Sailor · 2016–2026

Kerry Dawson

cpyc Atlantic Handicap

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Events: 8
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 13%
Typically beats: 28%
Best class ranking: #26

Biggest lift: Sebastian Gold
Nemesis: Scott Reichhelm
Signature result: 10th of 23

Partnerships · 9 sailors

Chris O'Farrell · Inspiration · Atlantic 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 15 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(+19 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2016 – Aug 2025
Andrew Baehr · Inspiration · Atlantic, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 37% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Aug 2026
Sebastian Gold · Inspiration · Atlantic, Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 16 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+38 vs. without) · best 10th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
Nielsen Gordon · Inspiration · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jun 2023 – Jun 2023
Peter Evans · Inspiration · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Mike Osborne · Inspiration · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 6 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together · best 13th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
Larry Liggett · Inspiration · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 10th · Aug 2025 – Aug 2025
Allen O'Farrell · Inspiration · Atlantic 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 8th · Jun 2016 – Jun 2016
Chris O’Farrell · Inspiration · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together · best 14th · Aug 2026 – Aug 2026

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
12 Aug 2026	2026 Atlantic Class National Championship	Inspiration	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 20
22 Aug 2025	2025 Atlantic Class National Championship	Inspiration	Atlantic	Boat Captain	10th / 23
14 Aug 2024	2024 Atlantic Class National Championship	Inspiration	Atlantic	Skipper	13th / 24
3 Jun 2023	2023 Cedar Point One Design Regatta - Keelboat	Inspiration	Atlantic	Owner	5th / 6
16 Aug 2018	2018 Atlantic Nationals	Inspiration	Atlantic	Skipper	25th / 27
22 Aug 2017	2017 Atlantic Nationals	Inspiration	Atlantic	Skipper	28th / 32
16 Sep 2016	Classic Yacht Regatta	Inspiration	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 3
4 Jun 2016	2016 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Inspiration	Atlantic	Other	8th / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	-32 provisional	#57743 band 37552–72925	—
Atlantic Helm	-47 provisional	#26 band 18–31	—

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	8 events	0 wins	beats 22%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

Positions: Boat Captain (1) · Owner (1)

How they race

Closer	+5 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−3 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	59%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	7%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Scott Reichhelm	28	1–27
George Atwood	24	6–18
David Peck	24	0–24
Lindsay Doyle	24	0–24
Tim Britton	24	1–23
Eli Hazan	20	17–3
Harold Peatfield	19	6–13
Norman Peck	19	1–18
Rory Coster	19	1–18
Tom Davidson	18	9–9
Steve Benjamin	18	0–18
Leighton Lee	18	11–7

Most-beaten opponent: Eli Hazan (17–3).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	32%
2025	1	59%
2024	1	48%
2023	1	20%
2018	1	8%
2017	1	13%
2016	2	0%

Boats

Inspiration · Handicap, Atlantic · 8 events · 2016–2026

Where they race

Westport, CT, USA · 2 events
Westport, CT · 1 events
Oyster Bay, NY · 1 events
Greenwich, CT · 1 events
Madison Beach Club · 1 events
Kollegewidgwok YC · 1 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: -32 (±221), #57,743. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.