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Sailor · 2020–2026

Emily Polson

hksi 49erFX29erOptimist

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Events
18

197 races · 15 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
17%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 60%–66%, 792 boats)

Best class ranking
#235

Helm in 29er · rating 199

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Maddalena di Salvo

+8 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Tiffany Mak

Jul 2023 – Jul 2026 · 12 events

Nemesis
Georgia Lewin-lafrance

13–66 head to head in 83 races

Rival
Malena Rüegge

62–46 in 115 races

Best day
26 Feb 2021

4-1-1-4-1-3-2 · Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Open and National Championships 2020

Signature result
1st of 30

Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Open and National Championships 2020 · Optimist · 26 Feb 2021

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • Tiffany Mak · Emily POLSON, game time, Game Time, HKG 888 · 29er, 49erFX, JWC 49FX 12events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 147 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−28 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Maddalena di Salvo · Emily Polson, Emily POLSON, POLSON / DI SALVO · 29er, 49erFX 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 30 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

0192384202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
22 Jul 20262026 Junior World Championship 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17Emily POLSONJWC 49FXSkipper7th / 26
7 Jul 202649er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 - European Championships 2026Emily POLSON49erFXSkipper41st / 54
20 Jun 2026Kieler Woche 2026Emily POLSON49erFXSkipper7th / 52
31 Mar 202655 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa SofíaHKG 88849erFXSkipper41st / 62
7 Oct 20252025 World ChampionshipEmily POLSON49erFXSkipper44th / 52
30 Jul 2025Junior World ChampionshipEmily POLSON49erFXSkipper17th / 29
21 Jun 2025Kieler Woche 2025Emily POLSON49erFXSkipper30th / 48
3 Jun 20252025 European ChampionshipEmily POLSON49erFXSkipper17th / 30
15 Jul 20242024 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsPOLSON / MAK49erFXSkipper6th / 24
22 Jun 2024Kieler Woche 2024Game Time29erSkipper26th / 133
11 Dec 20232023 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsPOLSON / MAK49erFXSkipper7th / 25
7 Jul 202385. Warnemünder Woche 2023game time29erSkipper4th / 28
10 Jul 20222022 Allianz Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsPOLSON / DI SALVO49erFXSkipper5th / 23
18 Jun 2022Kieler Woche 2022Emily POLSON29erSkipper52nd / 126
20 May 2022HHYC Scallywag Foundation Open Dinghy Regatta 2022Emily Polson29erSkipper2nd / 6
30 Sep 2021Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association National Championships 2021Dream BigHandicapSkipper4th / 36
26 Feb 2021Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Open and National Championships 2020Dream BigOptimistSkipper1st / 30
30 Oct 2020HHYC Scallywag Foundation Open Dinghy Regatta 2020Dream BigOptimistSkipper1st / 26

Helm rating across all classes: 336, #8,047. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.