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Manfred Kanter

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Events
23

99 races · 14 race wins

Win rate
17%

17% win rate · 4 of 23

Podium rate
22%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
33%

of boats faced (range 29%–36%, 558 boats)

Best class ranking
#3

Helm in Soling · rating 411

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John McNeil

2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Best trio
Anne Marie Willan & John McNeil

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
John McNeil

+50 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Anne Marie Willan

Jan 2014 – Jun 2023 · 12 events

Nemesis
Brian Cramer

1–37 head to head in 38 races

Rival
Andrew Dize

14–13 in 27 races

Best day
1 Jan 2019

3-1-1-1-1 · 2019 Soling Bowl

Signature result
1st of 18

Soling North American Championship · Soling · 29 Sep 2011

Partnerships · 8 sailors

Most successful partnership: John McNeil — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together
  • Anne Marie Willan · 8094, CAN 231, Drunken Stupor, Fast Car · Soling, Star 12events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 51 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−24 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2014 – Jun 2023
  • John McNeil · CAN 231, Fast Car, Purple Lamborghini · Soling 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 9 of 19 races won Beat 89% of the fleet together(+50 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2024
  • Tom Freeman · 8094, Atodaso · Soling, Star 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 9 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2013 – Feb 2014
  • Kristy Webe · Atodaso · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 71% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2013 – May 2013
  • Andrew Malpass · 8094 · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together · best 18th · Dec 2014 – Dec 2014
  • Kevin Dutra · TBD · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Anne Marie Willam · TBD · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 4th · Aug 2015 – Aug 2015
  • Blair Tully · Fast Car · Soling 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 77% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

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

Rating history

-5293238200820112014201720202023Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 23

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 May 20262026 Lilac Festival Dinghy RegattaPopemobileHandicapSkipper6th / 8
26 Sep 20242.4mR North American ChampionshipsPopemobileHandicapOther10th / 25
1 Jan 20242024 Soling North American ChampionshipFast CarSolingSkipper5th / 18
7 Jun 2023Solings North AmericansFast CarSolingSkipper1st / 5
1 Jan 20192019 Soling BowlCAN 231SolingSkipper1st / 8
1 Jan 20192019-Soling-US-NationalsPurple LamborghiniSolingSkipper3rd / 10
6 Mar 20182018 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta8094StarOther68th / 73
3 Feb 20182018 Star Zag Cup Masters8094StarOther31st / 32
8 Mar 20172017 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week8094StarOther53rd / 69
27 Aug 20152015 Soling North American ChampionshipTBDSolingOther4th / 18
4 Mar 20152015 Bacardi Miami Sailing WeekShamblesStarOther44th / 56
7 Feb 20152015 Star Zag Cup Masters8094StarOther14th / 21
8 Jan 20152014-2015 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / Midwinters8094StarOther26th / 31
13 Dec 20142014-2015 Miami Star Winter Series - Commodores Cup / District 20 Championship8094StarOther18th / 23
23 Nov 20142014-2015 Miami Star Winter Series - Schoonmaker CupShamblesStarOther20th / 22
6 Mar 20142014 Bacardi Miami Sailing Week8094StarOther43rd / 55
8 Feb 20142013-2014 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup8094StarOther20th / 20
4 Jan 20142013-2014 Miami Star Winter Series - Levin MemorialDrunken StuporStarOther18th / 21
3 May 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD RegattaAtodasoSolingOther5th / 15
3 May 20132013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD RegattaAtodaso (USC)SolingSkipper4th / 14
29 Sep 2011Soling North American ChampionshipManfred KanterSolingSkipper1st / 18
18 Jun 20112011 McNulty CupCAN 226SolingSkipper1st / 13
28 Jul 20072007 Youngstown Level RegattaKryptoniteHandicapSkipper4th / 6

Helm rating across all classes: 227, #15,971. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.