Sailor · 2008–2025

Kyle Smith

sfyc PHRF handicap Handicap College fleet racing

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 31%
Typically beats: 50%

Most successful partnership: Dave Kells
Best trio: Dave Kells & William Marsh
Biggest lift: Dave Kells
Nemesis: Andrew Fox
Best day: 4 May 2024
Signature result: 1st of 12

Partnerships · 39 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dave Kells — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 4 events together

Dave Kells · Ruse · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
William Marsh · Ruse · PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together(+37 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2019 – May 2025
Bill Smith · Fast Friends · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2013 – Jul 2024
Elliott Smith · Fast Friends · Handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 8th · Mar 2013 – Jul 2024
Jenny Robinson · Michigan Technological University (Husky One), Twisted · College fleet racing, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 17 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2009 – Sep 2010
James Roesner · Indigo, Twisted · IRC handicap, ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2008 – Jul 2009
Pete Donovan · Ruse · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2019 – May 2024
Michael Berg · Ruse · PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 2 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2024 – May 2025
William Darbee · Twisted · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Jul 2009 – Jul 2009
S. Emery Scheibert · Indigo · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 0% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2008 – Jul 2008

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

Rating history

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
24 May 2025	2025 Figawi Race Weekend	Ruse	PHRF handicap	Other	1st / 12
3 Aug 2024	2024 NBYC Annual Regatta	Ruse	PHRF handicap	Cat 3 Cooler Jockey	7th / 9
3 Jul 2024	Fireworks Folly	Fast Friends	Handicap	Skipper	8th / 12
25 May 2024	2024 Figawi Race Weekend	Ruse	PHRF handicap	Switch Flipper	4th / 10
4 May 2024	Drexel Open	University of Maryland/Baltimore County (Retrievers)	College fleet racing	B Crew (3-4,7)	2nd / 6
16 Mar 2024	2024 Club Championship Series	Fast Friends	Handicap	Skipper	9th / 12
8 Aug 2022	Watch Hill Yacht Club c420 Regatta	TBD	420	Crew	21st / 26
4 Aug 2022	2022 CYC Ice Cream Cup - Area A Opti Qualifier with Green Fleet	Kyle Smith	Handicap	Crew	8th / 27
25 May 2019	2019 Figawi Race Weekend	Ruse	PHRF handicap	Other	2nd / 13
30 Mar 2013	2013 Club Championship Series	Fast Friends	Handicap	Skipper	10th / 23
11 Sep 2010	Fall Fury	Michigan Technological University (Husky One)	College fleet racing	B Crew (5-8)	10th / 11
17 Jul 2009	2009 Super Mac	Twisted	ORC handicap	Mid Mast	2nd / 2
25 Jul 2008	2008 LTYC Regatta - OD Series<br>and<br>2008 ROLEX US-IRC National Championship	Indigo	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 7

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	-100 provisional	#57084 band 44147–63383	—

2 more classes, not yet ranked

College fleet racing · Crew · 7 races, 2 events · rating 12
420 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -85

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	4 events	0 wins	beats 49%
As crew	9 events	1 wins	beats 44%

Positions: Cat 3 Cooler Jockey (1) · Switch Flipper (1) · B Crew (3-4,7) (1) · B Crew (5-8) (1) · Mid Mast (1) · Headsail Trimmer (1)

How they race

Closer	+22 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−15 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	33%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	30%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Andrew Fox	16	0–16
Bill Weiland	16	1–15
Matthew Thompson	16	1–15
Brendan Boylan	16	0–16
William Andreae	16	2–14
Laine Klopfenstein	16	8–8
Adam Flanders	16	6–10
Justin Cohler	16	1–15
Victoria Livingston	16	1–15
Steven Catlin	16	1–15
Anna Servidio	14	6–8
John Anthony Caraig	14	12–2

Most-beaten opponent: John Anthony Caraig (12–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2024	5	0	47%
2022	2	0	47%
2019	1	0	92%
2013	1	0	59%
2010	1	0	10%
2009	1	0	0%
2008	1	0	0%

Boats

Ruse · PHRF handicap · 4 events · 2019–2025
Fast Friends · Handicap · 3 events · 2013–2024
University of Maryland/Baltimore County (Retrievers) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2024
TBD · 420 · 1 events · 2022
Kyle Smith · Handicap · 1 events · 2022
Michigan Technological University (Husky One) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2010
Twisted · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2009
Indigo · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2008

Where they race

West Hyannisport, MA, USA · 2 events
CA · 2 events
Wisconsin · 1 events
Drexel · 1 events
Belvedere, CA · 1 events
Dartmouth, MA, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -100, #57,084. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.