #231. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.