Sailor · 2010–2025

Gavin McKINNEY

nassau yacht club 5.5 Metre Snipe Albin Express

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 57%
Best class ranking: #5
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Lars Horn Johannessen
Longest-running crew: Lars Horn Johannessen
Nemesis: Juan Martinez
Rival: Kristian Nergaard
Best day: 1 Jul 2017
Signature result: 3rd of 35

Partnerships · 14 sailors

Lars Horn Johannessen · John B · 5.5 Metre, 5.5 mR, Albin Express 7events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 52 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together(+43 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2022
Mathias Dahlman · John A, John B · 5.5 Metre, J/70 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 20 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+16 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2019 – Jun 2024
Petter Hessen · John B · Albin Express 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Thomas Hallberg · John B · 5.5 Metre, Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5 m Class 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
Mikkel Hessen · John B · Albin Express 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 20 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Lenjohn van der Wel · Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Nov 2010 – Nov 2010
Peter Vlasov · John B · Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5 m Class 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2016 – Aug 2016
Nikki Bruno · Gavin McKinney · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 15th · Feb 2023 – Feb 2023
Cameron Symonette · Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Nov 2010 – Nov 2010
Joshua Revkin · John B · 5.5 Metre 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2019 – Jun 2019

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Apr 2025	59th ANNUAL DON Q SNIPE REGATTA	Gavin McKinney	Snipe	Skipper	12th / 35
27 Jun 2024	Grundig Hankø Race Week 2024	John A	J/70	Skipper	7th / 14
6 Dec 2023	52nd ISCA World Championship	BAH	Sunfish	Other	76th / 100
10 Feb 2023	Snipe Midwinters	Gavin McKinney	Handicap	Skipper	15th / 28
1 Jul 2022	5.5 World Championship 2022	John B	5.5 Metre	Skipper	7th / 23
26 Jun 2022	Grundig Hankø Race Week Classic (5.5 Tune-up)	John B	5.5 Metre	Skipper	7th / 8
27 Aug 2021	German Open 2021 - 22qmSK, 5.5mR	John B	5.5 mR	Skipper	5th / 16
29 Jul 2019	5.5m Class World Championship	John B	5.5 Metre	Skipper	3rd / 24
27 Jun 2019	Grundig Hankø Race Week	John B	5.5 Metre	Skipper	2nd / 6
29 Jun 2017	GRUNDIG Hankø Race Week 2017	John B	Albin Express	Skipper	4th / 20
17 Oct 2016	2016 Id Crook Memorial World Masters Championship	30202	Snipe	Skipper	20th / 35
22 Aug 2016	5.5 mR World Championship	John B	5.5 Metre	Skipper	3rd / 35
17 Aug 2016	5.5 mR World Championship	John B	Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5 m Class	Skipper	4th / 7
23 Jun 2016	Hankø Race Week 2016	John B	Albin Express	Skipper	5th / 27
11 Nov 2010	2010 Nassau Cup Ocean Race	Ocean Warrior	IRC handicap	Other	5th / 6

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	378 provisional	#5945 band 3092–10933	—
5.5 Metre Helm	290 provisional	#5 band 3–13	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

Albin Express · Helm · 20 races, 2 events · rating 182
Snipe · Helm · 13 races, 2 events · rating 77
Sunfish · Helm · 12 races, 1 event · rating -42
J/70 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating 62
Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5 m Class · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 22
All classes · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -7
5.5 mR · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	14 events	0 wins	beats 63%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 20%

How they race

Closer	−15 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−16 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	49%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	61%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	41%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kristian Nergaard	43	18–24
Bernard Haissly	26	16–9
Juan Martinez	24	2–21
Mark Holowesko	24	9–14
Wolf-Eberhard Richter	24	22–1
Bent Christian Wilhelmsen	23	14–9
Petter Mørland Pedersen	20	6–14
Daniel Schenker	20	18–1
Danckert Mellbye	20	20–0
Morten Larsen	20	13–7
Arne K Larssen	20	11–9
Justin Cunningham	20	19–1

Most-beaten opponent: Wolf-Eberhard Richter (22–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2025	1	68%
2024	1	54%
2023	2	36%
2022	2	44%
2021	1	73%
2019	2	86%
2017	1	84%
2016	4	68%
2010	1	20%

Boats

John B · 5.5 Metre, 5.5 mR, Albin Express, Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5 m Class · 9 events · 2016–2022
Gavin McKinney · Snipe, Handicap · 2 events · 2023–2025
John A · J/70 · 1 events · 2024
BAH · Sunfish · 1 events · 2023
30202 · Snipe · 1 events · 2016
Ocean Warrior · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Unknown · 9 events
Key Largo, FL · 1 events
Nassau · 1 events
Coconut Grove, FL, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL, USA · 1 events
Miami, FL · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 378, #5,945.Crew rating across all classes: -7. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.