Sailor · 2009–2026

Kevin Bell

hingham yc Handicap ORC handicap C&C 35 Mk I

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Events: 58
Win rate: 5%
Podium rate: 41%
Typically beats: 62%
Best class ranking: #12

Most successful partnership: David Nelson
Biggest lift: David Nelson
Longest-running crew: Bruce Aikens
Nemesis: Jeffery Kent
Rival: Thomas Curtis
Best day: 29 May 2015
Signature result: 1st of 21

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Most successful partnership: David Nelson — 3 wins · 14 podiums in 38 events together · 8% win rate

David Nelson · Echo · Beneteau First 36.7, Handicap 38events 3 wins together · 14 podiums · 8% win rate · 4 of 64 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2021 – Aug 2026
Bruce Aikens · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 25 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
Cameron Paine · Underdog · C&C 35 MK 1, C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 6 of 36 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2014 – May 2024
John Turk · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 9events 0 wins together · 5 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 25 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−9 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
David McVicker · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 24 races won Beat 48% of the fleet together(−12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
Steve Varnum · Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+3 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
Matthew Declercq · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024
Kim Breidenstein · Underdog · C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MKI, PHRF handicap 7events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 27 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2015 – May 2024
Clune Walsh III · Talisman, Wizard · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 20 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jun 2013 – Jul 2024
David LaMere · Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 22 races won Beat 59% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2011 – Jul 2024

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

Rating history

Event history · 58

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
8 Aug 2026	Flip Flop Regatta	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 8
5 Aug 2026	Greater Boston Rumble III	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 21
15 Jul 2026	Greater Boston Rumble II	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	7th / 19
10 Jun 2026	Greater Boston Rumble I	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 20
20 May 2026	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 11
13 Sep 2025	HYC Great Chase Race	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 18
13 Aug 2025	Fall Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 14
9 Aug 2025	Flip Flop Regatta	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 11
16 Jul 2025	Greater Boston Rumble III	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 20
2 Jul 2025	Summer Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 14
18 Jun 2025	Greater Boston Rumble II	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 22
4 Jun 2025	Greater Boston Rumble I	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	3rd / 22
14 May 2025	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 14
14 Sep 2024	Chowder Cup	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	1st / 4
11 Aug 2024	Ethan W. Hitchcock Trophy Race	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 7
26 Jul 2024	2024 Little Traverse Yacht Club Regatta - Ugotta Regatta	Talisman	ORC handicap	Grinder	3rd / 10
12 Jul 2024	2024 Super Mac Race	Talisman	ORC handicap	Grinder	3rd / 3
12 Jun 2024	Greater Boston Rumble I	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 16
31 May 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Detroit	Underdog	PHRF handicap	Foil Trimmer	2nd / 10
22 May 2024	Spring Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	13th / 16
17 Sep 2023	HYC Great Chase Race	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	6th / 18
12 Aug 2023	Flip Flop Regatta	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 12
9 Aug 2023	Greater Boston Rumble III	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 21
12 Jul 2023	Greater Boston Rumble II	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	2nd / 18
28 Jun 2023	Summer Series - Wednesday Night Racing	Echo	Handicap	Skipper	5th / 15

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	170 provisional	#18298 band 12005–27111	—
C&C 35 Mk I Crew	162 provisional	#12 band 3–23	−0.3

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Beneteau First 36.7 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating -13
C&C 35 MKI · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating 74
C&C 35 MK 1 · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating 18

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	39 events	3 wins	beats 60%
As crew	19 events	0 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Grinder (9) · Bow (6) · Foil Trimmer (2) · Floater (1)

How they race

Closer	+4 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−11 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	54%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Jeffery Kent	44	14–30
Conrad Langenhagen	44	16–28
Thomas Curtis	41	18–22
Geoffrey Roth	40	29–11
Family Feeley	39	15–24
Brian Geraghty	36	26–10
Daniel Padilla	34	12–22
Gary Graham	31	9–22
Kevin Moylan	30	29–0
David Keys	29	19–10
Spencer Ford	28	28–0
Jack Denker	26	21–5

Most-beaten opponent: Kevin Moylan (29–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	5	1	70%
2025	8	0	71%
2024	7	1	64%
2023	8	0	69%
2022	10	1	54%
2021	7	0	39%
2019	2	0	78%
2018	2	0	33%
2017	1	0	50%
2016	2	0	33%
2015	1	0	75%
2014	2	0	42%
2013	1	0	33%
2011	1	0	80%
2009	1	0	26%

Boats

Echo · Handicap, Beneteau First 36.7 · 38 events · 2021–2026
Underdog · PHRF handicap, C&C 35 MKI, C&C 35 Mk I, C&C 35 MK 1 · 9 events · 2014–2024
Talisman · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap · 8 events · 2011–2024
Wizard · ORC handicap · 1 events · 2022
WESTWARD · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2018
Jalapeno · Beneteau First 36.7 · 1 events · 2009

Where they race

Hingham Bay Racing · 16 events
Detroit, MI, USA · 10 events
Constitution Yacht Club · 5 events
CPYC/Boston Harbor Handicap Racing · 5 events
Hull Yacht Club · 4 events
Harbor Springs, MI, USA · 4 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 170, #18,298. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.