Sailor · 2012–2026

Ken Keefe

Possibly the same person: Ken Keefe (1982–1991, 3 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 5
Win rate: 20%
Podium rate: 80%
Typically beats: 64%
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Jim Swartz
Nemesis: Hap Fauth
Best day: 17 Jul 2015
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 43 sailors

Most successful partnership: Jim Swartz — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Jim Swartz · Vesper · IRC handicap, ORC handicap, TP52 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 7 of 22 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jun 2024
Ian Gordon · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Brock Callen · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Gavin Brady · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
Ben Beer · Vesper · IRC handicap, TP52 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2012 – Jul 2015
James Baxter · Vesper · IRC handicap 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 6 of 9 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
Wally Henry · Vesper · TP52 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Peter King · Vesper · TP52 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
Dewey Hines · Ocean Queen · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2019
Dave Beiling · Music · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 5

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2026	2026 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Music	Handicap	Handicaper	3rd / 5
15 Jun 2024	170th NYYC Annual Regatta	Vesper	ORC handicap	Runners	2nd / 4
12 Sep 2019	2019 Rolex Big Boat Series	Ocean Queen	ORC handicap	Other	3rd / 5
16 Jul 2015	2015 IRC East Coast Championship / Swan 42 Nationals	Vesper	IRC handicap	Runners	1st / 6
16 Jan 2012	Quantum Key West Race Week 2012	Vesper	TP52	Runners	4th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	270 provisional	#9692 band 5203–16937	—

1 more class, not yet ranked

TP52 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating 37

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	5 events	1 wins	beats 65%

Positions: Runners (3) · Handicaper (1)

How they race

Closer	+7 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−2 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Small fleets	65%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Austin Fragomen	18	13–5
Hap Fauth	13	6–7

Most-beaten opponent: Austin Fragomen (13–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	50%
2024	1	0	67%
2019	1	0	50%
2015	1	1	100%
2012	1	0	57%

Boats

Vesper · ORC handicap, IRC handicap, TP52 · 3 events · 2012–2024
Music · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
Ocean Queen · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2019

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Key West, FL, USA · 1 events
San Francisco, CA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 270, #9,692. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.