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Sailor · 2014–2026

Gavin Ball

hawaii kai boat club WaszpOpen BicHandicap

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Events
25

230 races · 54 race wins

Win rate
24%

24% win rate · 6 of 25

Podium rate
48%

12 top-three finishes

Typically beats
88%

of boats faced (90%: 86%–89%, 1,132 boats)

Best class ranking
#1

Helm in Waszp · rating 726

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Max Roth

1–19 head to head in 20 races

Rival
Kanoa Pick

20–23 in 43 races

Best day
15 Mar 2017

1-3-2-1-3-8-3-2-1-3-1-3-8-7 · 2017 O'Pen Bic North American Championhips · about 1 in 370,063,612,045,645 by chance

Signature result
1st of 79

2017 O'Pen Bic North American Championhips · OPen Bics · 15 Mar 2017

Partnerships · 8 sailors

  • Alexandre Grognuz · NTFM · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Zachary Severson · Nina · International 14 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Apr 2025 – Apr 2025
  • Lynsi Gibbons · Synergy Sailing · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 30th · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • JP Lattanzi · Sail America · 69F 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Ben Mercer · Synergy Sailing · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 30th · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Travis Morgan · Synergy Sailing · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 30th · Nov 2025 – Nov 2025
  • Siméo Vollmer · NTFM · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 94% of the fleet together · best 24th · Jun 2024 – Jun 2024
  • Pearl Lattanzi · Sail America · 69F 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 12 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Mar 2022 – Mar 2022

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

Rating history

0422843201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 25

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
16 Sep 20262026 Championship of ChampionsGavin BallE ScowSkipper5th / 20
20 Dec 20252025 WASZP MidwintersMaloloWaszpSkipper1st / 14
14 Nov 20252025 Melges24 Nationals - Bushwhacker CupSynergy SailingMelges 24Tactician30th / 38
2 May 20252025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - AnnapolisMaloloWaszpSkipper1st / 16
24 Apr 20252025 I-14 Pacific Rim ChampionshipNinaInternational 14Crew9th / 16
18 Apr 20252025 WASZP and WING Hawaii State Championships, IQ Foil class regattaMaloloWaszpSkipper1st / 16
6 Aug 2024WASZP Games 2024MaloloWASZP 8.2Skipper9th / 140
3 Aug 2024Norgesmesterskap WASZP og iQFOILmaloloWaszpSkipper19th / 105
15 Jun 2024Bol d'Or MirabaudNTFMHandicapCrew24th / 399
27 May 2024WASZP HI State Championships 2024MaloloHandicapSkipper1st / 7
27 Mar 2024WASZP Americas ChampionshipMaloloWaszpSkipper2nd / 33
27 Mar 2024WASZP Slalom Races 1-3MaloloWaszpSkipper2nd / 32
22 Mar 2024WASZP US National ChampionshipMaloloWaszpSkipper5th / 33
15 Dec 2022Waszp USA Midwinter ChampionshipGavin BallWaszpSkipper2nd / 22
16 Mar 2022WASZP America'sGavin BallWaszpCrew9th / 31
9 Mar 20222022 Bacardi Cup Invitational RegattaSail America69FOther3rd / 3
12 Jul 20192019 29er US National ChampionshipUSA 92829erSkipper9th / 19
2 Jul 2019Hawaii Jr Olympic Festival Days 1 - 2 - Area H Singlehanded Area Junior ChampionshiptbdLaser RadialSkipper3rd / 20
5 Jul 2018Hawaii Jr Olympic Festival Days 1 - 2 - Area H Singlehanded Area Junior ChampionshiptbdLaser RadialSkipper3rd / 12
17 Jun 2017The America's Cup Endeavour - Half-Time ShowBoat 110849Open BicSkipper4th / 32
15 Jun 2017The America's Cup EndeavourBoat 109189Open BicSkipper9th / 32
15 Mar 20172017 O'Pen Bic North American ChampionhipsGavin Ball 50OPen BicsSkipper1st / 79
13 Aug 20162016 Keith Dinsmoor Trophy Regatta7205HandicapOther1st / 6
21 Aug 20152015 Keith Dinsmoor Trophy Regatta7205Open BicOther4th / 8
12 Sep 20142014 Keith Dinsmoor Trophy Regatta3175Open BicOther6th / 24

Helm rating across all classes: 766 (±170), #188.Crew rating across all classes: 120 (±171), #24,311. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.