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Sailor · 2006–2026

Don Kern

csc PHRF handicapHandicapFlying Scot

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Events
58

215 races · 30 race wins

Win rate
9%

9% win rate · 5 of 58

Podium rate
29%

17 top-three finishes

Typically beats
59%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 908 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Crew in Flying Scot · rating 190

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Paul Miller

2 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate

Biggest lift
Paul Miller

+17 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Greg Newsome

Jan 2017 – Mar 2022 · 17 events

Nemesis
George Conklin

4–36 head to head in 40 races

Rival
Carl Supancic

13–13 in 26 races

Best day
17 Jun 2024

1-2-6-5-2 · DRW 2024 - Overall Scoring

Signature result
1st of 12

State Fair Regatta · Flying Scot · 4 Oct 2024

Partnerships · 15 sailors

Most successful partnership: Paul Miller — 2 wins · 4 podiums in 9 events together · 22% win rate
  • Greg Newsome · Carlos, n/a, Sixty Nine · Handicap, J/24, PHRF handicap 17events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 59 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Mar 2022
  • Paul Miller · Paul Miller · Flying Scot 9events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 22% win rate · 4 of 29 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2024 – Jun 2026
  • Bryan Taylor · Sixty Nine · J/24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2020 – Mar 2022
  • David LeGrand · Fireball · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Chris Kern · Fireball · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Tom Miller · Ruckus · PHRF handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 4 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2020 – Jun 2020
  • Luke Fricke · Sixty Nine · J/24 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 6% of the fleet together · best 18th · Oct 2021 – Oct 2021
  • Jim Flyne · Fireball · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Steve Barron · Fireball · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 43% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Bob Kern · Fire Ball · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jun 2010 – Jun 2010

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

Rating history

-841072982007201020132016201920222025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 58

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
6 Sep 20262026 99th CYC Around the Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 8
29 Aug 2026NBYA Annual Regatta And Yacht Club ChallangesFireballHandicapSkipper8th / 12
10 Jun 20262026 Flying Scot North American ChampionshipPaul MillerFlying ScotCrew11th / 28
5 Jun 20262026 Off Soundings Club Spring SeriesFireballPHRF handicapCaptain9th / 14
27 May 20262026 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesFireballPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 9
16 May 20262026 Spring DinghyFestPaul MillerFlying ScotCrew1st / 2
18 Oct 2025Flying Scot Open House 2025Paul MillerFlying ScotCrew9th / 18
4 Oct 2025State Fair Regatta 2025Paul MillerFlying ScotCrew3rd / 12
27 Sep 20252025 George Griffith RegattaRented MulePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 3
7 Sep 2025NBYA FALL REGATTA COMBINED WITH THE YACHT CLUB CHALLENGEFireballHandicapSkipper8th / 17
31 Aug 20252025 98th CYC Around the Island RaceFireballPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
23 Jun 20252025 Flying Scot Open & Junior NAC'sPaul MillerFlying ScotCrew10th / 30
13 Jun 20252025 Off Soundings Spring SeriesFireballPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 11
4 Jun 20252025 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesFireballPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 8
17 May 20252025 Spring DinghyFestPaul MillerFlying ScotCrew7th / 19
3 May 2025CSC Commodore's Cup Regatta 2025Paul MillerFlying ScotCrew2nd / 10
16 Oct 2024Flying Scot Open HousePaul MillerFlying ScotCrew9th / 26
4 Oct 2024State Fair RegattaPaul MillerFlying ScotCrew1st / 12
17 Jun 2024DRW 2024 - Overall ScoringKatabaticHandicapSkipper3rd / 20
17 Jun 2024Dallas Race Week 2024KatabaticPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 10
12 Jun 20242024 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesFireballPHRF handicapOther6th / 8
9 Sep 20232023 NBYA Fall Regatta and Yacht Club ChallengeFireballPHRF handicapOther4th / 7
10 Jun 20232023 Off Soundings Spring SeriesFireballPHRF handicapOther12th / 12
31 May 20232023 Bristol Yacht Club Millard SeriesFireballPHRF handicapOther1st / 10
16 Sep 20222022 Off Soundings Fall SeriesFireballPHRF handicapOther4th / 10

Helm rating across all classes: 209, #17,657.Crew rating across all classes: 250, #10,849. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.