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Sailor · 2009–2026

Mark Kennedy

sbyc HandicapPHRF handicapORC handicap

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Events
187

558 races · 116 race wins

Win rate
12%

12% win rate · 23 of 187

Podium rate
41%

76 top-three finishes

Typically beats
66%

of boats faced (range 65%–67%, 4,860 boats)

Best class ranking
#1570

Helm in ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) · rating 157

Longest win streak
7

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Olly Gill

1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Olly Gill & Ross Kennedy

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

Biggest lift
Pearl Prisco

+9 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Pearl Prisco

Apr 2014 – Oct 2026 · 73 events

Nemesis
Daniel Thielman

8–58 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Stephen Madeira

44–47 in 91 races

Best day
1 Jan 2018

39-4-10-27-15-18-11-17-25-18-23 · 2018 Australian and Oceania Open Laser Championships: Laser Radial

Signature result
2nd of 149

GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACE · Handicap · 25 Oct 2026

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: Olly Gill — 1 wins · 1 podiums in 3 events together
  • Pearl Prisco · cento miglia, Cento Miglia, CentoMiglia, nuckelavee · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 73events 9 wins together · 32 podiums · 12% win rate · 61 of 262 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2014 – Oct 2026
  • Ross Kennedy · Cento Miglia, CENTO MIGLIA, Nuckelavee, NUCKELAVEE · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 24events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 8% win rate · 16 of 103 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−16 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Aug 2026
  • Brian Martin · Cento Miglia, Nuckelavee · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 29% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2017 – Aug 2026
  • Simon Ellis · Mojo, MOJO · Etchells, Handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 38 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 16th · Jan 2017 – Oct 2018
  • Tom Warren · Cento Miglia, Nuckelavee · ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 39 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(−44 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2018 – Sep 2023
  • Gerald Demeunynck · Nuckelavee · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 20% win rate · 6 of 40 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2021 – Nov 2024
  • Grant Kennedy · Nuckelavee · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 33 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2024
  • Madi Kennedy · Mojo · Etchells, Handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 24 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 33rd · Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Claudia McPherson · Nuckelavee · ORC handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 18% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2019 – Sep 2023
  • Olly Gill · Nuckelavee · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 6 of 19 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Nov 2024

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

Rating history

-69136341201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 188

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENuckelaveeHandicapSkipper2nd / 149
24 Oct 2026GREAT PUMPKIN 2026 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYNuckelaveePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
29 Aug 20262026 Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure RegattaNuckelaveeORC handicapCrew8th / 11
25 Jul 20262026 - The Encinal RegattaNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper1st / 5
26 Jun 2026Friday Night Summer Series 2026NuckelaveePHRF handicapSkipper4th / 4
30 May 20262026 - The YRA Spring BayNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper5th / 6
2 May 20262026 - The Great Vallejo RaceNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper2nd / 2
24 Apr 2026Friday Night Spring Series 2026NuckelaveePHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
8 Mar 2026BIG DADDY 2026 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENuckelaveeHandicapSkipper50th / 105
14 Feb 20262025-2026 Island Fever Midwinter SeriesNuckelaveeHandicapCrew1st / 6
1 Nov 20252025 - 2026 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaNUCKELAVEEPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 12
26 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENuckelaveeHandicapSkipper30th / 158
25 Oct 2025GREAT PUMPKIN 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYNuckelaveePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
14 Sep 2025Sommerregatta 3/2025, 4. Lauf StadtmeisterschaftJan BACKHAUSHandicapCrew17th / 19
12 Jul 20252025 - The Westpoint RegattaNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper1st / 7
22 Jun 2025Sommerregatta 2/2025, 2. Lauf StadtmeisterschaftJan BACKHAUSHandicapCrew25th / 26
21 Jun 20252025 - YRA In The Bay SeriesNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper4th / 10
3 May 20252025 - The Great Vallejo RaceNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper6th / 7
13 Apr 20252025 - 52nd Rollo Wheeler RegattaNUCKELAVEEHandicapSkipper6th / 15
12 Apr 20252025 - 52nd Rollo Wheeler RegattaNUCKELAVEEPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
9 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENuckelaveeHandicapSkipper26th / 106
8 Mar 2025BIG DADDY 2025 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYNuckelaveePHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 5
16 Nov 20242024-2025 Island Fever Mid-Winter SeriesNuckelaveePHRF handicapCrew1st / 9
2 Nov 20242024 - 2025 - The Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup RegattaNUCKELAVEEPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 12
25 Sep 2024GREAT PUMPKIN 2024 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACENuckelaveeHandicapSkipper14th / 152

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 310, #10,151.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -69, #54,447. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.