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Sailor · 2008–2026

Rolf Kaiser

stfyc J/105HandicapJ/70

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Events
83

440 races · 38 race wins

Win rate
7%

7% win rate · 6 of 83

Podium rate
24%

20 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–70%, 1,732 boats)

Best class ranking
#26

Helm in J/105 · rating 429

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Shannon Ryan

3 wins · 7 podiums in 33 events together · 9% win rate

Best trio
Steve Kleha & Shannon Ryan

1 wins · 2 podiums in 11 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Justin Oberbauer

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Steve Kleha

Jul 2012 – Sep 2025 · 16 events

Nemesis
Ryan Simmons

68–184 head to head in 252 races

Rival
Doug Bailey

200–134 in 334 races

Best day
5 Aug 2017

1-1-5-3-1 · 2017 Summer Keelboat Invitational

Signature result
1st of 25

2025 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure · J/105 · 23 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 37 sailors

Most successful partnership: Shannon Ryan — 3 wins · 7 podiums in 33 events together · 9% win rate
  • Shannon Ryan · Donkey Jack · J/105 33events 3 wins together · 7 podiums · 9% win rate · 11 of 174 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2012 – Sep 2021
  • Justin Oberbauer · Donkey Jack, DonkeyJack · Handicap, J/105 18events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 6% win rate · 7 of 99 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Steve Kleha · Donkey Jack · J/105 16events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 6% win rate · 5 of 100 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2012 – Sep 2025
  • David Kelly · Donkey Jack, Donkey Jenny · J/105 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 67 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2017 – Sep 2025
  • Ken Turnbull · Donkey Jack · J/105 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2014 – Jun 2015
  • Doug Sloan · Donkey Jack · J/105 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2023
  • Patti Sloan · Donkey Jack · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2017 – Sep 2021
  • Patricia Sloan · Donkey Jack · J/105 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 25 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Melissa Purdy · Donkey Jack · J/105 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
  • Tucker Hersam · Donkey Jack · J/105 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

0249498200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 83

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaDonkeyJackJ/105Skipper3rd / 23
8 Aug 2026Summer Keelboat RegattaDonkeyJackJ/105Skipper8th / 20
20 Jun 20262026 J-Stop RegattaDonkey JackHandicapSkipper4th / 14
6 Jun 20262026 Encinal One Design InvitationalDonkey JackJ/105Skipper5th / 23
16 May 2026Elite Fleet RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper5th / 23
21 Mar 20262026 SYC J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper5th / 19
8 Nov 2025Sausalito YC/RegattaPRO Winter One DesignDonkey JackJ/105Skipper10th / 20
11 Sep 20252025 Rolex Big Boat SeriesDonkey JackJ/105Skipper4th / 27
23 Aug 20252025 Phyllis Kleinman SwiftsureDonkey JackJ/105Skipper1st / 25
9 Aug 2025Summer Keelboat RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper2nd / 21
17 May 2025Elite Fleet RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper3rd / 26
5 Apr 20252025 Spring FestDonkey JackJ/105Skipper4th / 23
15 Mar 20252025 Sausalito Yacht Club J/105 J/88 Spring Invitational RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper9th / 22
12 Sep 20242024 Rolex Big Boat SeriesDonkey JackJ/105Helm3rd / 30
17 Aug 20242024 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Other7th / 25
26 Jul 2024Summer Keelboat RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper11th / 18
21 Jun 2024J/Stop J88, J105 InvitationalDonkey JackJ/105Skipper3rd / 21
17 May 2024Elite Fleet RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper4th / 25
26 Apr 20242024 Intraclub RegattaDonkey JackHandicapSkipper16th / 32
14 Sep 20232023 Rolex Big Boat SeriesDonkey JackJ/105Other4th / 31
29 Sep 20222022 J/105 North American ChampionshipDonkey JackJ/105Helm6th / 28
15 Sep 20222022 Rolex Big Boat SeriesDonkey JackJ/105Other13th / 29
19 Aug 20222022 Aldo Alessio Race & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Other9th / 23
20 May 20222022 SF Bay J/105 Women Skipper InvitationalDonkey JennyJ/105Crew6th / 8
13 May 2022Elite Keelboat RegattaDonkey JackJ/105Skipper10th / 23

Helm rating across all classes: 436, #3,688.Crew rating across all classes: 187, #16,205. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.