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Sailor · 2019–2026

Will Keilty

royal nova scotia yacht squadron OptimistHandicap29er

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Events
28

213 races · 48 race wins

Win rate
21%

21% win rate · 6 of 28

Podium rate
32%

9 top-three finishes

Typically beats
80%

of boats faced (range 79%–81%, 2,870 boats)

Best class ranking
#132

Helm in Optimist · rating 646

Longest win streak
10

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Andi Kinnear

0–18 head to head in 18 races

Rival
Oliver Chin

28–25 in 54 races

Best day
31 Jul 2025

DNF-17-1-6-4-16-1-2-1-1-4-13 · 2025 Optimist US National Championship

Signature result
1st of 285

2024 Optimist National Championship · Optimist · 26 Jul 2024

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • John Keilty · KEILTY / KEILTY · 470 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 28th · Dec 2025 – Dec 2025
  • Sterling Ott · Will Keilty · 29er 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

03306602020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 28

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Aug 20262026 Sail Canada Youth ChampionshipsWill Keilty29erSkipper3rd / 15
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipWinnerOptimistSkipper14th / 319
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026WinnerOptimistSkipper23rd / 85
19 Dec 20252025 Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsKEILTY / KEILTY470Skipper28th / 28
7 Aug 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Youth InvitationalWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper18th / 111
31 Jul 20252025 Optimist US National ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper1st / 259
11 Jul 2025New Bedford Junior Regatta 2025Will KeiltyOptimistSkipper14th / 81
8 Mar 20252025 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper37th / 224
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper2nd / 141
19 Aug 20242024 Canadian Optimist Dinghy ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper13th / 90
12 Aug 20242024 Optimist New England ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper56th / 148
26 Jul 20242024 Optimist National ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper1st / 285
22 Jun 20242024 FBYC Annual Junior RegattaCAN1918OptimistSkipper4th / 60
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper115th / 212
21 Aug 2023Canadian Optimist Dinghy 2023 National ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper9th / 82
7 Aug 20232023 Optimist New England ChampionshipWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper101st / 169
5 Jul 2023Opti JamWilliam KeiltyHandicapSkipper1st / 25
26 May 2023Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaWill KeiltyOptimistSkipper1st / 19
18 Mar 20232023 MIAMI SAIL WEEK - YouthCAN1869OptimistSkipper61st / 98
7 Oct 20222022 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship (2023 TTQ)Will KeiltyOptimistSkipper18th / 105
22 Aug 20222022 Canadian Optimist ChampionshipsWill KeiltyHandicapSkipper4th / 100
27 Jul 2022LYC SAILFEST 2022William KeiltyOptimistSkipper1st / 47
5 Jul 2022Opti Jam 2022Will KeiltyOptimistSkipper26th / 26
9 Oct 2021CODA International Qualifier RCYC 2021/ ACVO Qualification Internationale RCYC 2021CAN1287OptimistSkipper21st / 56
30 Aug 20212021 Nova Scotia Optimist Provincial Championships1287OptimistSkipper3rd / 36

Helm rating across all classes: 584, #1,176. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.