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Sailor · 2012–2025

Ken Wilson

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Events
36

51 races · 2 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 36

Podium rate
6%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 938 boats)

Most successful partnership
Barbara Wilson

1 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate

Biggest lift
Barbara Wilson

+3 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Barbara Wilson

Sep 2012 – Jun 2025 · 9 events

Nemesis
David Nelson

1–37 head to head in 38 races

Rival
Bill Bradford

22–18 in 42 races

Best day
28 Jun 2014

6-3-1 · 2014 First Chance Regatta

Signature result
1st of 24

2012 HYC Great Chase Race · Handicap · 8 Sep 2012

Partnerships · 4 sailors

Most successful partnership: Barbara Wilson — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 9 events together · 11% win rate
  • Barbara Wilson · Cool Breeze · Handicap, R19, Rhodes 19 9events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 11% win rate · 2 of 35 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2012 – Jun 2025
  • John Hurley · Graceful · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Todd Williams · Cool Breeze · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 74% of the fleet together · best 8th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Craig Birkett · Graceful · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events Beat 33% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025

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

Rating history

015302013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 36

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
4 Sep 2025Late Summer Series #5 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper14th / 31
29 Aug 20252025 Chicago to St. JoeGracefulHandicapCrew5th / 7
28 Aug 2025Late Summer Series #4 of 5 (alternate Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper8th / 31
7 Aug 2025Late Summer Series #2 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper17th / 31
31 Jul 2025Late Summer Series #1 of 5 (Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper13th / 31
26 Jul 2025Fleet 46 Anniversary Regatta - SaturdayCool BreezeHandicapSkipper6th / 32
24 Jul 2025Summer Series #5 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper12th / 32
17 Jul 2025Summer Series #4 of 5 (Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper16th / 31
10 Jul 2025Summer Series #3 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper15th / 30
3 Jul 2025Summer Series #2 of 5 (Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper17th / 31
26 Jun 2025Summer Series #1 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper15th / 29
21 Jun 2025Rhodes 19 East Coast ChampionshipsCool BreezeRhodes 19Skipper13th / 16
19 Jun 2025Spring Series #4 of 4 (Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper8th / 27
12 Jun 2025Spring Series #3 of 4Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper9th / 24
5 Jun 2025Spring Series #2 of 4 (Combined Night)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper9th / 32
29 Aug 2024Late Summer Series #3 of 4Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper16th / 32
24 Aug 2024Rhodes 19 National ChampionshipCool BreezeR19Skipper35th / 39
8 Aug 2024Late Summer Series 1 of 4Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper18th / 30
1 Aug 2024Summer Series #5 of 5 (Combined)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper20th / 29
25 Jul 2024Summer Series #4 of 5 (Combined)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper21st / 29
20 Jul 2024Fleet 46 26th Anniversary Regatta - SaturdayCool BreezeHandicapSkipper6th / 29
18 Jul 2024Summer Series 3 of 5Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper15th / 29
29 Jun 2024Regatta To Be Named Later - SaturdayCool BreezeHandicapSkipper9th / 29
27 Jun 2024Summer Series #1 of 5 (Combined)Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper20th / 29
20 Jun 2024Spring Series #4 of 4Cool BreezeHandicapSkipper18th / 29

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 25, #48,067. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.