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Sailor · 2015–2024

Sean McKenna

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Events
24

108 races · 56 race wins

Win rate
67%

67% win rate · 16 of 24

Podium rate
75%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
84%

of boats faced (90%: 80%–89%, 196 boats)

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Barry Larson

11 wins · 13 podiums in 16 events together · 69% win rate

Best trio
Barry McKenna & Larson McKenna

3 wins · 3 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Barry Larson

+13 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Barry Larson

Jul 2016 – May 2023 · 16 events

Nemesis
Chris Lund

19–25 head to head in 44 races

Rival
Chris Lund

19–25 in 44 races

Best day
31 May 2022

1-2-1-3-2-1-1-1-6-2-1-2-2-1-1 · 2022 PHRF Tuesday Night Series · about 1 in 1,955,517 by chance

Signature result
1st of 16

Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2020 · Handicap · 12 Sep 2020

Partnerships · 5 sailors

Most successful partnership: Barry Larson — 11 wins · 13 podiums in 16 events together · 69% win rate
  • Barry Larson · Defiant, Gremlin · Handicap 16events 11 wins together · 13 podiums · 69% win rate · 45 of 87 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2016 – May 2023
  • Barry McKenna · Gremlin · Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 7 of 15 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Larson McKenna · Gremlin · Handicap 5events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 60% win rate · 7 of 15 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Sean Larson · Gremlin · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
  • McKenna Larson · Gremlin · Handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 1 race won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

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

Rating history

-1851120201620172018201920202021Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 24

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
14 Sep 20242024 Gosport RegattaGremlinHandicapSkipper8th / 11
6 Jul 2024Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2024GremlinHandicapSkipper4th / 8
23 Sep 20232023 Chumly's Last Call RegattaGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 4
8 Jul 2023Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2023GremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 10
17 Jun 2023John Paul Jones Pursuit Regatta 2023GremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 3
30 May 20232023 PHRF Tuesday Night SeriesGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 8
18 Sep 20222022 Gosport RegattaGremlinHandicapSkipper4th / 11
22 Jul 20222022 Beringer Bowl Overnight Ocean RaceGremlinHandicapCo-Skipper1st / 7
31 May 20222022 PHRF Tuesday Night SeriesGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 11
25 Sep 2021Chumly's Last CallGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 3
19 Sep 20212021 Gosport RegattaGremlinHandicapSkipper4th / 8
27 Jul 20212021 PHRF Tuesday Night 2nd Half Summer SeriesGremlinHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
10 Jul 2021Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2021GremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 12
25 May 20212021 PHRF Tuesday Night 1st Half Summer SeriesGremlinHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
26 Sep 2020Chumly's Last CallGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 7
20 Sep 20202020 Gosport RegattaGremlinHandicapSkipper7th / 8
12 Sep 2020Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2020GremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 16
16 Jun 20202020 PHRF Tuesday Night SeriesGremlinHandicapSkipper1st / 10
6 Jul 2019Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2019DefiantHandicapSkipper1st / 14
7 Jul 2018Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2018DefiantHandicapSkipper1st / 15
8 Jul 2017Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2017DefiantHandicapSkipper1st / 9
24 Sep 20162016 Gosport RegattaDefiantHandicapSkipper1st / 7
9 Jul 2016Commodore's Cup Summer Series 2016DefiantHandicapSkipper1st / 14
26 Sep 20152015 Gosport RegattaDefiantHandicapSkipper7th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: 120 (±222).Crew rating across all classes: 29 (±249). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.