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Sailor · 2017–2026

Bill Kitchens

fbyc ThistlePHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
72

228 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 72

Podium rate
18%

13 top-three finishes

Typically beats
34%

of boats faced (range 32%–36%, 1,089 boats)

Best class ranking
#313

Helm in Flying Scot · rating 70

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Peter Grimm

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Peter Grimm & Karin Olsen Campia

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Karin Olsen Campia

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Lauren Blanchard

Feb 2018 – Mar 2025 · 15 events

Nemesis
William Lawson

8–68 head to head in 76 races

Rival
John Gilmour

22–25 in 47 races

Best day
5 Aug 2023

2-1-1 · Jere Dennison Legacy Regatta

Signature result
1st of 7

OS Winter 2 / Closing Day Regatta / Oyster Roast · PHRF handicap · 31 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Peter Grimm — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Lauren Blanchard · 3719, Bill Kitchens, Flight Risk, Meltemi · Blue Van Dyke, Handicap, Soling, Thistle 15events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 62 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 4th · Feb 2018 – Mar 2025
  • Karin Olsen Campia · Goody Hallet, GOODY HALLET, Meltemi · Blue Van Dyke, Soling 8events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 13% win rate · 1 of 27 races won Beat 40% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
  • Stephen Koulogianes · 3719, Bill Kitchens, Flight Risk · Handicap, Thistle 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 26 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 21st · Feb 2018 – Mar 2025
  • Peter Grimm · Goody Hallet, GOODY HALLET · Soling 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 11 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Erin Kitchens · Flight Risk · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Brad Brown · 3719 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
  • Spencer Bauer · Flight Risk · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 9th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
  • Catherine Cotell · Symmetry · J/22 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Ezra Kirshenbaum · 3719 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
  • Rafael Pedicini · 3719 · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

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

Rating history

-283-5617120182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 72

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Oct 2026OS Winter 2 / Closing Day Regatta / Oyster RoastGabriellePHRF handicapSkipper1st / 7
24 Oct 2026OS Winter 1GabrielleHandicapSkipper3rd / 13
10 Oct 2026OS Fall OpenGabriellePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 4
12 Sep 2026Distance 4 - WolftrapGabriellePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
4 Sep 20262026 Stingray Light RaceGabrielleHandicapSkipper4th / 6
4 Sep 202632nd Annual Stingray Point RegattaGabrielleHandicapSkipper3rd / 6
15 Aug 2026Summer Seabreeze 2 / ILCA Summer Regatta311Melges 15Skipper4th / 8
31 Jul 20264th Annual Rescue Regatta 2026GabrielleHandicapSkipper7th / 28
7 Jun 20262026 MADR - MID BAY SERIES - NA PHRF Plus ratingsGabriellePHRF handicapSkipper19th / 27
7 Jun 2026Cut Channel Race - Distance 1GabriellePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 5
16 May 2026OS Spring OpenGabriellePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 5
21 Mar 2026Orange Peel 2026Flight RiskThistleSkipper21st / 25
1 Jan 20262026 Soling North American ChampionshipGOODY HALLETSolingCrew15th / 17
1 Jan 20262026 Soling Summer SeriesGoody HalletSolingCrew1st / 7
8 Nov 2025OS Winter 3 OffshoreShadowfaxHandicapSkipper4th / 5
28 Sep 2025OS Fall 2 OffshoreShadowfaxPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
13 Sep 2025OS Fall 1 OffshoreShadowfaxPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 5
30 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Point RegattaShadowfaxPHRF handicapSkipper7th / 9
29 Aug 202531st Annual Stingray Light RaceShadowfaxPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
29 Aug 2025FBYC - SHADOW SCORE - FRIDAYShadowfaxHandicapSkipper34th / 36
25 Jul 20253rd ANNUAL RESCUE REGATTAShadowfaxHandicapSkipper13th / 35
19 Jul 202586th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTAAntonioFlying ScotSkipper3rd / 13
4 Jul 2025JULY 4th LONG DISTANCE RACE & COOKOUTFlight RiskPortsmouth handicapSkipper11th / 26
7 Jun 2025OD Spring 4 One-DesignRivordanceFlying ScotSkipper6th / 9
25 May 2025Open House Regatta & PartyShadowfaxHandicapSkipper8th / 20

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 155, #24,840.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 171, #18,246. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.