Sailor · 2018–2026

Kurt Wintheiser

minnetonka yacht club A Scow E Scow S2 7.9

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 26%
Best class ranking: #174

Longest-running crew: Jonathan McDonagh
Nemesis: Tom Burton
Best day: 13 Sep 2024
Signature result: 2nd of 5

Partnerships · 18 sailors

Jonathan McDonagh · Encounter · A Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
Howard Noreen · Encounter · A Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
Erin McDonagh · Encounter · A Scow 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 21 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
Ben O'Laughlin · Encounter · A Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 16 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2026
Heather Fraser · Encounter · A Scow 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−34 vs. without) · best 4th · Aug 2022 – May 2026
Matt Resch · Encounter · A Scow 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 12th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2026
Eric Doyle · Encounter · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Gretchen Wilbrandt · Encounter · A Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together · best 15th · Aug 2018 – Aug 2022
Ben Garber · Encounter · A Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together · best 18th · Aug 2023 – Aug 2023
Hans Vroege · Dutch Draw · E Scow 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 26th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Aug 2026	2026 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	12th / 21
9 Jul 2026	2026 ILYA E Scow Invitational Regatta	Dutch Draw	E Scow	Crew	26th / 38
12 May 2026	A Scow 2026 Club Racing	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	4th / 4
13 May 2025	A Scow 2025 Club Racing	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	5th / 6
13 Sep 2024	2024 Star of the North	Tuesday	S2 7.9	Skipper	2nd / 5
15 Aug 2023	2023 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	18th / 20
16 Aug 2022	2022 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	21st / 23
12 Aug 2018	2018 ILYA Annual Championship Regatta — A Scow	Encounter	A Scow	Crew	15th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-74 provisional	#54355 band 41394–61766	—
A Scow Crew	-151 provisional	#174 band 150–180	−4.7

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 127
S2 7.9 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 119
E Scow · Crew · 3 races, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 75%
As crew	7 events	0 wins	beats 20%

How they race

Closer	−2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	32%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Ben Burgum	20	4–15
Hans Zinn	18	5–13
Tom Burton	16	2–14
Vincent Porter	12	1–11
Charlie Allen	12	3–9

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	3	26%
2025	1	20%
2024	1	75%
2023	1	11%
2022	1	9%
2018	1	22%

Boats

Encounter · A Scow · 6 events · 2018–2026
Dutch Draw · E Scow · 1 events · 2026
Tuesday · S2 7.9 · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Minnetonka Yacht Club · 2 events
East Troy, WI · 2 events
Lake Minnetonka, Deephaven, MN · 1 events
Excelsior, MN · 1 events
Markesan, WI · 1 events
Wayzata, MN · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -74, #54,355.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 127. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.