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Sailor · 2022–2026

John Kelly

nycc OptimistOpen Skiff Some links uncertain

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Possibly the same person: John Kelly (2022, 1 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.
Events
18

105 races · 11 race wins

Win rate
11%

11% win rate · 2 of 18

Podium rate
17%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
38%

of boats faced (range 36%–40%, 1,596 boats)

Best class ranking
#4305

Helm in Optimist · rating 134

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Quillin Moran

2–48 head to head in 50 races

Rival
Archie Dove

25–30 in 55 races

Best day
21 Jun 2025

1-1-1-2-1-1-6-5 · 2025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta

Signature result
1st of 33

2025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta · Optimist · 21 Jun 2025

Partnerships · 0 sailors

No crew lists in the archive name anyone sailing with John Kelly.

Rating history

-895992023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 18

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
31 Oct 20262026 Optimist Southeast ChampionshipJohn KellyOptimistSkipper43rd / 76
29 Jul 20262026 Optimist US National ChampionshipPrestissimoOptimistSkipper197th / 319
18 Jul 2026JUNIORS ONLY 87th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA23417OptimistSkipper2nd / 15
25 Jun 20262026 Hampton Yacht Club Junior Annual & USODA Chesapeake Bay ChampionshipPrestissimoOptimistSkipper35th / 63
23 Jun 20262026 NYCC Annual Junior RegattaPrestissimoOptimistSkipper31st / 42
20 Jun 20262026 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta & Commonwealth Cup23417OptimistSkipper18th / 51
23 Apr 20262026 Optimist Team TrialsPrestissimoOptimistSkipper169th / 228
7 Mar 20262026 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipPrestissimoOptimistSkipper194th / 246
24 Oct 2025Annapolis Yacht Club's 20th Annual Halloween Howl 2025 (USODA Chesapeake Bay Championship & C420 Atlantic Coast Championship)PrestissimoOptimistSkipper25th / 72
10 Oct 20252025 Optimist Midwest Championship (STQ)PrestissimoOptimistSkipper223rd / 269
18 Aug 20252025 Optimist NJ State ChampionshipJohn KellyOptimistSkipper33rd / 114
24 Jul 2025Douglaston Opti Area A and O'Pen Skiff Regatta - 2025GaryOpen SkiffSkipper4th / 5
19 Jul 202586th ANNUAL ONE DESIGN REGATTA23417OptimistSkipper5th / 10
24 Jun 20252025 NYCC Annual Junior Regatta23417OptimistSkipper1st / 12
21 Jun 20252025 FBYC Annual Junior Regatta23417OptimistSkipper1st / 33
24 Oct 2024Annapolis Yacht Club's 19th Annual Halloween Howl & Chesapeake WingFoil Championship - 2024John KellyOptimistSkipper16th / 36
24 Jul 2024Douglaston Optimist and O'Pen Skiff Regatta 2024DJYSOpen SkiffSkipper4th / 6
14 Jul 2022Douglaston Optimist and O’pen Skiff RegattaFrostyOptimistSkipper14th / 17

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 76, #37,827. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.