Sailor · 2016–2026

Sebastian Bliss

J/111

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Events: 8
Win rate: 38%
Podium rate: 75%
Typically beats: 63%
Best class ranking: #30
Longest win streak: 3

Most successful partnership: Kelly McKeown
Best trio: Andrew Ward & Kelly McKeown
Biggest lift: Bill Hardesty
Longest-running crew: Joshua Kapell
Nemesis: Peter Wagner
Rival: Rob Ruhlman
Best day: 18 Jan 2022
Signature result: 1st of 8

Partnerships · 17 sailors

Most successful partnership: Kelly McKeown — 3 wins · 3 podiums in 3 events together

Joshua Kapell · Bravo · J/111 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 70 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2026
Andrew Ward · Bravo · J/111 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 70 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2026
Sedgwick Ward · Bravo · J/111 8events 3 wins together · 6 podiums · 38% win rate · 17 of 70 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2026
Mathew Kapell · Bravo · J/111 5events 2 wins together · 5 podiums · 40% win rate · 12 of 41 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+15 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2019 – Jan 2026
Ian Fraser · Bravo · J/111 4events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 37 races won Beat 49% of the fleet together(−29 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
Bill Hardesty · Bravo · J/111 4events 3 wins together · 4 podiums · 4 events · 14 of 35 races won Beat 95% of the fleet together(+63 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2022 – Jan 2026
Kevin McKee · Bravo · J/111 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 3 of 35 races won Beat 32% of the fleet together(−63 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2016 – Jan 2020
Jim Ryan · Bravo · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
Phoenix Bliss · Bravo · J/111 3events 2 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 9 of 25 races won Beat 93% of the fleet together(+48 vs. without) · best 1st · Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
Kerry Klingler · Bravo · J/111 3events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 31% of the fleet together(−53 vs. without) · best 3rd · Jan 2017 – Jan 2020

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

Rating history

Event history · 8

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
19 Jan 2026	2026 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Bow	1st / 6
15 Jan 2024	2024 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Bow	1st / 6
16 Jan 2023	2023 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Bow	2nd / 6
17 Jan 2022	2022 Southernmost Regatta	Bravo	J/111	Bow	1st / 8
24 Jan 2020	J Fest 2020	Bravo	J/111	Bow	3rd / 4
25 Jan 2019	Mid-January J Fest 2019	Bravo	J/111	Bow	3rd / 4
17 Jan 2017	Quantum Key West Race Week 2017	Bravo	J/111	Bow	7th / 9
18 Jan 2016	Quantum Key West Race Week 2016	Bravo	J/111	Bow	6th / 9

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
J/111 Crew	340 provisional	#30 band 16–58	+4.1
All classes Crew	352 provisional	#5230 band 3287–8275	—

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	0 events	0 wins	beats —
As crew	8 events	3 wins	beats 64%

Positions: Bow (8)

How they race

Closer	+20 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	36%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	64%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Rob Ruhlman	61	25–36
Bradley Faber	37	20–17
Jackie Baxter	35	26–9
Martin Roesch	29	12–17
Jeffrey Davis	28	12–16
Peter Wagner	27	4–23
Kevin Young	26	20–6
Ian Hill	26	12–14
Douglas Curtiss	24	16–8
Gary Weisberg	19	17–2
Bennet Greenwald	19	11–8
Roeland Polet	17	17–0

Most-beaten opponent: Roeland Polet (17–0).

Seasons

Year	Events	Wins	Beat
2026	1	1	100%
2024	1	1	100%
2023	1	0	80%
2022	1	1	100%
2020	1	0	33%
2019	1	0	33%
2017	1	0	25%
2016	1	0	38%

Boats

Bravo · J/111 · 8 events · 2016–2026

Where they race

Key West, FL, USA · 6 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 2 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 352 (±133), #5,230. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.