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Katherine Walker

wesleyan university College fleet racingOptimistHandicap

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Events
32

360 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
3%

3% win rate · 1 of 32

Podium rate
9%

3 top-three finishes

Typically beats
30%

of boats faced (range 28%–33%, 763 boats)

Best class ranking
#11520

Helm in Optimist · rating -114

Longest win streak
2

race wins in a row

Biggest lift
Bill Walker

+26 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Kevin Winnie

Nov 2013 – Apr 2016 · 6 events

Nemesis
Peter Sterflinger

14–91 head to head in 105 races

Rival
Lillian Vincens

33–39 in 72 races

Best day
12 Jul 2017

1-1-2 · 2017 Whidbey Island Race Week

Signature result
1st of 10

Nova Scotia Keelboat Championships 2024 · Handicap · 13 Sep 2024

Partnerships · 34 sailors

  • Kevin Winnie · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 108 races won Beat 13% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 3rd · Nov 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Nathaniel Barton · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 76 races won Beat 21% of the fleet together(−10 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2015
  • Rachel Kurlander · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 4events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 72 races won Beat 27% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 3rd · Sep 2013 – Apr 2016
  • Lara Hetzel · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 72 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together(−17 vs. without) · best 8th · Apr 2014 – Oct 2015
  • Bill Walker · Ehu Kai, Jolly Juan · PHRF handicap, SJ24 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 35 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+26 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jul 2017 – Jul 2023
  • Lillian Saul · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 56 races won Beat 24% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2015
  • Maia Nelles-Sager · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 72 races won Beat 11% of the fleet together(−21 vs. without) · best 8th · Sep 2013 – Apr 2014
  • Abe Kipnis · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 0 of 56 races won Beat 22% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 7th · Sep 2015 – Oct 2015
  • Peter Brody · Wesleyan University (Cardinals) · College fleet racing 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 34 races won Beat 8% of the fleet together · best 6th · Apr 2013 – Oct 2013
  • Olga Koubrak · Hornpipe, Olga Koubrak · Bluenose, Soling 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 4 of 20 races won Beat 47% of the fleet together · best 4th · Sep 2023 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

-356-166232013201520172019202120232025Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 32

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
7 Aug 20252025 Hyannis Yacht Club Youth InvitationalSeaSeaOptimistSkipper85th / 109
14 Jul 202529th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaSeaSeaOptimistSkipper36th / 73
1 Jul 202529th Annual SHYC (Stage Harbor Yacht Club) Opti Regatta (Open)SeaSeaOptimistSkipper29th / 56
19 Oct 2024AYC Opti Masters 2024Kat WalkerOptimistSkipper16th / 30
13 Sep 2024Nova Scotia Keelboat Championships 2024Kat WalkerHandicapSkipper1st / 10
24 Aug 2024AYC One Design Fall CupHornpipeBluenoseCrew4th / 7
6 Aug 2024Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2024Dancing MistOptimistSkipper28th / 48
23 Jul 2024Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaDancing MistOptimistSkipper31st / 48
14 Jul 202428th Annual Stone Horse Opti RegattaDancing MistHandicapSkipper23rd / 34
8 Sep 20232023 Women's Provincial Keelboat ChampionshipOlga KoubrakSolingCrew6th / 10
8 Aug 2023Hyannis Yacht Club Youth Invitational 2023Dancing MistOptimistSkipper37th / 45
28 Jul 2023Whidbey Summer Classic RegattaJolly JuanSJ24Skipper6th / 7
25 Jul 2023Wianno Yacht Club Opti RegattaDancing MistOptimistSkipper50th / 52
21 Apr 2023Thursday Nights 5 Series Buoy Club RacesJolly JuanPHRF handicapSkipper9th / 19
4 Aug 2018Chatham Yacht Club 2018 Regatta2373OptimistSkipper15th / 17
9 Jul 2018West Dennis Yacht Club Invitational0OptimistSkipper27th / 28
5 Aug 2017Chatham Yacht Club 2017 Regatta19OptimistSkipper5th / 19
10 Jul 20172017 Whidbey Island Race WeekEhu KaiPHRF handicapBow2nd / 9
30 Apr 2016Wesleyan InviteWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingA Crew3rd / 4
17 Oct 2015Providence College InviteWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingB Crew (5-10)14th / 16
10 Oct 2015Southern Series 5Wesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingB Crew (5-10)15th / 18
26 Sep 2015Salt Pond InviteWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingB Crew (1-6)11th / 15
19 Sep 2015Sacred Heart InvitationalWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)7th / 9
21 Sep 201458th Donaghy BowlWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingB Crew7th / 8
12 Apr 2014Southern Series 5 @ SRUWesleyan University (Cardinals)College fleet racingA Crew (1-10)8th / 8

Helm rating across all classes: -41, #59,507.Crew rating across all classes: -41, #49,477. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.