Sailor · 2011–2025

Kenneth Smith

ucisa J/70 Handicap VX One

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Events: 30
Win rate: 7%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 17%
Best class ranking: #105

Most successful partnership: Ross Watanabe
Biggest lift: Ross Watanabe
Longest-running crew: Ross Watanabe
Nemesis: Ian Maccini
Signature result: 1st of 6

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ross Watanabe — 2 wins · 2 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Ross Watanabe · MILI’APA · Harbor 20 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 6 of 43 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+52 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
Brian Barrett · iZula, Nobodies Business · IRC handicap, J/70, VX One 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 20 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−15 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2011 – Sep 2016
Cameron Smith · Polaris · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 19% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jul 2021 – Jul 2023
Lynn Smith · iZula, Late Life Crisis · J/70, VX One 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 22 races won Beat 9% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 21st · Jan 2015 – Sep 2016
Bob Hill · Sundance · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jul 2017
Tony Duarte · Sundance · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Kathy Angelidis · Nobodies Business · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2011 – Aug 2011
John Lawless · Nobodies Business · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2011 – Aug 2011
Jenn Suba · Nobodies Business · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2011 – Aug 2011
Corbo Corbishley · Late Life Crisis · J/70 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 47th · Jan 2015 – Jan 2015

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 30

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
7 Aug 2025	Twilights August - NHYC	MILI’APA	Harbor 20	Crew	5th / 10
3 Jul 2025	Twilights July - NHYC	MILI’APA	Harbor 20	Crew	4th / 9
12 Jun 2025	Twilights June - NHYC	MILI’APA	Harbor 20	Crew	1st / 6
8 May 2025	Twilights May - NHYC	MILI’APA	Harbor 20	Crew	1st / 4
31 Jul 2024	Twilights August - NHYC	MILI’APA	Harbor 20	Crew	8th / 12
5 Jun 2024	Mauni Elliott	Elleanor Creesy	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 8
8 Jul 2023	S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 4
9 Jul 2022	55th Annual S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 5
10 Jul 2021	54th Annual S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 4
15 Dec 2019	2019-2020 Sarasota Viper & VX One Winter Series	iZula	VX One	Skipper	32nd / 32
21 Sep 2019	2019 VX One North American Championship	iZula	VX One	Other	34th / 36
6 Jul 2019	2019 Newport Regatta	iZula	VX One	Other	10th / 10
26 Apr 2019	2019 Carolina Spring Regatta	iZula	VX One	Skipper	8th / 8
12 Apr 2019	2019 Sperry Charleston Race Week	iZula	VX One	Other	28th / 30
7 Jul 2018	2018 Newport Regatta	iZula	VX One	Other	9th / 9
15 Jul 2017	2017 Lake Ontario 300 Challenge presented by driveHG	Sundance	PHRF handicap	Grinder	5th / 9
8 Jul 2017	2017 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 9
23 Sep 2016	2016 VX One North American Championship	iZula	VX One	Skipper	21st / 22
9 Jul 2016	2016 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 11
3 Jun 2016	2016 Susan Hood Trophy Race	Sundance	PHRF handicap	Grinder	3rd / 8
4 Mar 2015	2015 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week	iZula	J/70	Other	41st / 45
21 Jan 2015	Quantum Key West Race Week 2015	Late Life Crisis	J/70	Headsail Trimmer	47th / 54
13 Dec 2014	2014/2015 Quantum J 70 Winter Series 1	iZula	J/70	Other	40th / 47
25 Oct 2014	J/70 Fall Brawl	iZula	J/70	Skipper	30th / 32
12 Jul 2014	2014 S.S. Crocker Memorial Race	Polaris	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 10

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-357 provisional	#82054 band 80752–82339	—
All classes Crew	39 provisional	#37040 band 27005–47159	—
Harbor 20 Crew	-17 provisional	#105 band 83–120	+20
VX One Helm	-399 provisional	#224 band 223–224	−16.3
J/70 Helm	-272 provisional	#1297 band 1207–1336	−13.5

1 more class, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -69

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	21 events	0 wins	beats 15%
As crew	9 events	2 wins	beats 58%

Positions: Grinder (3) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	±0 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−1 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	44%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	9%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	40%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
John Gottwald	29	4–25
Catharine Evans	28	7–21
Bob Maccini	28	1–25
Chris Hill	27	9–18
Ian Maccini	27	0–27
Marty McKenna	26	7–19
Cole Allsopp	26	1–25
Joel Ronning	26	0–26
Peter Firey	26	7–18
Ashley Maltempo	25	3–22
David Ullman	25	2–23
Jenn Wulff	24	0–24

Most-beaten opponent: Taz Coffey (11–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	4	2	80%
2024	2	0	25%
2023	1	0	0%
2022	1	0	25%
2021	1	0	33%
2019	5	0	3%
2018	1	0	0%
2017	2	0	50%
2016	3	0	39%
2015	2	0	11%
2014	4	0	23%
2013	3	0	14%
2011	1	0	29%

Boats

iZula · VX One, J/70 · 14 events · 2013–2019
Polaris · Handicap · 6 events · 2014–2023
MILI’APA · Harbor 20 · 5 events · 2024–2025
Sundance · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2016–2017
Elleanor Creesy · Handicap · 1 events · 2024
Late Life Crisis · J/70 · 1 events · 2015
Nobodies Business · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Newport Beach, CA · 5 events
Manchester Yacht Club · 3 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · 2 events
North Charleston, SC, USA · 2 events
Final Results · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: -357 (±193), #82,054.Crew rating across all classes: 39 (±134), #37,040. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.