Sailor · 2014–2026

Maximilian Kuester

hampton university College fleet racing College team racing J/70

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Events: 57
Win rate: 23%
Podium rate: 32%
Typically beats: 59%
Best class ranking: #297
Longest win streak: 9

Most successful partnership: Giuditta Di Laghi
Best trio: Giuditta Di Laghi & Luca Taglialegne
Biggest lift: Luca Taglialegne
Longest-running crew: Elisabeth Kuester
Nemesis: Greiner Hobbs
Rival: Charles Lomax
Best day: 26 Sep 2015
Signature result: 1st of 18

Partnerships · 27 sailors

Most successful partnership: Giuditta Di Laghi — 6 wins · 8 podiums in 13 events together · 46% win rate

Elisabeth Kuester · Hampton University (Pirates 1), Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 39events 10 wins together · 14 podiums · 26% win rate · 174 of 913 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2018
Luca Taglialegne · Hampton University (Pirates 1), Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 36events 11 wins together · 15 podiums · 31% win rate · 185 of 823 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – Oct 2017
Dario Abou Rjeili · Hampton University (Pirates 1), Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 105 of 605 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – May 2018
Filip Stevanovic · Hampton University (Pirates 1), Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 22events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 14% win rate · 94 of 563 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2016 – May 2018
Giuditta Di Laghi · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 13events 6 wins together · 8 podiums · 46% win rate · 66 of 256 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2015 – May 2016
Joshua Williams · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 3 wins together · 3 podiums · 33% win rate · 40 of 161 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – Apr 2016
Cristina Ortiz Vivas · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 9events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 11% win rate · 25 of 158 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2015
Veronica Maccari · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 25% win rate · 22 of 132 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2014 – May 2015
Albert Berk Toledo · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 10 of 122 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(−32 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2014 – May 2015
Miles Braden · Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 29% win rate · 27 of 105 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−33 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2015 – Apr 2017

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

Rating history

— Helm rating, all classes · - - Crew rating, all classes

Event history · 57

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 May 2026	J/70 Cup 2026 - Event 2 Lerici	ABnormal	J/70	Crew	14th / 19
24 Feb 2023	EXTRA CUP Dragon	DRAGONDINE	Dragon	Crew	5th / 14
5 Apr 2022	51 Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Mallorca	GLOBAL WARMING - ALL ON THE SAME BOAT	470	Skipper	56th / 66
25 Sep 2020	J/70 CUP Malcesine 2nd Event	JUNDA - BANCA DEL SEMPIONE	J/70	Crew	7th / 31
4 Sep 2020	J/70 CUP Malcesine 1st event	JUNDA - BANCA DEL SEMPIONE	J/70	Crew	8th / 25
29 May 2018	Gill Coed Western Semifinal	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 18
28 Apr 2018	America Trophy	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	9th / 18
21 Apr 2018	Admirals Cup	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	9th / 18
14 Apr 2018	Navy Spring	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	8th / 20
3 Mar 2018	Eckerd Interconference	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	2nd / 14
28 Oct 2017	War Memorial	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 18
21 Oct 2017	Kings Point Dinghy Open	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	6th / 18
14 Oct 2017	Henry Luce Trophy - MAISA	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 18
30 Sep 2017	75th Danmark Trophy	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	6th / 20
23 Sep 2017	South Qualifier	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 12
16 Sep 2017	Nevins Trophy	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	10th / 20
9 Sep 2017	Riley Cup	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 18
2 Sep 2017	Edward Teach Memorial	Hampton University (Pirates 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 7
30 May 2017	Gill Coed Eastern Semifinal	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 18
29 Apr 2017	America Trophy - MAISA Conference Championship	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 18
22 Apr 2017	Admirals Cup	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	5th / 18
15 Apr 2017	Navy Spring	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 20
8 Apr 2017	Prosser Trophy	Hampton University (Pirates)	College team racing	Skipper	8th / 8
1 Apr 2017	Webb/Woolum Regatta	Hampton University (Pirates)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 5
25 Mar 2017	MAISA/SAISA	Hampton University (Pirates 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 11

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Helm	546	#1516 band 1056–2175	—
College fleet racing Helm	581	#297 band 182–434	+18.3
College team racing Helm	-72 provisional	#1140 band 1011–1194	−8.2
All classes Crew	242 provisional	#11397 band 5138–23076	—
J/70 Crew	99 provisional	#1321 band 637–2296	—

4 more classes, not yet ranked

420 · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -3
470 · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating -15
College fleet racing · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating 122
Dragon · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 12

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	51 events	13 wins	beats 65%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 59%

Positions: A Skipper (37) · B Skipper (6) · A Skipper (1-4,9-10) (1) · A Skipper (1-2,5-6,11-12) (1) · B Crew (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−12 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	40%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	51%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Charles Lomax	354	169–184
Greiner Hobbs	289	83–206
Brendan Shanahan	262	97–165
Austin Powers	255	192–63
Jeremy Herrin	249	104–145
Vidar Minkovsky	235	184–51
Patrick Mazzeo	216	193–22
Patrick Snow	192	55–137
Edmund Cooper	169	76–93
Sean Segerblom	162	59–103
Nicholas Floyd	157	108–49
Stefano Peschiera	151	53–98

Most-beaten opponent: Patrick Mazzeo (193–22).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	0	28%
2023	1	0	69%
2022	1	0	15%
2020	2	0	75%
2018	5	0	61%
2017	16	4	70%
2016	14	4	65%
2015	11	4	63%
2014	6	1	63%

Boats

Hampton University (Pirates) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 49 events · 2014–2018
JUNDA - BANCA DEL SEMPIONE · J/70 · 2 events · 2020
Hampton University (Pirates 1) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2017
ABnormal · J/70 · 1 events · 2026
DRAGONDINE · Dragon · 1 events · 2023
GLOBAL WARMING - ALL ON THE SAME BOAT · 470 · 1 events · 2022
Giancarlo DE FRANCO · 420 · 1 events · 2014

Where they race

Old Dominion · 8 events
Hampton · 6 events
Kings Point · 6 events
NY Maritime · 5 events
Christopher Newport · 3 events
Cornell · 3 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 546, #1,516.Crew rating across all classes: 242, #11,397. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.