Sailor · 2016–2026

Doug Kitchin

lhyc Thistle E Scow 1113

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Events: 15
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 20%
Typically beats: 69%
Best class ranking: #60

Biggest lift: Max Gillette
Nemesis: Vincent Porter
Rival: Brian Joyce
Best day: 3 Aug 2024
Signature result: 5th of 85

Partnerships · 11 sailors

Max Gillette · Pro Re Nata · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 15 races won Beat 78% of the fleet together(+8 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2023 – Jul 2026
Brian Kitchin · Greyhound, MurphE's Law, Zugzwang · E Scow, Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 20 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+4 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2017 – Sep 2023
Jessica Murphy · ADD · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Chris Murphy · ADD · Thistle 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 1 of 18 races won Beat 66% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Teddy Martin · MurphE's Law · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2016 – Aug 2017
Patrick Flinn · MurphE's Law · E Scow 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 13 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together · best 17th · Sep 2016 – Aug 2017
Alexa Kitchin · NJ, Zugzwang · Thistle 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 12 races won Beat 80% of the fleet together · best 3rd · Sep 2019 – Jul 2026
Cathy Harris · Pro Re Nata · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 83% of the fleet together · best 7th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
Sarah Dill · Pro Re Nata · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Eric Weiland · Pro Re Nata · Thistle 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 1 of 5 races won Beat 88% of the fleet together · best 3rd · May 2023 – May 2023

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 15

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
27 Jul 2026	Thistle Nationals 2026	NJ	Thistle	Skipper	15th / 57
11 Jul 2026	2026 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship and NE Districts	Pro Re Nata	Thistle	Skipper	10th / 25
3 Aug 2024	Thistle Class 2024 National Championship	Pro Re Nata	Thistle	Skipper	25th / 65
13 Jul 2024	2024 Newport Regatta	Pro Re Nata	Thistle	Other	7th / 36
29 Sep 2023	2023 Fontelieu One Design Regatta	Greyhound	Thistle	Crew	2nd / 8
14 Jul 2023	2023 Thistle National Championship	Pro Re Nata	1113	Skipper	5th / 85
19 May 2023	Kitchin Memorial Regatta / NJ & LIS District Championships	Pro Re Nata	Thistle	Skipper	3rd / 17
25 Jun 2022	2022 Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship	Pro Re Nata	Thistle	Other	11th / 29
2 Aug 2021	2021 Thistle National Championship	ADD	Thistle	Other	21st / 40
17 Jul 2021	2021 Thistle Class Atlantic Coast Championship	ADD	Thistle	Other	6th / 22
26 Jun 2021	2021 June Invitational	ADD	Thistle	Other	5th / 16
27 Sep 2019	2019 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	Zugzwang	Thistle	Other	3rd / 14
1 Jun 2018	2018 Cedar Point One Design Regatta	3860	Thistle	Other	8th / 32
4 Aug 2017	2017 Eastern Class E Scow Association Championship Regatta	MurphE's Law	E Scow	Other	17th / 35
9 Sep 2016	2016 E Scow National Championship Regatta (NCESA)	MurphE's Law	E Scow	Other	46th / 72

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
All classes Crew	254 provisional	#10580 band 4851–21015	—
All classes Helm	249 provisional	#13876 band 6396–27182	—
Thistle Helm	207 provisional	#84 band 43–151	+10.3
Thistle Crew	199 provisional	#60 band 27–135	+10.3

2 more classes, not yet ranked

E Scow · Crew · 13 races, 2 events · rating 12
1113 · Helm · 3 races, 1 event · rating 11

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	9 events	0 wins	beats 77%
As crew	6 events	0 wins	beats 62%

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−13 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	69%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	66%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Tom Lawton	53	34–18
Brian Joyce	48	23–25
Christopher Pollak	39	27–11
Timothy Hussey	36	30–5
Sam Brauer	36	34–2
Dan Hesse	35	14–21
Patrick Flinn	34	12–21
Chris Murphy	33	13–19
Steve Gruver	33	18–15
Lloyd Kitchin	32	22–9
Brian Kitchin	32	21–11
Craig Smith	29	20–9

Most-beaten opponent: Sam Brauer (34–2).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	69%
2024	2	73%
2023	3	90%
2022	1	64%
2021	3	66%
2019	1	85%
2018	1	77%
2017	1	53%
2016	1	37%

Boats

Pro Re Nata · Thistle, 1113 · 6 events · 2022–2026
ADD · Thistle · 3 events · 2021
MurphE's Law · E Scow · 2 events · 2016–2017
NJ · Thistle · 1 events · 2026
Greyhound · Thistle · 1 events · 2023
Zugzwang · Thistle · 1 events · 2019
3860 · Thistle · 1 events · 2018

Where they race

Westport, CT, USA · 3 events
Westport, CT · 2 events
Nyack, NY, USA · 2 events
Deephaven, MN, USA · 1 events
Junction City, OR · 1 events
Beach Haven, NJ, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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

Crew rating across all classes: 254, #10,580.Helm rating across all classes: 249, #13,876. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.