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Sailor · 2017–2026

Finnegan Grainger

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Events
52

351 races · 27 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 3 of 52

Podium rate
15%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
72%

of boats faced (range 71%–73%, 4,309 boats)

Best class ranking
#208

Helm in Optimist · rating 616

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Owen Grainger

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Richard Sykes

8–57 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Elizabeth Xydas

86–86 in 172 races

Best day
15 Sep 2023

3-5-4-1-2-1 · 2023 Optimist Pacific Coast Championship

Signature result
1st of 172

2022 Optimist New England Championship (2023 TTQ) · Optimist · 8 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 6 sailors

  • Owen Grainger · Finnegan Grainger, Owen Grainger · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 30 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 13th · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Reid Smith · Finnegan Grainger · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Charlotte Crowley · Finnegan Grainger, Finnegan GRAINGER · 420 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 13 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Brayden Zawyer · None · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 37th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Anthony Minx · Minx Anthony · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 111th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Chiara Albani · Chiara Albani · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 7th · Oct 2026 – Oct 2026

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

Rating history

-452936312019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 52

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
24 Oct 20262026 I420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipChiara Albani420Crew7th / 23
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansMinx Anthony420Crew111th / 170
21 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Finnegan GRAINGER420Skipper3rd / 45
14 Feb 2026I420 Midwinter Championship 2026USA 57601420Skipper9th / 26
17 Jan 20262026 I-420 AND 470 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA57601420Skipper8th / 36
27 Dec 20252025 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAFinnegan Grainger420Skipper9th / 27
25 Oct 20252025 I420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipFinnegan Grainger420Skipper10th / 20
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPFinnegan Grainger420Skipper55th / 116
2 Aug 20252025 C420 South Shore Championship @ LIMMFinnegan Grainger420Skipper13th / 74
21 Jul 20252025 Club 420 Association US Nationals RegattaOwen Grainger420Crew35th / 148
15 Feb 2025I420 Midwinter Championship 202557601420Skipper12th / 23
18 Jan 20252025 I-420 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA57601420Skipper5th / 30
27 Dec 20242024 OPEN ORANGE BOWL REGATTAFinnegan Grainger420Skipper9th / 23
22 Nov 2024US Sailing Youth Racing Camp EAST presented by Risk StrategiesFinnegan Grainger420Skipper7th / 10
4 Oct 20242024 I420 Atlantic Coast ChampionshipFinnegan Grainger420Skipper16th / 23
5 Aug 20242024 C420 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPNone420Skipper37th / 129
23 May 2024PAN PEPIN INTERNATIONAL DINGHY REGATTA 2024Finnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper11th / 54
2 Mar 20242024 Boomerang RegattaUSA19350OptimistSkipper11th / 91
29 Sep 20232023 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipFinnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper66th / 119
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Pacific Coast ChampionshipFinnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper2nd / 52
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipFinnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper47th / 169
6 Jul 2023New Bedford Junior Regatta 2023Finnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper20th / 112
18 Mar 20232023 MIAMI SAIL WEEK - Youth19350OptimistSkipper3rd / 98
4 Mar 20232023 Boomerang RegattaUsa19350OptimistSkipper83rd / 85
2 Feb 2023Buccaneer Blast 2023Finnegan GraingerOptimistSkipper33rd / 127

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 631, #837.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 96, #29,219. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.