Sailing and Efoil at Seattle, Washington: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Washington, United States
Most sessions at Seattle are recorded between April and October, with starts between 11:00 and 19:00. Sailing leads with 29% of sessions.
- Sessions, 12 months
- 1,172
- Riders, 12 months
- 76
- Sessions, 30 days
- 74
- Record, 12 months
- 27.8 kn
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Leaderboard
Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.
Sailing: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max McCredy | 17.5 kn 32.4 km/h | |
| 2 | Antonio Tartaglione | 15.5 kn 28.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Chad Dodd | 15.4 kn 28.6 km/h | |
| 4 | Ned VP | 14.6 kn 27.0 km/h | |
| 5 | Ben Shorr | 14.5 kn 26.8 km/h | |
| 6 | Kurban Ali | 13.6 kn 25.2 km/h | |
| 7 | Jacopo Mangiavacchi | 13.3 kn 24.6 km/h | |
| 8 | Paul Lisagor | 13.2 kn 24.4 km/h | |
| 9 | Natalie Mo | 13.1 kn 24.3 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 12.5 kn 23.2 km/h |
Wing foil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Mistretta | 27.8 kn 51.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Xi He | 24.5 kn 45.4 km/h | |
| 3 | Spencer Hogger | 23.2 kn 42.9 km/h | |
| 4 | LeeLeeYeah | 22.0 kn 40.8 km/h | |
| 5 | Greg Strickland | 19.7 kn 36.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Jeff | 18.0 kn 33.3 km/h | |
| 7 | Tom Boysen | 17.8 kn 33.0 km/h | |
| 8 | Anonymous rider | 17.5 kn 32.5 km/h | |
| 9 | Ross Rosen | 17.0 kn 31.4 km/h | |
| 10 | Mark Popich | 16.3 kn 30.2 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Fanelli | 20.2 kn 37.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Evan | 15.9 kn 29.5 km/h | |
| 3 | Scott Vesey | 12.4 kn 23.0 km/h | |
| 4 | Yuko Muto | 11.2 kn 20.7 km/h | |
| 5 | Anthony Mistretta | 10.3 kn 19.1 km/h |
Windfoil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lisagor | 21.5 kn 39.9 km/h | |
| 2 | WillyWind | 20.0 kn 37.0 km/h | |
| 3 | Evan | 17.6 kn 32.6 km/h | |
| 4 | Jan | 13.9 kn 25.7 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- SailingJune62
- EfoilSeptember32
- Wing foilSeptember31
- SUPJune28
- WindsurfMay13
- WindfoilAugust8
- SurfskiSeptember8
- CanoeJune9
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 19:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Mercer Island9.1 km28
- Bellevue9.8 km49
- Kirkland12 km133
- Bainbridge Island14 km30
- Renton16 km20
- Redmond17 km31
- Kenmore18 km29
- Sammamish19 km32
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Seattle?
Sessions at Seattle are mostly between April and October. The busiest month is June, with 173 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Seattle better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 19:00, local time. 23% start before noon and 77% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Seattle?
Sailing (29%), Efoil (18%), Wing foil (15%), SUP (14%), and Windsurf (6%). Waterspeed recorded 1,172 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Seattle?
27.8 knots (51.5 km/h), Wing foil, on June 9, 2026. It is the fastest session at Seattle on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Seattle?
Max McCredy, with 17.5 knots on September 8, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.