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Sailor · 2017–2021

Kai Priester

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Events
11

82 races · 17 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 2 of 11

Podium rate
46%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
74%

of boats faced (90%: 68%–80%, 154 boats)

Best class ranking
#818

Helm in 420 · rating 228

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
William Weinbecker

1–15 head to head in 16 races

Rival
Robert Newland

13–13 in 26 races

Best day
27 Oct 2018

1-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-3-7 · Inland Lakes Championship · about 1 in 298,314 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 19

2019 Cowford Cup · 420 · 18 May 2019

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Helmut Carter · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Marco Distel · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Job Winkel · Kai Priester · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 7th · Dec 2019 – Dec 2019
  • Finn Gardener · 420 · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 62% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2018 – Apr 2018
  • Meredith McIntosh · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Cassandra Urbenz · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 7 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Michael Egan · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Dario Cannistra · University of Florida (Gators) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 11th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021

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

Rating history

02034062018201920202021Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 11

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Oct 2021SAISA Women's SprintUniversity of Florida (Gators)College fleet racingA Skipper1st / 4
9 Oct 2021SAISA South Points #5University of Florida (Gators)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5-6)11th / 11
25 Jan 2020Clearwater Club 420 OpenTrillian420Skipper4th / 18
6 Dec 20192019 USA Junior Olympic Sailing FestivalKai Priester420Skipper7th / 21
26 Oct 2019Inland Lakes Championship42C420 non-SpinnakerSkipper3rd / 25
18 May 20192019 Cowford Cup42420Skipper2nd / 19
27 Oct 2018Inland Lakes Championship42C420 non-SpinnakerSkipper2nd / 14
5 May 20182018 Cowford Cup89420Skipper5th / 16
7 Apr 20182018 St. Johns TDC Youth Regatta420420Other6th / 14
17 Mar 2018Founder's Cup Regatta 201889420Skipper1st / 5
21 Oct 2017Inland Lakes Championship89C420 non-SpinnakerSkipper9th / 18

Helm rating across all classes: 303 (±182), #9,765. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.