Sailor · 2009–2024

Kevin Mehaffey

cyc T-10 ORC handicap Sonar

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Events: 24
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 8%
Typically beats: 46%
Best class ranking: #54

Biggest lift: David Imrem
Longest-running crew: Stan Mehaffey
Nemesis: Brian Kaczor
Rival: Jeff Wittenberg
Best day: 8 Jun 2012
Signature result: 4th of 24

Partnerships · 24 sailors

Stan Mehaffey · Talisman · Handicap, Non-CYC Tartan Ten, T-10 9events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 15 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2013 – Jun 2015
David Imrem · Talisman · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Brian Mehaffey · Talisman · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Jake McCrary · Talisman · T-10 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2017
Kathy Rojahn · Talisman · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
Alina Chu · Talisman · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Adam McClain · Talisman · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Chris Simmons · Talisman · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Stanley Mehaffey · Talisman · T-10 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2017
John Schellenbach · Mutiny · T-10 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 24

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
22 Aug 2024	2024 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta and T10 North Americans	Mutiny	T-10	Switch Flipper	14th / 24
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Talisman DS	ORC handicap	Skipper	6th / 15
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Talisman	T-10	Other	13th / 26
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Talisman	T-10	Other	15th / 21
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Talisman	T-10	Other	9th / 24
10 May 2014	2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	3rd / 6
10 May 2014	2014 Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Spring Series	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	3rd / 6
9 Mar 2014	2014 Spring Frostbite Series	1	Sonar	Skipper	5th / 5
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Talisman	T-10	Other	17th / 31
22 May 2013	2013 Belmont Beer Can Series	Talisman	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 7
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - A Series/Full Season Registration	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	10th / 16
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - B Series/Full Season Registration	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	12th / 15
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - C Series/Full Season Registration	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	11th / 16
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Season Championship	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	14th / 16
18 May 2013	Racing Yacht Fleets Series - Summer Series/Full Season Registration	Talisman	Non-CYC Tartan Ten	Skipper	18th / 20
29 Sep 2012	2012 Chicago Yacht Club Racing Yacht Fleets Series	Talisman	T-10	Other	7th / 20
8 Jun 2012	SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHICAGO NOOD REGATTA	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	12th / 31
30 May 2012	2012 Chicago Yacht Club Beer Can Series - Belmont	Talisman	T-10	Other	4th / 7
17 Sep 2011	2011 Sheldon Clark Regatta	Talisman	T-10	Other	15th / 20
19 Aug 2011	2011 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Talisman	T-10	Other	10th / 22
10 Jun 2011	SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHICAGO NOOD REGATTA	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	19th / 33
4 Jun 2011	2011 Chicago Yacht Club Racing Yacht Fleets Series	Talisman	T-10	Other	4th / 24
1 Jun 2011	2011 Chicago Yacht Club Beer Can Series - Belmont	Talisman	T-10	Other	4th / 8
14 Jun 2009	2009 Columbia Yacht Club COLORS Regatta	Talisman	T-10	Skipper	9th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	151 provisional	#24768 band 16954–35187	—
T-10 Helm	170 provisional	#54 band 36–73	−2.7

3 more classes, not yet ranked

T-10 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -75
All classes · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -145
Sonar · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -19

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	23 events	0 wins	beats 44%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 44%

Positions: Switch Flipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	58%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	41%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Schellenbach	70	25–45
Mark Croll	58	17–40
Brian Kaczor	57	11–46
Ken Colbert	56	34–21
David Finlay	52	51–1
Lou Jacob	51	12–39
Martin Plonus	50	14–36
Tim Rathbun	49	12–37
Steven Fink	47	46–1
Jeff Wittenberg	46	19–27
Ray Douglas	43	17–26
Nancy Snyder	42	10–31

Most-beaten opponent: David Finlay (51–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2024	1	44%
2017	2	58%
2016	1	30%
2015	1	65%
2014	3	40%
2013	7	26%
2012	3	61%
2011	5	54%
2009	1	33%

Boats

Talisman · T-10, Handicap, Non-CYC Tartan Ten · 21 events · 2009–2017
Mutiny · T-10 · 1 events · 2024
Talisman DS · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2017
1 · Sonar · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 12 events
Chicago, IL · 9 events
Hosted by Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, IL · 1 events
Middletown, RI · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 151, #24,768.Crew rating across all classes: -145. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.