Sailor · 2022–2026

Karl Paulsen

park city sailing association Melges 15 ILCA Laser

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Events: 10
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 33%
Best class ranking: #47
Longest win streak: 4

Nemesis: Jon Bradbury
Rival: William Rusconi
Best day: 6 Jun 2022
Signature result: 4th of 44

Partnerships · 2 sailors

Kirk Paulsen · Karl Paulsen · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together · best 116th · Jan 2026 – Jan 2026
Kraig Paulsen · Karl Paulsen · Melges 15 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together · best 98th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026

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Rating history

Event history · 10

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Jun 2026	2026 Thursday Evening Series	Karl Paulsen	Melges 15	Skipper	5th / 8
3 Jun 2026	2026 Tuesday Evening Dinghy Series	Karl Paulsen	Laser	Skipper	16th / 27
21 Feb 2026	2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #3	Karl Paulsen	Melges 15	Skipper	98th / 125
3 Jan 2026	2025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #2	Karl Paulsen	Melges 15	Skipper	116th / 133
11 Sep 2025	2025 Fall Regatta	Karl Paulsen	Melges 15	Skipper	4th / 5
4 Jun 2025	2025 Thursday Night Race Series	Karl Paulsen	Melges 15	Skipper	4th / 5
2 Jun 2025	2025 Tuesday Night ILCA Series	Karl Paulsen	ILCA	Skipper	17th / 31
2 Jun 2024	2024 ILCA Tuesday Night Racing Series	Karl Paulsen	ILCA	Skipper	4th / 44
4 Jun 2023	2023 Tuesday Night ILCA Racing	Karl Paulsen	ILCA	Crew	28th / 43
5 Jun 2022	2022 Tuesday Night Laser Race Series	Karl Paulsen	Laser Standard/ ILCA 7	Skipper	17th / 36

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	157	#23890 band 17345–32435	—
ILCA Helm	159 provisional	#47 band 25–71	—
Melges 15 Helm	29 provisional	#285 band 217–347	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Laser Standard/ ILCA 7 · Helm · 16 races, 1 event · rating 216
Laser · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 38

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	10 events	0 wins	beats 40%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	−22 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	57%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	44%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	31%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Kevin Vigor	92	68–24
Annabel Jamail	62	43–19
Benjamin Farrell	60	44–15
Scott Vermerris	57	22–35
Joel Marsh	57	45–12
Ed Gorfinkle	56	39–17
Charlie Thomas	54	39–15
Lucy Kammer	53	46–7
Marty Smihula	51	42–9
William Rusconi	45	18–27
Tim Jones	42	10–32
Aaron Puri	41	39–2

Most-beaten opponent: Kevin Vigor (68–24).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	4	30%
2025	3	32%
2024	1	93%
2023	1	36%
2022	1	54%

Boats

Karl Paulsen · Melges 15, Laser, ILCA, Laser Standard/ ILCA 7 · 10 events · 2022–2026

Where they race

Park City Sailing Association · 8 events
Merritt Island, FL · 2 events

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Helm rating across all classes: 157 (±117), #23,890. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.