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Sailor · 2013–2026

Oliver Kell

cyc Express 27PHRF handicapHandicap

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Events
59

108 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 6 of 59

Podium rate
32%

19 top-three finishes

Typically beats
67%

of boats faced (90%: 65%–69%, 1,535 boats)

Best class ranking
#31

Helm in Express 27 · rating 142

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Vaughn Siefers

2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Daniel Roberts & Doug Paulsen

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

Biggest lift
Vaughn Siefers

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ron Kell

Jan 2013 – Jun 2024 · 42 events

Nemesis
Brendan Busch

4–41 head to head in 48 races

Rival
Seth Clark

25–19 in 45 races

Best day
28 Oct 2023

3-2-1 · GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAY · about 1 in 20 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 77

Great Pumpkin 2016 · Handicap · 29 Oct 2016

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Vaughn Siefers — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together
  • Ron Kell · abigail morgan, Abigail morgan, Abigail Morgan, ABIGAIL MORGAN · Express 27, Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 42events 4 wins together · 12 podiums · 10% win rate · 4 of 74 races won Beat 65% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2013 – Jun 2024
  • David Crowe · Abigail Morgan, ABIGAIL MORGAN · Express 27, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 1 of 6 races won Beat 44% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Seth Cohen · Abigail Morgan, ABIGAIL MORGAN · Express 27, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 4 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(−11 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2023 – Feb 2024
  • Rufus Sjoberg · Rufless · Handicap, J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – May 2026
  • Dylan Benjamin · Rufless · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 3 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2021 – May 2026
  • Vaughn Siefers · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Daniel Roberts · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Doug Paulsen · Rufless · J/125, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 3 races won Beat 87% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2026 – May 2026
  • Blake Davis · ABIGAIL MORGAN · Express 27 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
  • Katy Dolan · Nothing Ventured · Melges 24 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 2nd · Sep 2014 – Sep 2014

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

Rating history

-211112432014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 59

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
28 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300RuflessJ/125Headsail Trimmer1st / 3
25 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupRuflessORC handicapHeadsail Trimmer1st / 5
23 May 20262026 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupRuflessPHRF handicapHeadsail Trimmer3rd / 6
28 Mar 20262026 - Round the RocksABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper6th / 13
28 Feb 20262026 - CorinthianABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper2nd / 12
3 Oct 20252025 Express 27 National ChampionshipAbigail MorganExpress 27Skipper16th / 19
7 Jun 202534th Delta Ditch RunAbigail MorganPHRF handicapSkipper30th / 71
29 Mar 20252025 - Round the RocksABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper7th / 12
22 Feb 20252025 - CorinthianABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper5th / 9
8 Jun 202433rd Delta Ditch RunAbigail MorganPHRF handicapSkipper25th / 78
24 Feb 20242024 - CorinthianABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper3rd / 11
27 Jan 20242024 - Three Bridge FiascoABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper14th / 22
28 Oct 2023GREAT PUMPKIN 2023 FLEET RACING ON SATURDAYAbigail MorganExpress 27Skipper1st / 11
1 Jun 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - SoCal 300Abigail MorganORC handicapNavigator2nd / 2
29 May 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Coastal CupAbigail MorganORC handicapNavigator1st / 3
27 May 20232023 California Offshore Race Week Series - Spinnaker CupAbigail MorganPHRF handicapNavigator6th / 8
18 Mar 20232023 - Round the RocksABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper4th / 8
28 Jan 20232023 - Three Bridge FiascoABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper10th / 19
30 Oct 2022GREAT PUMPKIN 2022 SUNDAY PURSUIT RACEAbigail MorganHandicapSkipper22nd / 158
13 Jul 20212021 Transpac Honolulu RaceRuflessHandicapHeadsail Trimmer4th / 6
25 Jan 20202020 - Three Bridge FiascoABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper5th / 21
30 Mar 20192019 - 40th Annual Doublehanded Farallones RaceABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper6th / 6
23 Feb 20192019 - CorinthianABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper3rd / 10
26 Jan 20192019 - Three Bridge FiascoABIGAIL MORGANExpress 27Skipper12th / 19
5 Oct 2018Express 27 National ChampionshipAbigail MorganExpress 27Skipper9th / 17

Helm rating across all classes: 186 (±166), #20,258.Crew rating across all classes: 167 (±212), #18,405. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.