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Sailor · 2011–2024

Alex Gonzalez

stage harbor yacht club Optimist420College team racing

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Events
66

518 races · 114 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 13 of 66

Podium rate
46%

30 top-three finishes

Typically beats
81%

of boats faced (range 79%–82%, 3,095 boats)

Best class ranking
#58

Helm in Optimist · rating 760

Longest win streak
16

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Axel Stordahl

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Aidan Iaconis & Brandon Geller

1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Axel Stordahl

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Benjamin Dufour

Mar 2023 – Apr 2024 · 5 events

Nemesis
Severin Gramm

2–37 head to head in 39 races

Rival
Chris Purcell

61–48 in 109 races

Best day
18 Aug 2015

2-1-1-1-1-2-1-4 · Beverly Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 112

Wianno Yacht Club Optimist Regatta 2015 · Optimist · 29 Jul 2015

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Axel Stordahl — 1 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Aidan Iaconis · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 37 of 80 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Benjamin Dufour · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 41 of 87 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Noelle Owen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 31 of 68 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Lucy Klempen · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 31 of 68 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Garrett Grenauer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 31 of 68 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Noah Zittrer · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 31 of 68 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Apr 2024
  • Axel Stordahl · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 30 of 40 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Brylie Schaubach · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 26 of 62 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2023 – Oct 2023
  • Brandon Geller · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 30 of 40 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2024 – Apr 2024
  • Andrea Melnik · College of Charleston (Cougars) · College fleet racing, College team racing 3events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 26 of 59 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

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

Rating history

-19405829201220142016201820202022Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 66

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Apr 2024SAISA Spring Open Team Race ChampionshipsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper1st / 8
23 Mar 2024Aaron Szambecki Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper3rd / 9
9 Mar 2024Bob Bavier Open Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper3rd / 7
21 Oct 2023Atlantic Coast Open Championship FinalsCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper (5-10)10th / 18
7 Oct 2023Oyster Bowl OpenCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 9
25 Mar 2023Aaron Szambecki Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper8th / 10
11 Mar 2023Bob Bavier Open Team RaceCollege of Charleston (Cougars)College team racingSkipper5th / 9
17 Sep 2022SAISA Open SinglehandedCollege of Charleston (Alexander Gonzalez '24)College singlehandedSkipper7th / 11
18 Sep 2021SAISA Men's Singlehanded ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Alexander Gonzalez '24)College singlehandedSkipper2nd / 17
1 May 2021Men's Open Singlehanded National ChampionshipCollege of Charleston (Alexander Gonzalez '24)College singlehandedSkipper24th / 41
19 Feb 20202020 Laser Midwinters East Regatta214909HandicapSkipper15th / 84
26 Oct 20192019 HOWLER REGATTA - 9th Annual214909ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper1st / 11
3 Aug 2019Chatham Yacht Club 2019 Regatta184632ILCA (rig not given)Skipper1st / 5
26 Jul 20192019 Hyannis Yacht Club Regatta214909ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper2nd / 15
8 Jul 2019West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational8167420Skipper1st / 41
8 Mar 20192019 Miami Sailing WeekLaserILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Other2nd / 8
20 Feb 20192019 Laser Midwinters East Regatta214909HandicapSkipper51st / 89
11 Jan 2019LASER CLASS US NATIONALS/LOCR - Competitor Registration214909ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper43rd / 89
1 Dec 20182018 Laser District 13 ChampionshipsN/AHandicapOther17th / 70
27 Oct 20182018 HALLOWEEN HOWLER REGATTA214909ILCA 6 (Laser Radial)Skipper3rd / 27
8 Aug 20182018 Youth Invitational8168420Skipper2nd / 61
9 Jul 2018West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational6927420Skipper2nd / 41
29 Jun 2018SMSA Cumming CupAlex GonzalezFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 4
4 Nov 201748th Southeast Dinghy Championships7224420Skipper7th / 12
10 Jul 2017West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational8168420Skipper2nd / 44

Helm rating across all classes: 528, #1,843. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.