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Sailor · 2015–2026

Peter Kennedy

rniyc slyc RS 400Flying FifteenHandicap

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Possibly the same person: Peter Kennedy (2008, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
40

168 races · 20 race wins

Win rate
8%

8% win rate · 3 of 40

Podium rate
45%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 66%–70%, 1,117 boats)

Best class ranking
#7

Helm in Flying Fifteen · rating 415

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Stephen Kane

2 wins · 14 podiums in 28 events together · 7% win rate

Biggest lift
Stephen Kane

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Stephen Kane

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 · 28 events

Nemesis
Robert Espey

2–20 head to head in 22 races

Rival
Shane MacCarthy

21–28 in 49 races

Best day
1 Jan 2022

2-2-2-1-1-2 · RS Northern Championships 2022

Signature result
1st of 31

Flying fifteen Association of Ireland National Championships · Flying Fifteen · 1 Jan 2023

Partnerships · 20 sailors

Most successful partnership: Stephen Kane — 2 wins · 14 podiums in 28 events together · 7% win rate
  • Stephen Kane · 1339, 1522, Icarus, Team ridgeway · Flying 15, Flying Fifteen, Handicap, RS 400 28events 2 wins together · 14 podiums · 7% win rate · 16 of 126 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
  • Emmet Ryan · 1339 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 11th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Jim Ryan · 1339 · RS 400 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 54% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 11th · Jan 2019 – Jan 2022
  • Peter Chamberlain · 3920 · Flying 15 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
  • Juliette Kennedy · Team Ridgeway · Flying Fifteen 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 11 races won Beat 96% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Jan-hein Van den Akker · Sunset Child · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
  • Michael Lahowin · Sunset Child · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
  • Paul Reilly · Sunset Child · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
  • Peter Evans · Sunset Child · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015
  • Padraig Moran · Sunset Child · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2015 – Apr 2015

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

Rating history

0257513201620182020202220242026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 40

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
2 Jan 2026Autumn Series Around the Buoys 20262606HandicapSkipper35th / 41
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Around the Buoys 20262606HandicapSkipper33rd / 58
1 Jan 2026Early Summer Series Windward Leeward 2026YDSC 3HandicapCrew25th / 31
1 Jan 2026Flying Fiftenn National Championship of Ireland 2026IcarusHandicapSkipper5th / 20
1 Jan 2026Improvers and Racing Training Regatta 20262606HandicapSkipper11th / 18
1 Jan 2026RS Championship 20261522RS 400Skipper2nd / 21
1 Jan 2026RS Championship 20261522RS 400Skipper3rd / 21
1 Jan 2026Various Locations Around Ireland1522RS 400Skipper13th / 31
1 Jan 2026Various Locations Around Ireland1522RS 400Skipper22nd / 35
1 Jan 2026Wednesday Evening Series 20262606HandicapSkipper51st / 92
1 Jan 20252025 RS Northerns1522RS 400Skipper4th / 18
1 Jan 2025Early Summer Series Around the Buoys 202521565 YDSCHandicapSkipper35th / 37
1 Jan 2025FLYING FIFTEEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025IcarusFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 29
1 Jan 2025Flying Fifteen Northern Championship 2025IcarusFlying FifteenSkipper2nd / 19
1 Jan 2025RS National Championships1522RS 400Skipper3rd / 20
1 Jan 2025RS Traveller Series Ireland1522RS 400Skipper3rd / 28
1 Jan 2025RS400 UK & Ireland Nationals Eurocup 20251522RS 400Skipper7th / 24
1 Jan 2025Results as of 12:34 on August 21, 2025IcarusHandicapSkipper20th / 82
1 Jan 20242024 RS Traveller Series1522RS 400Skipper8th / 37
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships 2024Team RidgewayFlying FifteenSkipper3rd / 29
1 Jan 2024Flying Fifteen Irish Nationals 2024Team RidgewayFlying FifteenSkipper4th / 19
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024Team RidgewayFlying FifteenSkipper3rd / 41
1 Jan 2024Willowbrook Organic Island Farm Flying Fifteen British Isles Championships 2024Team RidgewayFlying FifteenSkipper12th / 41
1 Jan 2023Flying 15 East Coast Championships 2023Team RidgewayFlying 15Skipper2nd / 26
1 Jan 2023Flying Fifteen Championship of IrelandTeam RidgewayFlying FifteenSkipper3rd / 24

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 167, #30,624.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 28. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.