Sailor · 2015–2026

Kyle Reinecke

u s naval academy 420 Optimist College fleet racing

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Events: 63
Win rate: 22%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 75%
Best class ranking: #122
Longest win streak: 14

Most successful partnership: Molly Jethwa
Best trio: Owen MacWilliams & Molly Jethwa
Biggest lift: Henry Allgeier
Longest-running crew: Hugh Carty
Nemesis: Nick Budington
Rival: Ava Cornell
Best day: 6 Sep 2025
Signature result: 2nd of 113

Partnerships · 34 sailors

Most successful partnership: Molly Jethwa — 4 wins · 5 podiums in 8 events together · 50% win rate

Owen MacWilliams · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing 12events 4 wins together · 8 podiums · 33% win rate · 61 of 183 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Oct 2026
Molly Jethwa · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 4 wins together · 5 podiums · 50% win rate · 62 of 145 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Eva Ottenbreit · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 7events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 43% win rate · 54 of 131 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Umi Noritake · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 6events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 50% win rate · 53 of 119 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Mar 2026
Scarlett Harris · 7838, Kyle Reinecke · 420 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 55 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(−20 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jan 2021 – Jul 2022
Hugh Carty · Glizzy Gladiators, U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College match racing, College team racing, J/22 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 34 of 64 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2020 – Oct 2026
Sean Trudell · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 20% win rate · 39 of 88 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
Gregory Lesmerises DeGraff · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2), U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 2 wins together · 2 podiums · 40% win rate · 36 of 71 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Apr 2026
Sarah McNelly · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College fleet racing, College team racing 5events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 20% win rate · 26 of 103 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
Nathan Smith · U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College match racing 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2024 – Nov 2025

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 63

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Oct 2026	Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	2nd / 5
10 Oct 2026	Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1B	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (7-10)	4th / 18
3 Oct 2026	Danmark Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (1-8)	3rd / 19
19 Sep 2026	Chesapeake Invitational	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 6
11 Apr 2026	Thompson Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	10th / 16
21 Mar 2026	Seahawk Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	2nd / 6
15 Nov 2025	College Sailing Match Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	8th / 10
11 Oct 2025	Nevins Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 17
27 Sep 2025	Danmark Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	6th / 20
20 Sep 2025	MAISA Match Race Intrepid Trophy	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	2nd / 5
13 Sep 2025	Chesapeake Open	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9)	3rd / 9
6 Sep 2025	Riley Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 16
12 Apr 2025	Truxtun Umsted	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	1st / 17
22 Mar 2025	Admiral Moore Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 8
8 Mar 2025	Bob Bavier Open Team Race	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	6th / 10
1 Mar 2025	Navy Team Race Invitiational	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College team racing	Skipper	1st / 5
15 Nov 2024	ICSA Match Race National Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	6th / 10
5 Oct 2024	Oyster Bowl	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	1st / 9
21 Sep 2024	Intrepid Trophy - MAISA Match Race Championship	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen)	College match racing	A Crew	1st / 3
14 Sep 2024	Chesapeake Open	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (9-14)	3rd / 9
7 Sep 2024	Riley Cup	U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	5th / 16
24 Jul 2023	2023 Club 420 North American Championship	Kyle Reinecke	420	Skipper	40th / 130
7 Jul 2023	2023 Club 420 Association National Championship	Kyle Reinecke	420	Skipper	2nd / 113
13 Aug 2022	Oxford Regatta - One Design - Opti R,W,B, Opti Green, Jr 420, Jr Laser Radial, Snipe, Penguin, Comet, Adult La	7838	420	Skipper	1st / 27
8 Jul 2022	C420 US National Championship	Kyle Reinecke	420	Skipper	2nd / 86

College rankings

B division skippers · Fall 2026 · best #2

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	666	#487 band 291–869	—
420 Helm	565 provisional	#55 band 18–132	+4.8
Optimist Helm	631 provisional	#122 band 55–276	—
College fleet racing Helm	652 provisional	#145 band 44–320	+11.3
College team racing Helm	124 provisional	#569 band 296–884	+3.6
All classes Crew	75 provisional	#31089 band 16559–48529	—

7 more classes, not yet ranked

Optimist Red-White- Blue · Helm · 10 races, 2 events · rating 93
Opti RW&B · Helm · 10 races, 1 event · rating 174
Optimist RW&B · Helm · 9 races, 1 event · rating 52
420 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating 10
I-420 · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -192
College match racing · Crew · 5 races, 5 events · rating 74
J/22 · Crew · 1 race, 1 event · rating -23

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	56 events	13 wins	beats 80%
As crew	7 events	1 wins	beats 55%

Positions: A Crew (5) · A Skipper (4) · B Skipper (3) · B Skipper (7-10) (1) · B Skipper (1-8) (1) · B Skipper (9) (1)

How they race

Closer	+1 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−17 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	51%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	79%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	72%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Nathan Jensen	222	163–59
Ava Cornell	141	68–73
Bo Angus	140	95–45
George Carty	131	48–83
Luca DeSimone	125	95–30
Walker Angus	121	55–66
Joshua Bendura	119	71–48
Will Donald	117	96–21
Parker Herman	116	91–25
Willem DeSimone	111	63–48
Ian Fox	108	67–41
Owen MacWilliams	107	92–15

Most-beaten opponent: Nathan Jensen (163–59).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	6	1	78%
2025	10	5	79%
2024	5	2	79%
2023	2	0	84%
2022	4	2	99%
2021	8	1	61%
2020	6	0	51%
2019	8	3	94%
2018	4	0	95%
2017	5	0	84%
2016	3	0	67%
2015	2	0	47%

Boats

U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen) · College match racing, College fleet racing, College team racing · 16 events · 2024–2026
22595 · Optimist, Opti RW&B, Optimist Red-White- Blue · 12 events · 2018–2019
Kyle Reinecke · 420, Optimist · 8 events · 2017–2023
20955 · Optimist, Optimist Red-White- Blue, Optimist RW&B · 7 events · 2015–2017
7838 · 420 · 6 events · 2021–2022
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 2) · College fleet racing · 3 events · 2024
7055 · 420 · 3 events · 2020
U. S. Naval Academy (Midshipmen 1) · College fleet racing · 2 events · 2025
Opti · Optimist · 2 events · 2016
Bo Angus · 420 · 1 events · 2021

Where they race

Oxford, MD · 8 events
Navy · 7 events
Old Dominion · 3 events
Kings Point · 3 events
Saint Michaels, MD · 3 events
Coast Guard · 3 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 666 (±113), #487.Crew rating across all classes: 75 (±232), #31,089. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.