Sailor · 2011–2026

Ryan Kelly

myc Optimist PHRF handicap ORC handicap

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Events: 13
Win rate: 8%
Podium rate: 15%
Typically beats: 38%
Best class ranking: #15750
Longest win streak: 4

Biggest lift: Raymond Rhinelander
Nemesis: Callan Tibbetts
Best day: 23 Jul 2012
Signature result: 8th of 81

Partnerships · 26 sailors

Grace Flemming · Bella J · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Sarah Nicholson · Bella J · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together(+17 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Raymond Rhinelander · Bella J · Handicap, ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+23 vs. without) · best 2nd · May 2023 – Aug 2023
Simon Rees · Bella J · ORC handicap, PHRF handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 11 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(+7 vs. without) · best 5th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Jessie Bennett · Bella J · PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Caroline Grant · Bella J · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2023 – Aug 2023
Thomas Nicholson · Bella J · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · Jul 2023 – Jul 2023
Hannah Carling · Bella J · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022
Kimberly Crosbie · Bella J · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 75% of the fleet together · best 2nd · May 2023 – May 2023
Chris Robar · Bella J · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 38% of the fleet together · best 6th · Aug 2022 – Aug 2022

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

Rating history

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

Event history · 13

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
30 Jul 2026	Hull Yacht Club Junior Scorpion Bowl Regatta	20605	Optimist	Skipper	28th / 30
9 Jul 2026	Hingham Bay Junior Regatta 2026	Adios	Optimist	Skipper	17th / 23
4 Aug 2025	38th Scituate Junior Regatta	Adios	Optimist	Skipper	26th / 35
16 Aug 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Bella J	PHRF handicap	Other	7th / 14
9 Jul 2023	2023 Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race	Bella J	ORC handicap	Other	5th / 10
9 May 2023	Antigua Bermuda Race 2023	Bella J	Handicap	Other	2nd / 5
10 Aug 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Bella J	PHRF handicap	Main Trimmer	6th / 9
11 Aug 2021	2021 Helly Hansen Chester Race Week	Something's Bruin	Bluenose	Main Trimmer	18th / 25
28 Aug 2015	World Duck Championship 2015	Ryan Kelly	Duckboats	Skipper	50th / 78
20 Jul 2015	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2015	3217	420	Skipper	25th / 29
22 Jul 2013	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2013	Ryan Kelly	Optimist	Skipper	94th / 114
23 Jul 2012	USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC MID-ATLANTIC SAILING FESTIVAL 2012	Ryan Kelly	Optimist	Skipper	8th / 81
18 Aug 2011	2011 No Tears Regatta	4178	Optimist	Skipper	1st / 4

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact
Full-size sailing Helm	-171 provisional	#78739 band 66633–83679	—
Optimist Helm	-155 provisional	#15750 band 12431–17094	—
Full-size sailing Crew	79 provisional	#30872 band 16661–48199	—

3 more classes, not yet ranked

Bluenose · Crew · 10 races, 1 event · rating -8
420 · Helm · 6 races, 1 event · rating -47
Duckboats · Helm · 5 races, 1 event · rating -4

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	8 events	1 wins	beats 40%
As crew	5 events	0 wins	beats 50%

Positions: Main Trimmer (2)

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	43%	100% = the same result every event
Big fleets	32%	of the fleet beaten
Small fleets	67%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Will Hilfiker	27	10–17
Katharine Marriott	26	16–10
Callan Tibbetts	25	3–22
Riley Walsh	22	16–6
Miya Preyer	22	8–14
Charlie McKenzie	21	11–10
Tom Green	21	6–15
Reagan Chubb	18	4–14
Samantha Zari	18	1–17
Michael Boetticher	16	6–10
Shaanti Choi-Bose	16	8–8
Lydia Gargano	16	14–2

Most-beaten opponent: Brady Cool (15–1).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	2	0	17%
2025	1	0	27%
2023	3	0	62%
2022	1	0	38%
2021	1	0	29%
2015	2	0	25%
2013	1	0	18%
2012	1	0	91%
2011	1	1	100%

Boats

Bella J · PHRF handicap, ORC handicap, Handicap · 4 events · 2022–2023
Ryan Kelly · Duckboats, Optimist · 3 events · 2012–2015
Adios · Optimist · 2 events · 2025–2026
20605 · Optimist · 1 events · 2026
Something's Bruin · Bluenose · 1 events · 2021
3217 · 420 · 1 events · 2015
4178 · Optimist · 1 events · 2011

Where they race

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada · 3 events
Island Heights, NJ · 3 events
Marblehead, MA, USA · 1 events
SCITUATE, MA · 1 events
Toms River, NJ · 1 events
Hingham, MA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -171, #78,739.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 79, #30,872. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.