Sailor · 2014–2023

KC McGovern

grand rapids yacht club Laser Laser Radial PHRF handicap

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Events: 9
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 22%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #836

Nemesis: Chad Coberly
Best day: 7 Aug 2021
Signature result: 3rd of 19

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Steve Jones · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Murphy Wynsma · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Henry Swain · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Eric Wynsma · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Scott Jacobson · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Chad Hough · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Matt Dobrowolski · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019
Ella Wynsma · Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

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Rating history

Event history · 9

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
28 Sep 2023	2023 ILCA Masters North American Championship	KC McGovern	Laser Radial	Skipper	25th / 38
5 Aug 2023	2023 ILCA US National Championships	KC McGovern	Laser	Skipper	29th / 45
13 Jul 2023	ILCA Great Lakes Master Championship	KC McGovern	Laser	Skipper	18th / 43
7 Aug 2021	2021 ILCA-NA Laser No Coast Championship	212607	Laser	Skipper	3rd / 15
30 Jul 2020	2020 ILCA-NA Laser No Coast Championship	212607	Laser	Skipper	17th / 28
1 Aug 2019	90th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	170727	Laser	Other	3rd / 19
27 Jul 2019	2019 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Usual Suspects	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 7
2 Aug 2018	89th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	Always Suspect	Laser	Other	8th / 14
30 Jul 2014	85th Western Michigan Yachting Association Championship Regatta	170727	Laser	Other	11th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	144 provisional	#25704 band 14126–43246	—
Laser Helm	161 provisional	#836 band 444–1424	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser Radial · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -8
All classes · Crew · 2 races, 1 event · rating 1

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 55%
As crew	1 events	0 wins	beats 17%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+12 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	55%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	43%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Steve Jones	38	34–4
Chad Coberly	24	3–21
John Morreale	22	12–10
Jno Disch	22	6–16
Ron Sherry	22	15–7
Isaac Kremers	21	11–10
Leigh Savage	19	8–11
Jason Vanderground	17	12–5
Rob Koci	17	3–14
William Lawson	17	6–11
Sam Ralston	16	7–9
Rob Hallawell	16	1–15

Most-beaten opponent: Steve Jones (34–4).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2023	3	44%
2021	1	86%
2020	1	41%
2019	2	53%
2018	1	46%
2014	1	44%

Boats

KC McGovern · Laser Radial, Laser · 3 events · 2023
212607 · Laser · 2 events · 2020–2021
170727 · Laser · 2 events · 2014–2019
Usual Suspects · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
Always Suspect · Laser · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 3 events
Whitehall, MI, USA · 2 events
Newport, RI · 1 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 1 events
Muskegon, MI, USA · 1 events
Chicago, IL · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 144, #25,704.Crew rating across all classes: 1. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.