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Sailor · 2012–2026

Kevin Gallagher

university of notre dame College fleet racingLightningYngling

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Events
33

365 races · 78 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 9 of 33

Podium rate
42%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 65%–71%, 764 boats)

Best class ranking
#16

Crew in Yngling · rating 391

Longest win streak
5

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Bruce Chafee

4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Bruce Chafee & Henry Brislin

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

Biggest lift
Bruce Chafee

+35 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Chloe Frentzel

Sep 2017 – Oct 2024 · 14 events

Nemesis
Alfonso Garcia Bringas

4–43 head to head in 47 races

Rival
Carl Eaton

46–34 in 80 races

Best day
26 Oct 2019

1-1-1-1-1-2-3-1-1-3-1-2-2-1-1-2-1-5-1-2 · Shamrock Scramble

Signature result
1st of 17

2025 North American Yngling Championship · Yngling · 1 Aug 2025

Partnerships · 36 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bruce Chafee — 4 wins · 4 podiums in 4 events together
  • Chloe Frentzel · Hi Neighbor!, Kevin Gallagher, University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing, Lightning 14events 3 wins together · 5 podiums · 21% win rate · 43 of 184 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2024
  • Kata Lamb · Sealark, University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing, J/105 8events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 43 of 144 races won Beat 81% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Christian Cyrul · Sealark, University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing, J/105 8events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 38% win rate · 33 of 150 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Leah Peluchiwski · Sealark, University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing, J/105 7events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 14% win rate · 19 of 110 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2017 – Oct 2019
  • Thomas Szymanski · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 6events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 50% win rate · 34 of 122 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2019
  • Peter Pillari · Sealark, University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing, J/105 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 16 of 98 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2018 – Sep 2019
  • Joseph Gallagher · Hi Neighbor!, Kevin Gallagher, USA 13929 · Lightning 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together(−37 vs. without) · best 5th · Jul 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Bruce Chafee · Grani, Rikki · ORC handicap, Yngling 4events 4 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 12 of 28 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+35 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Henry Brislin · Grani · Yngling 3events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 11 of 27 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together(+34 vs. without) · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Jul 2026
  • Mayalin Vondrasek · University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1), University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) · College fleet racing 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 18 of 64 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 1st · Nov 2017 – Mar 2018

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

Rating history

02925842013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
13 Aug 20262026 Lightning North American ChampionshipFredLightningIn the way16th / 57
30 Jul 20262026 Yngling North AmericansGraniYnglingCrew1st / 14
29 Aug 20252025 Vineyard RaceRikkiORC handicapIn the way1st / 5
1 Aug 20252025 North American Yngling ChampionshipGraniYnglingSwitch Flipper1st / 17
18 Mar 20252025 Winter Lightning ChampionshipFredLightningIn the way7th / 36
12 Oct 2024Lightning Leaf PeeperHi Neighbor!LightningSkipper8th / 11
2 Aug 20242024 North American Yngling ChampionshipGraniYnglingOther1st / 17
26 Jul 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadUSA 13929LightningOther19th / 27
13 Jun 2024New England Lightning District Championship 2024Kevin GallagherLightningSkipper10th / 27
1 Jun 2024Lightning Spring RegattaKevin GallagherLightningSkipper13th / 18
16 Feb 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. PetersburgVeggie SubLightningOther8th / 24
27 Jul 20232023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - MarbleheadUSA 13929LightningOther5th / 9
20 Jul 2023Series 2 Thursday Twilight Series (Shields. J/80)SyrinxShieldsSkipper3rd / 8
1 Jun 2023Series 1 Thursday Twilight Series (Shields. J/80)SyrinxShieldsSkipper2nd / 6
15 Jul 20222022 Lightning Atlantic Coast ChampionshipKevin GallagherLightningSkipper23rd / 44
18 May 20222022 Lightning World Championships14688LightningOther32nd / 50
26 Oct 2019Shamrock ScrambleUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-4,9-10)1st / 11
21 Sep 20192019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore RegattaSealarkJ/105Helm2nd / 6
7 Sep 2019Fall FuryUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 11
28 May 2019Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalsUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-12)17th / 18
27 Apr 2019MCSA Coed ChampionshipUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Skipper5th / 11
3 Nov 2018MCSA Fall ChampionshipUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2,5-6)4th / 14
6 Oct 2018Morton Schapiro TrophyUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish 1)College fleet racingB Skipper1st / 14
15 Sep 2018Buckeye InvitationalUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingB Crew1st / 10
29 May 2018Gill Coed Eastern SemifinalUniversity of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)College fleet racingA Skipper17th / 18

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 277, #11,944.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 584, #768. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.