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Sailor · 2023–2026

Clayton Kinney

pequot yacht club Optimist420

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Events
20

118 races · 8 race wins

Win rate
5%

5% win rate · 1 of 20

Podium rate
10%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
55%

of boats faced (90%: 53%–58%, 1,046 boats)

Best class ranking
#224

Crew in 420 · rating 265

Longest win streak
3

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Jane Sykes

9–40 head to head in 49 races

Rival
Henry Vandamme

45–30 in 75 races

Best day
5 Aug 2025

6-5-5-3-3-3-4-1-3-1-1-1 · 2025 RYC - JSA Laser, C420, & Girls Champs · about 1 in 104,585,336 by chance

Signature result
1st of 28

2025 Cedar Point Yacht Club Jr. Race Week · 420 · 24 Jul 2025

Partnerships · 4 sailors

  • Tomas O'Byrne · Tomas O'Byrne · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 1 of 13 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Eliot Fox · 9642, Clayton Kinney · 420 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 18 races won Beat 76% of the fleet together · best 10th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Wills Gandy · Wills Gandy · 420 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 7 of 19 races won Beat 98% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
  • Tomas O'Bryne · Tomas O'Bryne · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 7 races won Beat 82% of the fleet together · best 6th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

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

Rating history

-96124344202420252026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 20

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
5 Aug 2026JSA Championship for Club 420 & ILCA, including JSA Girls ChampionshipsTomas O'Byrne420Crew9th / 23
16 Jul 20262026 Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Junior Regatta9642420Skipper10th / 40
11 Jul 2026New Bedford Junior Regatta 2026Clayton Kinney420Skipper20th / 80
9 Jul 20262026 | Pequot Invitational (C420, FEVA, ILCA)Tomas O'Bryne420Crew6th / 29
2 Jul 2026Eastern Districts 2026 c420/FevaTomas O'Byrne420Crew6th / 22
7 Aug 20252025 JSA of LIS Optimist Champs hosted by American Yacht ClubClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper41st / 123
5 Aug 20252025 RYC - JSA Laser, C420, & Girls ChampsWills Gandy420Crew2nd / 29
30 Jul 2025MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper6th / 20
24 Jul 20252025 Cedar Point Yacht Club Jr. Race WeekWills Gandy420Crew1st / 28
7 Jun 20252025 Sail Newport Youth Challenge RegattaClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper27th / 40
25 Oct 20242024 New York State Optimist ChampionshipClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper33rd / 50
20 Sep 20242024 Optimist Atlantic Coast ChampionshipClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper99th / 141
3 Aug 20242024 JSA Optimist ChampionshipsClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper54th / 121
30 Jul 20242024 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYCClayton KinneyOptimistCrew16th / 43
23 Jul 2024MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetClayton KinneyOptimistCrew8th / 39
21 Jul 20242024 STAM Cannon Cup Opti Area CClayton KinneyOptimistCrew24th / 42
5 Jul 20242024 Pequot Opti RumbleClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper9th / 49
27 Oct 20232023 Sail Newport Halloween HowlClayton KinneyOptimistSkipper41st / 48
31 Jul 20232023 Opti Area C Regatta at CPYCClayton KinneyOptimistCrew26th / 38
25 Jul 2023MYC OptiSail Regatta Area C with Green FleetThe MouseOptimistCrew51st / 61

Helm rating across all classes: 161 (±237), #23,326.Crew rating across all classes: 278 (±236), #8,955. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.