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Sailor · 2009–2026

Bill Kast

noyc A CatHandicapHobie 17

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Events
105

702 races · 114 race wins

Win rate
20%

20% win rate · 21 of 105

Podium rate
48%

50 top-three finishes

Typically beats
65%

of boats faced (range 63%–67%, 1,649 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in A Cat · rating 309

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Rich McVeigh

17–102 head to head in 119 races

Rival
Bobby Orr

132–94 in 228 races

Best day
9 Jun 2013

17-6-2-1-2-2-17-3-3-2-4-1-4 · 2013 Hobie 17 North American Championships

Signature result
1st of 20

Bluster On The Bay · A Cat · 14 Jan 2022

Partnerships · 1 sailors

  • Jesse Stevenson · Bill Kast · Hobie 16 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2025 – Sep 2025

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

Rating history

-56160375201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 105

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Carl Miller Fall Regatta 2026232HandicapSkipper1st / 10
21 Aug 2026Bristol A-Cat RegattaBill KastA CatSkipper3rd / 12
15 Aug 2026Sandy Hook Regatta232Aclass ClassicSkipper1st / 6
18 Jul 20262026 Admiral Byrd RegattaBill KastA CatSkipper1st / 6
10 Jul 20262026 Newport Regattajonezin2sailHandicapSkipper3rd / 46
20 Jun 2026Summer One Design Regatta 2026Bill KastA CatSkipper1st / 8
19 Jun 202688th Annual Down River Race 2026Bill KastHandicapSkipper4th / 29
13 Jun 2026Hobie Div 11 Season Points Regatta232HandicapSkipper2nd / 3
14 May 2026MADCATTER 50 and Hobie Reunion10814716 ASkipper26th / 43
2 May 202653rd Gunpowder Points Regatta and Hobie 14 Division 11 ChampionshipBill KastA CatSkipper1st / 3
25 Apr 2026WRSC Spring Regatta 2026232HandicapSkipper5th / 6
27 Mar 20262026 A-Cat Spring Regatta232A-Cat ClassicSkipper7th / 28
28 Feb 2026Fleet Captains RegattaBill KastA CatSkipper4th / 19
21 Feb 20262026 Sarasota Bay Multihull Regatta A Cat and Nacra232A CatSkipper1st / 10
27 Jan 2026A-Cat Midwinter Championship 2026Bill KastA CatSkipper13th / 42
24 Jan 2026Bluster Regatta232A CatSkipper2nd / 13
31 Oct 2025Hilton Head Multi Hull 50th Anniversary Beach RegattaNoneHobie 16Skipper18th / 36
25 Oct 2025Carl Miller Fall Regatta 2025232HandicapSkipper5th / 5
11 Oct 20252025 Hobie Fleet 106 FC Regatta108147Hobie 16Skipper5th / 11
27 Sep 20252025 HOBIE16 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP108147Hobie 16Skipper32nd / 69
20 Sep 20252025 Lavallette Hobie RegattaBill KastHobie 16Skipper5th / 6
13 Sep 2025R.P.S.A. 65th Annual Fall Multihull Regatta-Hobie 16Skipper1st / 12
30 Aug 202596th Annual Labor Day Weekend Regatta232HandicapSkipper3rd / 5
16 Aug 2025Sandy Hook Regatta108147Hobie 16Skipper7th / 9
19 Jul 20252025 Hobie Barnegat Breezer Points Regatta108147Hobie 16Skipper6th / 7

Helm rating across all classes: 367, #6,192. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.