Sailor · 2015–2025

Matthew Kapell

siyc nyyc J/111 PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 16
Win rate: 13%
Podium rate: 38%
Typically beats: 49%
Best class ranking: #152
Longest win streak: 2

Most successful partnership: Bill Hardesty
Best trio: Bill Hardesty & River Paquin
Biggest lift: Kelly McKeown
Longest-running crew: Andrew Ward
Nemesis: Peter Wagner
Rival: Jackie Baxter
Best day: 11 Jun 2022
Signature result: 1st of 10

Partnerships · 49 sailors

Most successful partnership: Bill Hardesty — 2 wins · 3 podiums in 4 events together

Andrew Ward · Bravo · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 16events 2 wins together · 6 podiums · 13% win rate · 11 of 122 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2025
Sedgwick Ward · Bravo · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 15events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 9 of 112 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
Joshua Kapell · Bravo · IC37, IRC handicap, J/111, ORC handicap 14events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 7% win rate · 9 of 105 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
Ian Fraser · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 7events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 14% win rate · 6 of 52 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Jun 2015 – Jun 2023
Kevin McKee · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 43 races won Beat 28% of the fleet together(−40 vs. without) · best 5th · Jun 2015 – Feb 2019
River Paquin · Bravo · IC37, J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 6events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 33% win rate · 8 of 56 races won Beat 74% of the fleet together(+33 vs. without) · best 1st · Jul 2018 – Jun 2025
Kelly McKeown · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 5events 2 wins together · 4 podiums · 40% win rate · 8 of 45 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+45 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Jun 2025
Jim Ryan · Bravo · IRC handicap, J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 1 of 24 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 3rd · May 2017 – Jun 2021
Bill Hardesty · Bravo · J/111, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 8 of 36 races won Beat 84% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – Jun 2025
Kevin Denien · Bravo · J/111, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−30 vs. without) · best 6th · Jun 2015 – Sep 2018

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

Rating history

Event history · 16

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
23 Jun 2025	2025 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Bravo	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	1st / 10
19 Jun 2023	2023 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Bravo	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 14
28 Sep 2022	2022 International J/111 Class North American Championship	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 8
11 Jun 2022	168th NYYC Annual Regatta	Bravo	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	2nd / 10
17 Jan 2022	2022 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Offside trimmer	1st / 8
21 Oct 2021	2021 J/111 World Championship	Bravo	J/111	Offside trimmer	4th / 7
24 Jun 2021	2021 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	4th / 7
15 Feb 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta St. Petersburg	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	5th / 5
19 Sep 2018	2018 J 111 North American Championship	Bravo	J/111	Other	10th / 16
16 Jul 2018	NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex	Bravo	IC37	Headsail Trimmer	19th / 24
4 May 2018	2018 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 8
20 Jun 2017	2017 Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week	Bravo	PHRF handicap	Headsail Trimmer	7th / 13
9 Jun 2017	163rd NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Bravo	IRC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	8th / 12
6 May 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Annapolis	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 9
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Bravo	J/111	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 9
13 Jun 2015	161st NYYC Annual Regatta presented by Rolex	Bravo	J/111	Other	18th / 19

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Crew	195 provisional	#15660 band 10521–22911	—
J/111 Crew	112 provisional	#152 band 113–208	+0.9

1 more class, not yet ranked

IC37 · Crew · 11 races, 1 event · rating -50

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	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	16 events	2 wins	beats 53%

Positions: Headsail Trimmer (12) · Offside trimmer (2)

How they race

Closer	+2 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−14 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	38%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets	62%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rob Ruhlman	64	21–43
Peter Wagner	62	14–48
Jeffrey Davis	54	20–34
Jackie Baxter	52	30–22
Douglas Curtiss	47	25–22
Martin Roesch	33	12–21
Ian Hill	28	14–14
Rodrick Jabin	27	6–21
Bradley Faber	26	9–17
Kevin Young	19	14–5
Jim Connelly	17	4–13
Ganson Evans	17	8–9

Most-beaten opponent: David Goldstone (16–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2025	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	85%
2022	3	1	92%
2021	2	0	50%
2019	1	0	0%
2018	3	0	30%
2017	3	0	54%
2016	1	0	38%
2015	1	0	6%

Boats

Bravo · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap, J/111, IC37, IRC handicap · 16 events · 2015–2025

Where they race

Newport, RI, USA · 4 events
Block Island, RI, USA · 4 events
Key West, FL, USA · 2 events
Annapolis, MD, USA · 2 events
Holland, MI, USA · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 195, #15,660. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.