Sailor · 2015–2026

Eric Kessler

eastport yacht club J/105 PHRF handicap Cal 25

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Events: 15
Win rate: 27%
Podium rate: 40%
Typically beats: 45%
Best class ranking: #687

Most successful partnership: Sarah Isbell
Best trio: Sean Rogers & Scott Medeiros
Longest-running crew: Jamie Gregory
Nemesis: David McKee
Best day: 3 May 2024
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 44 sailors

Most successful partnership: Sarah Isbell — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jamie Gregory · Dragonfly, One Love · J/105, J/30, PHRF handicap 10events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 25 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−31 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Gregg Sunshine · Dragonfly, One Love · J/105, J/30, PHRF handicap 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 2 of 23 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−38 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Sean Rogers · Dragonfly, One Love · J/105, J/30 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 3 of 22 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−27 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Scott Medeiros · Dragonfly, One Love · J/105, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Jennifer Moeller · Dragonfly · J/105 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Courtney Winans · Dragonfly, One Love · J/105, J/30 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−55 vs. without) · best 4th · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Sarah Isbell · Dragonfly, Fahrvergnuggen, One Love · Cal 25, J/105, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2024 – Oct 2025
Lisa Cottely · Fahrvergnugen, Fahrvergnuggen · Cal 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2024
Americo Cottely · Fahrvergnugen, Fahrvergnuggen · Cal 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2024
Alisa Finney · Fahrvergnugen, Fahrvergnuggen · Cal 25 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 10 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – Sep 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Sep 2026	2026 Hospice Cup XLV	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 9
12 Sep 2026	2026 Navy Fall Race to Oxford	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 4
5 Sep 2026	2026 Labor Day Invitational	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	11th / 12
22 Aug 2026	2026 A2C Lighthouse Challenge	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 3
10 Jul 2026	2026 Boomerang Race	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
20 Jun 2026	2026 One-Design Classic	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	10th / 14
13 Jun 2026	2026 Maryland Cures Cancer Regatta	Dragonfly	J/105	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 11
18 Oct 2025	2025 J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship	Dragonfly	J/105	Other	20th / 20
24 May 2025	2025 Annapolis to Miles River Race	One Love	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 5
2 May 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	One Love	J/30	Other	4th / 5
27 Sep 2024	2024 Cal 25 National Championship	Fahrvergnugen	Cal 25	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 13
3 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	Fahrvergnuggen	Cal 25	Bow	1st / 6
23 Oct 2022	2022 J/35 North American Championship	Dean's List	J/35	Grinder	6th / 9
17 Aug 2018	2018 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Warrior	IRC handicap	Grinder	3rd / 13
4 Jun 2015	2015 Annapolis - Newport Race	Sea Dacha	PHRF handicap	Owner	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	175 provisional	#17730 band 11049–27533	—
J/105 Crew	53 provisional	#687 band 406–980	+8.1

4 more classes, not yet ranked

Cal 25 · Crew · 10 races, 2 events · rating 100
J/30 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating 0
J/35 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 31
Full-size sailing · Helm · 1 race, 1 event · rating 31

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	1 wins	beats 100%
As crew	14 events	3 wins	beats 54%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (8) · Grinder (2) · Bow (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+11 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	34%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Richard Hinds	12	8–3
David McKee	12	1–10
John Kircher	12	6–5

Most-beaten opponent: Richard Hinds (8–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	7	2	55%
2025	3	0	25%
2024	2	1	83%
2022	1	0	38%
2018	1	0	83%
2015	1	1	100%

Boats

Dragonfly · J/105 · 8 events · 2025–2026
One Love · PHRF handicap, J/30 · 2 events · 2025
Fahrvergnugen · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2024
Fahrvergnuggen · Cal 25 · 1 events · 2024
Dean's List · J/35 · 1 events · 2022
Warrior · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2018
Sea Dacha · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Annapolis, MD, USA · 11 events
Newport, RI, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
Annapolis, MD · 1 events
St Michaels, MD, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 175, #17,730.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 31. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.