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Sailor · 2011–2026

Kirk Newkirk

pbyc pyc HandicapPHRF handicapHobie Wave

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Events
77

175 races · 25 race wins

Win rate
18%

18% win rate · 14 of 77

Podium rate
69%

53 top-three finishes

Typically beats
63%

of boats faced (range 60%–67%, 561 boats)

Best class ranking
#47

Helm in Hobie Wave · rating 162

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Tom Whitehurst

8–34 head to head in 43 races

Rival
Stephen Nichols

39–30 in 70 races

Best day
4 Apr 2014

3-3-3-4-2-4-2-3-4-2 · 2014 Hobie Mid-Winters East

Signature result
1st of 9

Valentine's Regatta · Handicap · 8 Feb 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Tom Whitehust · Whitelightnin · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2026 – Jun 2026
  • Pat Patterson · Belafonte · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • Andrew McMillan · Belafonte · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017
  • David Johnson · Belafonte · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jun 2017 – Jun 2017

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

Rating history

016933720122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 77

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Jun 20262026 Navy CupWhitelightninHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
16 May 2026Sea Buoy RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
25 Apr 2026C C #2WhitelightninHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
14 Mar 2026Maxine #3WhitelightninHandicapSkipper5th / 12
28 Feb 2026Maxine #1 CC#1WhitelightninHandicapSkipper4th / 15
17 Jan 2026Frostbite RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper2nd / 7
25 Oct 2025WFORC 2025WhitelightninJ/80Skipper3rd / 4
1 Mar 2025Maxine 1WhitelightninHandicapSkipper6th / 7
22 Feb 20252025 Frostbite RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper1st / 8
8 Feb 2025Valentine's RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper1st / 9
16 Nov 2024Big Mouth RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper2nd / 10
26 Oct 2024WFORCWhitelightninPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
5 Oct 20242024 Lost Bay RegattaWHITELIGHTNENHandicapSkipper3rd / 4
28 Sep 2024Whit Johnson Regatta/Commodore's Cup #4/Pensacola Bay Championship #11WHITELIGHTNENHandicapSkipper1st / 5
20 Apr 20242024 American Cancer Society & Fiesta Pensacola RegattaWHITELIGHTNINHandicapSkipper2nd / 9
16 Mar 20242024 MAXINE SERIES REGATTA #3WHITELIGHTNENPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 9
8 Mar 2024Maxine #2 Regatta - Racing ClassWhitelightninHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
2 Mar 2024Maxine #1/Commodore's Cup #1/Pensacola Bay Championship #3WHITELIGHTNINHandicapSkipper1st / 8
10 Feb 2024Valentine's RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper5th / 7
3 Feb 2024Frostbite RegattaWhitelightninHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
28 Oct 20232023 West Florida Open Race Challenge - PHRF, One-Design, Hobie WaveWhiteLightninPHRF handicapOther2nd / 5
7 Oct 20232023 Lost Bay RegattaWHITELIGHTNINHandicapSkipper1st / 3
27 May 20232023 MAXINE SERIES REGATTA #3 (Rescheduled)WHITELIGHTNINHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
20 May 20232023 Valentines Regatta redoWhitelightninHandicapSkipper3rd / 9
20 May 2023Maxine #2 RegattaWHITELIGHTNINHandicapSkipper1st / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 317, #8,851.Crew rating across all classes: 47. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.