Sailor · 2010–2022

Jeff Kirchhoff

J/80

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Events: 25
Win rate: 24%
Podium rate: 48%
Typically beats: 77%
Best class ranking: #24
Longest win streak: 8

Most successful partnership: Dan Jolda
Best trio: Kevin Hayes & Dan Jolda
Biggest lift: Dan Jolda
Longest-running crew: Kevin Hayes
Nemesis: Glenn Darden
Rival: Jesse Thompson
Best day: 7 Sep 2018
Signature result: 1st of 13

Partnerships · 7 sailors

Most successful partnership: Dan Jolda — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 8 events together · 25% win rate

Kevin Hayes · Gostosa, More Gostosa · J/80 25events 6 wins together · 12 podiums · 24% win rate · 63 of 229 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Oct 2022
Conor Hayes · Gostosa, More Gostosa · J/80 13events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 15% win rate · 16 of 113 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Apr 2010 – Oct 2022
Dan Jolda · More Gostosa · J/80 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 65 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2022
Joe Dillier · More Gostosa · J/80 8events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 25% win rate · 15 of 65 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2018 – Oct 2022
Peter Crosby · Gostosa, More Gostosa · J/80 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 48 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−19 vs. without) · best 5th · Apr 2010 – Jun 2013
Catherine McLaughlin · More Gostosa · J/80 4events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 11 of 34 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · May 2021 – Oct 2022
Ruth McLaughlin · More Gostosa · J/80 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 6 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · May 2021 – May 2021

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

Rating history

Event history · 25

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Oct 2022	2022 J80 World Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	16th / 48
26 Sep 2022	34th Annual J-Jamboree and J80 New Hampshire State Championships	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	6th / 10
24 Sep 2022	2022 J80 North American Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	8th / 31
10 Sep 2022	2022 J80 East Coast Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	4th / 13
11 Aug 2022	2022 J 80 Thursday Night - Fall Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	2nd / 12
23 Jun 2022	2022 J 80 Thursday Night - Summer Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	1st / 13
26 May 2022	2022 J 80 Thursday Night - Spring Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	1st / 11
13 May 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Annapolis	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	4th / 19
18 Sep 2021	2021 J-Jamboree - East Coast Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	4th / 20
19 Aug 2021	2021 J 80 Thursday Night - Fall Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	2nd / 13
24 Jun 2021	2021 J 80 Thursday Night - Summer Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	3rd / 14
13 May 2021	2021 J 80 Thursday Night - Spring Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	1st / 12
1 May 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	1st / 13
20 Sep 2019	2019 J 80 North American Championship Regatta	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	4th / 21
15 Aug 2019	2019 J 80 Thursday Night - Fall Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 11
18 Jul 2019	2019 J 80 Thursday Night - Summer Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	3rd / 12
16 May 2019	2019 J 80 Thursday Night - Spring Series	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	1st / 12
3 May 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	7th / 23
22 Sep 2018	31st Annual J-Jamboree	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	1st / 12
7 Sep 2018	2018 J 80 North American Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	2nd / 22
24 Jun 2013	2013 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week XXV	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	5th / 16
3 May 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	9th / 23
30 Sep 2011	2011 J/80 North American Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	10th / 25
5 Oct 2010	2010 J 80 World Championship	More Gostosa	J/80	Other	26th / 61
9 Apr 2010	2010 Charleston Race Week	Gostosa	J/80	Skipper	6th / 20

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
J/80 Helm	367 provisional	#24 band 9–38	+9.1
All classes Helm	389 provisional	#5277 band 3425–8011	—

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	25 events	6 wins	beats 82%
As crew	0 events	0 wins	beats —

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−9 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	70%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets (25+)	66%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets (<12)	75%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Les Beckwith	182	118–64
David Stowe	143	130–13
Guy Nickerson	132	92–40
Jeffrey Rabinowitz	131	110–21
Jesse Thompson	128	73–55
Jason Blais	123	114–9
Peter Crosby	97	82–15
Dylan O'Malley-Joyce	87	72–15
Casey Nickerson	62	58–4
Graham Philpot	62	48–14
Ramzi Bannura	57	53–4
John White	56	24–32

Most-beaten opponent: David Stowe (130–13).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2022	8	2	80%
2021	5	2	92%
2019	5	1	84%
2018	2	1	98%
2013	2	0	69%
2011	1	0	63%
2010	2	0	66%

Boats

More Gostosa · J/80 · 24 events · 2010–2022
Gostosa · J/80 · 1 events · 2010

Where they race

Gilford, NH, USA · 13 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 4 events
Newport, RI, USA · 3 events
Marion, MA, USA · 2 events
Larchmont, NY, USA · 1 events
Charleston, SC, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Helm rating across all classes: 389 (±122), #5,277. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.