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Sailor · 2006–2026

Ken Taylor

austin yacht club J/22PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
105

347 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
1%

1% win rate · 1 of 105

Podium rate
17%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
23%

of boats faced (range 21%–25%, 1,114 boats)

Best class ranking
#488

Helm in J/22 · rating -68

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Ted Elliott

+1 point of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
RK Ambati

Jun 2025 – Jun 2026 · 5 events

Nemesis
Keith Zars

5–188 head to head in 193 races

Rival
Ben Kyzar

65–55 in 120 races

Best day
10 Aug 2022

2-1-1 · 2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week

Signature result
1st of 9

2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week · PHRF handicap · 10 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 16 sailors

  • RK Ambati · 6, Demitasse · PHRF handicap, Storm 18 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 9 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
  • Ted Elliott · Demitasse · PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 30% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 4th · Mar 2025 – Oct 2025
  • Lawrence Taylor · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Sonny Smith · Demitasse · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jun 2025 – Jul 2025
  • Savannah Taylor · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Howard d'Entremont · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Nick Williams · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 10 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Devon Smith · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Nicole Kushner · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
  • Achilles Dolhaine · Hard Eight · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

-425-170842007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 105

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Jun 2026Santa Fe Wednesday Night Racing Series 3DemitassePHRF handicapSkipper9th / 10
23 May 20262026 Commo. Juby Wynne Memorial One Design Regatta6Storm 18Skipper3rd / 7
1 Oct 2025Sweeney Restoration Wednesday Night Racing Series 6 CSNO Race WeekDemitassePHRF handicapCrew7th / 7
2 Jul 2025Lakeview Harbor Wednesday Night Racing Series 4DemitassePHRF handicapCrew8th / 9
18 Jun 2025Santa Fe Wednesday Night Racing Series 3DemitassePHRF handicapCrew7th / 10
12 Mar 2025Sala / JBs Wednesday Night Racing Series 1DemitassePHRF handicapCrew4th / 8
28 Jun 2024Gulfport to Pensacola RaceFais Do-DoHandicapSkipper5th / 6
29 May 2024Lamplighter Wednesday Night Racing Series 3DemitasePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 13
23 Aug 2023Hooters Wednesday Night Racing Series 5Fais Do-DoPHRF handicapSkipper10th / 11
16 Aug 20232023 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekHard EightPHRF handicapOther8th / 14
12 Jul 2023Lakeview Harbor Wednesday Night Racing Series 4DemitassePHRF handicapSkipper9th / 12
5 Jul 2023Wednesday Night Champagne RaceDemitassePHRF handicapSkipper6th / 8
30 Jun 2023Gulfport to Pensacola RaceFais Do-DoHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
10 Aug 20222022 Helly Hansen Chester Race WeekHard EightPHRF handicapOther1st / 9
19 Mar 20222022 Spring Keel Boat Club SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper7th / 7
16 Mar 2022Sala Wednesday Night Racing Series 1Fais Do-DoHandicapSkipper16th / 19
18 Sep 20212021 Fall Keel Boat Club Seriesfrankly scarletJ/22Skipper3rd / 6
19 Jun 20212021 Summer Keel Boat Club SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper5th / 5
2 Jun 2021WNR Series 3Fais Do-DoHandicapSkipper12th / 14
20 Mar 20212021 Spring Keel Boat Club SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper4th / 6
12 Dec 20202020-2021 Winter Keelboat Club SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper4th / 5
12 Sep 20202020 Fall Keel Boat Club SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper3rd / 7
26 Jun 20202020 Gulfport to Pensacola Race PHRF FleetFais Do-DoHandicapSkipper5th / 6
26 Jun 2020Gulfport to Pensacola RaceFais Do-DoHandicapSkipper4th / 6
14 Mar 20202020 Spring Keel Boat SeriesFrankly ScarletJ/22Skipper3rd / 7

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 41, #47,798.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 83, #31,167. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.