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Sailor · 2019–2026

Kai Watters

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Events
33

214 races · 6 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 33

Podium rate
6%

2 top-three finishes

Typically beats
68%

of boats faced (range 67%–70%, 3,203 boats)

Best class ranking
#1211

Helm in Optimist · rating 353

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Elizabeth Xydas

26–82 head to head in 109 races

Rival
Thomas Zaydon

63–44 in 111 races

Best day
29 Oct 2022

5-1-13-51-1-29 · 2022 HOWLER REGATTA - 12th Annual

Signature result
6th of 127

Buccaneer Blast 2023 · Optimist · 2 Feb 2023

Partnerships · 24 sailors

  • Ava Adamson · Ava Adamson, Kai Watters · 420 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 21 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(−4 vs. without) · best 11th · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Andrew Wiand · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Robert O'Brien · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Chris Woodall · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Jennifer Armstrong · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Savannah Lee · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Julianna Brooksbank · Kai Watters · 420 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 10 races won Beat 91% of the fleet together · best 15th · Feb 2026 – Feb 2026
  • Jacob Hartong · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Erin DeGrazia · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024
  • Sydney Rosenberg · TRIDENT · ORC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 2 races won Beat 56% of the fleet together · best 5th · May 2024 – May 2024

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

Rating history

-252084402020202120222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 33

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
23 Jul 20262026 C420 Open North AmericansKai Watters420Skipper106th / 170
8 Jul 20262026 C420 National ChampionshipKai Watters420Skipper23rd / 73
22 Jun 20262026 Club 420 Mid-Atlantic ChampionshipKai Watters420Skipper17th / 61
13 Jun 20262026 C420 California State ChampsAva Adamson420Crew11th / 52
14 Feb 20262026 Club 420 Midwinter Championship for the John V. Hanson TrophyKai Watters420Skipper15th / 158
5 Aug 20252025 C420 OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPKai Watters420Skipper53rd / 116
31 May 20242024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - DetroitTRIDENTORC handicapSwitch Flipper5th / 10
9 Mar 20242024 Optimist Sunshine State ChampionshipKai WattersOptimistSkipper20th / 212
2 Mar 20242024 Boomerang Regatta22057OptimistSkipper75th / 91
28 Oct 20232023 HOWLER REGATTA - 13th Annual22057OptimistSkipper9th / 89
29 Sep 20232023 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipKai WattersOptimistSkipper100th / 119
22 Sep 20232023 Optimist Great Lakes ChampionshipKai WattersOptimistSkipper1st / 18
15 Sep 20232023 Optimist Pacific Coast ChampionshipKai WattersOptimistSkipper7th / 52
5 Aug 20232023 ILCA US National ChampionshipsKai WattersILCA 4 (Laser 4.7)Skipper15th / 25
18 Mar 20232023 MIAMI SAIL WEEK - Youth22057OptimistSkipper23rd / 98
4 Mar 20232023 Boomerang Regatta22057OptimistSkipper15th / 85
2 Feb 2023Buccaneer Blast 2023Kai WattersOptimistSkipper6th / 127
22 Nov 20222022 Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter Championship (2023 STQ and TTQ)Kai WattersOptimistSkipper82nd / 208
4 Nov 20222022 Southeast Dinghy ChampionshipKai WattersOptimistSkipper29th / 98
29 Oct 20222022 HOWLER REGATTA - 12th Annual22057HandicapSkipper7th / 95
7 Oct 20222022 Optimist Atlantic Coast Championship (2023 TTQ)Kai WattersOptimistSkipper54th / 105
8 Aug 20222022 Optimist New England Championship (2023 TTQ)Kai WattersOptimistSkipper19th / 172
20 Jul 20222022 Optimist National Championship (2023 TTQ)Kai WattersOptimistSkipper26th / 148
13 Jun 2022St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta and TOTE Clinic22057OptimistSkipper20th / 62
4 May 20222022 Optimist Team TrialsKai WattersOptimistSkipper22nd / 199

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 440, #3,983.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 49. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.