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Sailor · 2009–2026

Walter Kress

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Events
11

22 races · 5 race wins

Win rate
27%

27% win rate · 3 of 11

Podium rate
73%

8 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (range 46%–64%, 87 boats)

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Matthew Kelley

2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate

Best trio
Ned Weintraub & David Fass

2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Matthew Kelley

+33 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jamie Gurnell

Sep 2022 – Jul 2026 · 6 events

Best day
3 May 2025

1-1-4 · 2025 American Yacht Club Spring Regatta

Signature result
1st of 10

2009 Anniversary Indian Harbor Stratford Shoal Race · PHRF handicap · 10 Oct 2009

Partnerships · 54 sailors

Most successful partnership: Matthew Kelley — 2 wins · 5 podiums in 5 events together · 40% win rate
  • Jamie Gurnell · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
  • David Fass · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 33% win rate · 4 of 15 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Matthew Kelley · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Ned Weintraub · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 4 of 9 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jul 2026
  • Peter McCloskey · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 20% win rate · 3 of 14 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+13 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2023 – Jul 2026
  • Jason McShane · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 13 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together(+14 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • Joshua Fass · Zammermoos · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 8 races won Beat 73% of the fleet together(+9 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2025 – Jul 2026
  • James Coggeshall · Ceilidh, Ceilidh (Kay-Lee) · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 36% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Jun 2022 – May 2023
  • Stewart Gurnell · Zammermoos · ORC handicap 2events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 2 of 6 races won Beat 79% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2025 – May 2025
  • Michael McClung · Zammermoos · ORC handicap 2events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 7 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together · best 1st · Sep 2022 – Jun 2026

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

Rating history

-2456136201020132016201920222025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

— Helm rating, full-size sailing · - - Crew rating, full-size sailing

Event history · 11

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 136, #23,346.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 44. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.