Sailor · 2015–2026

Paul Kuechler

harvard university College fleet racing 420 IC37

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Events: 36
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 6%
Typically beats: 50%
Best class ranking: #1036
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Dylan Ascencios
Longest-running crew: Juliana Ruggieri
Nemesis: Peter Wagner
Rival: Stephen Duncan
Best day: 12 Jul 2016
Signature result: 5th of 29

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Katherine Barkin · Harvard University (Crimson 2), Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 8 of 187 races won Beat 39% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 3rd · Apr 2019 – Apr 2022
Juliana Ruggieri · Harvard University (Crimson), Knot Today · College fleet racing, Handicap, IC37 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 63 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−23 vs. without) · best 6th · Sep 2019 – Oct 2026
Will Fitzpatrick · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
Jacqueline Ruggieri · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
Josefina Ruggieri · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
Julie Wilson · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 7events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 47 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−25 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2025 – Oct 2026
Bill Fortenberry · Knot Today · IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 28 races won Beat 5% of the fleet together(−42 vs. without) · best 16th · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Emily Riordan · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 27 races won Beat 35% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 6th · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
Jeffrey MacFarlane · Knot Today · Handicap, IC37 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 25 races won Beat 33% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 6th · Jul 2025 – Oct 2026
Gayatri Balasubramanian · Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 2 of 94 races won Beat 23% of the fleet together(−22 vs. without) · best 4th · Sep 2018 – Apr 2019

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 36

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
9 Oct 2026	IC37 North American Championship	Knot Today	IC37	Offside trimmer	8th / 13
16 Jul 2026	Race Week at Newport	Knot Today	IC37	Pit	6th / 19
10 Jul 2026	2026 Newport Regatta	Knot Today	Handicap	Pit	31st / 38
1 Jul 2026	2026 J/22 Summer Series	Russell Long	J/22	Crew	6th / 10
23 May 2026	2026 Annual Figawi Race Weekend	Badger	PHRF handicap	Crew	8th / 11
22 May 2026	2026 Falmouth Yacht Club Race to Hyannis	Badger	PHRF handicap	Crew	7th / 7
8 Aug 2025	2025 Safe Harbor Race Weekend	Knot Today	IC37	Offside trimmer	18th / 19
18 Jul 2025	2025 IC37 National Championship	Knot Today	IC37	Offside trimmer	24th / 26
12 Jul 2025	2025 Newport Regatta	Knot Today	IC37	Offside trimmer	16th / 16
14 Jun 2025	171st NYYC Annual Regatta	Knot Today	IC37	Offside trimmer	22nd / 23
23 Apr 2022	George Morris Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	16th / 18
17 Apr 2022	Central Series Four	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	11th / 16
2 Apr 2022	Boston University Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	13th / 14
12 Mar 2022	The Wood Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 8
9 Oct 2021	The George Warren Smith Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper (10-14)	10th / 18
25 Sep 2021	The Invitational	Harvard University (Crimson 2)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	3rd / 9
12 Sep 2021	Charles Invitational	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	8th / 14
28 Sep 2019	Tufts September Invite	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	A Skipper	7th / 11
22 Sep 2019	Harvard Invite	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	5th / 16
16 Aug 2019	2019 Ida Lewis Distance Race	Dauntless	PHRF handicap	Other	3rd / 4
13 Apr 2019	Oberg Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	C Skipper	9th / 11
24 Mar 2019	BU Team Race	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Skipper	4th / 4
16 Mar 2019	Graham Hall	Harvard University (Crimson)	College team racing	Crew	11th / 16
20 Oct 2018	Oberg Trophy	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	C Skipper (1-10)	16th / 20
14 Oct 2018	Invite	Harvard University (Crimson)	College fleet racing	B Skipper	6th / 13

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Helm	91 provisional	#34297 band 23691–47017	—
College fleet racing Helm	31 provisional	#4611 band 3724–5473	−7.1
All classes Crew	119 provisional	#24460 band 16677–34253	—
IC37 Crew	-106 provisional	#415 band 347–464	+0.5
420 Helm	192 provisional	#1036 band 475–2048	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

College team racing · Crew · 16 races, 1 event · rating 80
J/22 · Crew · 12 races, 1 event · rating -19
420s · Helm · 12 races, 2 events · rating 61

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	24 events	0 wins	beats 51%
As crew	12 events	0 wins	beats 24%

Positions: Offside trimmer (5) · B Skipper (5) · A Skipper (4) · Pit (2) · B Skipper (10-14) (1) · C Skipper (1)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−4 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	45%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	58%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	35%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Stephen Duncan	72	33–39
Jack Murphy	57	24–33
Calvin Lamosse	56	32–24
Ben Rosenberg	48	9–39
Adrien Bellanger	48	15–33
Bill Zartler	47	10–37
Andrew Hodkinson	47	28–19
Peter Wagner	47	8–39
Daniel Thielman	47	12–35
Steve Liebel	47	8–39
Chris Lewis	47	8–39
Elliott Mendenhall	46	9–37

Most-beaten opponent: Hugh Dougherty (33–5).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	6	35%
2025	4	5%
2022	4	28%
2021	3	56%
2019	6	33%
2018	3	43%
2017	5	74%
2016	3	72%
2015	2	48%

Boats

Harvard University (Crimson) · College fleet racing, College team racing · 14 events · 2018–2022
Knot Today · IC37, Handicap · 7 events · 2025–2026
7032 · 420, 420s · 5 events · 2015–2017
7034 · 420s, 420 · 3 events · 2016
Badger · PHRF handicap · 2 events · 2026
Russell Long · J/22 · 1 events · 2026
Harvard University (Crimson 2) · College fleet racing · 1 events · 2021
Dauntless · PHRF handicap · 1 events · 2019
1 · 420 · 1 events · 2017
7039 · 420 · 1 events · 2015

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 6 events
Harvard · 5 events
Boston University · 3 events
N. Chatham, MA · 2 events
Newport, RI, United States · 2 events
West Dennis, MA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating across all classes: 91 (±143), #34,297.Crew rating across all classes: 119 (±135), #24,460. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.