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Sailor · 2019–2026

Helen Hooker-Poletti

del rey yacht club OptimistHandicap420

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Events
40

341 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 40

Podium rate
10%

4 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–67%, 2,159 boats)

Best class ranking
#532

Helm in Optimist · rating 464

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Jaqueline Cassidy

+6 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Miles Gordon

37–112 head to head in 151 races

Rival
Cassady Lorentzen

66–58 in 125 races

Best day
24 Jul 2025

3-DNF-18-5-9-3-6-14-8-4-2 · 2025 CFJ National Championship

Signature result
2nd of 27

Harken #1 Optimist Spring Regatta Championship Fleet · Optimist · 2 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Jacqueline Cassidy · Helen Hooker-Poletti, NA · 420, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 21 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2022 – Jan 2026
  • Jaqueline Cassidy · Helen Hooker-Poletti · 420, FJ 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 37 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2022 – Apr 2026
  • Zoe Lindberg · Helen Hooker-Poletti · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 14 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 15th · Jun 2025 – Sep 2025
  • Chloe Goodman · Helen Hooker-Poletti · FJ 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 8th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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

Rating history

02525032020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
11 Apr 2026SCYYRA Perry Series #4Helen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper11th / 40
28 Feb 20262026 SCYA E. E. Manning Regatta & SCYYRA Shadden Series 4Helen Hooker-PolettiFJSkipper8th / 14
24 Jan 2026SCYYRA Perry Series #3Helen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper24th / 56
5 Oct 2025Shadden #222FJSkipper2nd / 25
13 Sep 20252025 C420 Pacific Coast Championship and Perry Series #1Helen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper15th / 55
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper82nd / 259
30 Jul 20252025 Optimist US Girls National ChampionshipHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper69th / 110
24 Jul 20252025 CFJ National ChampionshipHelen Hooker-PolettiFJSkipper6th / 44
28 Jun 20252025 C420 California State ChampionshipHelen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper15th / 31
24 May 20252025 Memorial Day RegattaHelen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper7th / 24
15 Feb 2025Carrie Series #4 Stephen M. Pitts Memorial Regatta Opti Midwinters 2025Helen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper14th / 56
31 Jan 20252025 Super Bowl Charity RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper2nd / 12
14 Dec 2024Perry #2, 2024Helen Hooker-Poletti420Skipper17th / 50
6 Dec 2024Holiday Opti RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper11th / 53
26 Nov 20242024 Optimist Midwinter Championship (STQ)Helen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper78th / 213
8 Nov 20242024 Fall Opti RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiHandicapSkipper7th / 48
18 Oct 20242024 Goblin Optimist RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper9th / 50
13 Sep 20242024 Optimist West Coast ChampionshipHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper12th / 67
17 May 2024Eli Reuben Memorial Regatta (Opti Harken Series)Helen Hooker-PolettiHandicapSkipper7th / 38
26 Apr 2024The Wedge Regatta | Carrie Series 6/6 | in conjunctions with KEN HOOVER MEMORIALHelen Hooker-PolettiHandicapSkipper6th / 44
5 Apr 2024Optimist Harken Challenge #2Helen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper13th / 39
2 Mar 2024Harken #1 Optimist Spring Regatta Championship Fleet11787OptimistSkipper2nd / 27
2 Feb 20242024 Super Bowl Charity RegattaNAHandicapCrew2nd / 12
1 Dec 2023Holiday Opti RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper6th / 40
28 Oct 20232023 Goblin Optimist RegattaHelen Hooker-PolettiOptimistSkipper10th / 43

Helm rating across all classes: 467, #3,055. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.