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Sailor · 2008–2024

Kay VanValkenburgh

none Viper 640HandicapILCA 7 (Laser)

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Events
33

207 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 33

Podium rate
15%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
47%

of boats faced (range 44%–50%, 730 boats)

Best class ranking
#188

Helm in Viper 640 · rating 52

Biggest lift
Karen Kingsbury

+11 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Nemesis
Dave Nickerson

24–83 head to head in 107 races

Rival
Cole Constantineau

51–47 in 99 races

Best day
28 Jul 2011

7-7-7-2-2-12-10-6-2 · SPERRY TOP-SIDER MARBLEHEAD NOOD REGATTA

Signature result
1st of 8

SPERRY TOP-SIDER MARBLEHEAD NOOD REGATTA · Viper 640 · 26 Jul 2012

Partnerships · 13 sailors

  • Karen Kingsbury · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 23 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 5th · Oct 2011 – Jul 2014
  • Brian Johansen · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
  • Bill Murry · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 13th · Oct 2011 – Oct 2011
  • Sirene Benali · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2018 – Jul 2018
  • Chip Terry · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 26th · Dec 2017 – Dec 2017
  • Marcelo Pereira · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 40th · Oct 2015 – Oct 2015
  • Roy Moss · El Toro · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 4th · Oct 2009 – Oct 2009
  • Karen Kingsburgy · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together · best 14th · Oct 2013 – Oct 2013
  • Ed Padin · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2014 – Jul 2014
  • Pauline Dowell · Lo.Qi · Viper 640 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 25% of the fleet together · best 40th · Oct 2015 – Oct 2015

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

Rating history

0107213200920122015201820212024Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Aug 2024Flip Flop RegattaKodiakHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
7 Sep 2022Fall Evening SeriesVicitanHandicapSkipper3rd / 7
6 Aug 2022Flip Flop RegattaVicitanHandicapSkipper8th / 8
25 Jul 20192019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadLo.QiViper 640Other7th / 8
26 Jul 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadLo.QiViper 640Other7th / 13
4 May 20182018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta AnnapolisLo.QiViper 640Skipper6th / 9
16 Mar 20182018 One Design Midwinter RegattaLo.QiViper 640Skipper21st / 24
16 Dec 20172017-2018 Sarasota Viper Winter SeriesLo.QiViper 640Skipper26th / 30
27 Jul 20172017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta MarbleheadLo.QiViper 640Other4th / 7
30 Sep 20162016 Masters US National Laser Championships175879ILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper68th / 82
26 Aug 20162016 ONE ChampionshipsLo QiViper 640Skipper8th / 17
30 Jul 2016Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2016Lo.QiViper 640Other3rd / 7
15 Oct 20152015 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipLo.QiViper 640Other40th / 53
25 Jul 2015Helly Hansen Marblehead NOOD Regatta 2015Lo.QiViper 640Other6th / 8
24 Jul 20142014 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaLo.QiViper 640Other5th / 16
7 Jun 2014Wickford Regatta 2014Lo.QiViper 640Skipper4th / 9
12 Oct 20132013 Heineken High Performance Dinghy OpenLo.QiViper 640Other14th / 29
26 Jul 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD RegattaLo.QiViper 640Other2nd / 6
19 Apr 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekLo.QiViper 640Other15th / 33
8 Mar 20132013 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekLo.QiViper 640Other11th / 25
6 Oct 20122012 Heineken High Performance Dinghy OpenLo.QiViper 640Other21st / 27
6 Sep 20122012 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipLo.QiViper 640Other28th / 44
26 Jul 2012SPERRY TOP-SIDER MARBLEHEAD NOOD REGATTALo.QiViper 640Skipper1st / 8
20 Apr 20122012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race WeekLo.QiViper 640Other19th / 40
7 Oct 20112011 Heineken High Performance Dinghy OpenLo.QiViper 640Other13th / 28

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 50, #42,947. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.