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Sailor · 2012–2026

Steve Kavanagh

savin hill yc HandicapThunderbirdPHRF handicap

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Events
134

288 races · 79 race wins

Win rate
39%

39% win rate · 52 of 134

Podium rate
72%

96 top-three finishes

Typically beats
71%

of boats faced (range 69%–73%, 1,002 boats)

Best class ranking
#17

Helm in Thunderbird · rating 179

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Denis Bell

12–54 head to head in 66 races

Rival
Luke Leafgren

50–36 in 86 races

Best day
12 Sep 2021

2-2-1 · Thunderbird Spirit Series

Signature result
1st of 13

32nd CPYC Pursuit Race to Benefit Make-A-Wish · Handicap · 1 Aug 2026

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with Steve Kavanagh.

Rating history

01492982013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 134

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Aug 202640th Annual JFK Regatta - A Mass Bay QualifierMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper3rd / 3
22 Aug 2026Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy RaceMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
8 Aug 2026Flip Flop RegattaMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 8
5 Aug 2026Greater Boston Rumble IIIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
1 Aug 202632nd CPYC Pursuit Race to Benefit Make-A-WishMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 13
15 Jul 2026Greater Boston Rumble IIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 4
20 Sep 2025Chowder CupMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 4
9 Aug 2025Flip Flop RegattaMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 9
16 Jul 2025Greater Boston Rumble IIIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 4
21 Jun 2025QBRWA Summer SailsticeMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 8
18 Jun 2025Greater Boston Rumble IIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper6th / 7
14 Jun 2025Hosea White Race-SHYC 150 RaceMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper4th / 11
5 Jun 2025Thunderbird Twilight SeriesMysterious WaysThunderbirdSkipper7th / 14
4 Jun 2025Greater Boston Rumble IMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 9
5 Oct 2024Boston Light RaceMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper10th / 36
14 Sep 2024Chowder CupMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 3
25 Aug 202439th Annual JFK Regatta - A Mass Bay QualifierMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 3
10 Aug 2024Flip Flop RegattaMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 4
3 Aug 2024Thunderbird Spirit SeriesMysterious WaysThunderbirdSkipper2nd / 3
31 Jul 2024Greater Boston Rumble IIIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper3rd / 8
10 Jul 2024Greater Boston Rumble IIMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper2nd / 6
23 Jun 2024FAST MERMAID - Charity RaceMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper15th / 18
15 Jun 2024Constitution YC Spring RegattaMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 3
13 Jun 2024Thunderbird Twilight SeriesMysterious WaysThunderbirdSkipper4th / 12
12 Jun 2024Greater Boston Rumble IMysterious WaysHandicapSkipper1st / 9

Helm rating across all classes: 253, #13,511. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.