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Sailor · 2014–2026

Matthew Kickhafer

u s coast guard academy College fleet racingCollege team racingDN

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Events
68

1,019 races · 186 race wins

Win rate
4%

4% win rate · 3 of 68

Podium rate
27%

18 top-three finishes

Typically beats
62%

of boats faced (range 60%–64%, 1,306 boats)

Best class ranking
#877

Helm in College fleet racing · rating 430

Longest win streak
15

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Christina Mock

1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together

Best trio
Nicholas Reeser & Charles Pohl

1 wins · 1 podiums in 4 events, all three aboard

Biggest lift
Christina Mock

+24 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Jack Farrell

Sep 2019 – May 2023 · 26 events

Nemesis
Shawn Harvey

39–116 head to head in 155 races

Rival
Caroline Bayless

187–233 in 420 races

Best day
21 Sep 2019

DNF-1-2-2-1-4-5-2-2-4-3-3-2-1-3-4-1-3-13-1-2-3-1-8 · Salt Pond Invite

Signature result
2nd of 20

CGA Invite · College fleet racing · 15 May 2021

Partnerships · 45 sailors

Most successful partnership: Christina Mock — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 3 events together
  • Jack Farrell · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 26events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 4% win rate · 129 of 562 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(−3 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2023
  • Lauren O'Neill · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 23events 1 wins together · 6 podiums · 4% win rate · 137 of 470 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−2 vs. without) · best 1st · Mar 2021 – May 2023
  • Colman Schofield · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 21events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 116 of 461 races won Beat 57% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Daniel Unangst · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 20events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 5% win rate · 114 of 433 races won Beat 58% of the fleet together(−7 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Charles Mason · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 19events 1 wins together · 5 podiums · 5% win rate · 114 of 437 races won Beat 64% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – May 2023
  • Sydney Motherway · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 4), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 17events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 43 of 147 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(−1 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2021 – Oct 2022
  • Mary Tran · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 10events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 51 of 188 races won Beat 51% of the fleet together(−14 vs. without) · best 3rd · Oct 2021 – May 2022
  • Nathan Olmsted · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College keelboat, College match racing, College team racing 8events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 41 of 110 races won Beat 68% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Sep 2019 – Oct 2022
  • Nicholas Reeser · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing, College team racing 8events 1 wins together · 3 podiums · 13% win rate · 49 of 172 races won Beat 63% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 1st · Oct 2021 – May 2023
  • Jin Johnson · U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears 1), U. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears) · College fleet racing 8events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 13% win rate · 27 of 179 races won Beat 72% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2019 – Sep 2021

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

Rating history

0262523201520172019202120232025Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 68

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
1 Oct 20262026 Viper 640 North American ChampionshipJuicyViper 640In the way3rd / 29
9 Aug 20262026 ILYA Annual Championship RegattaMatthew KickhaferMC ScowSkipper4th / 23
22 Nov 20252025-26 Melges 15 Winter Series #1Mac FletcherMelges 15Crew45th / 89
11 Jan 20252025 DN Western Regional ChampionshipUS 5602DNSkipper8th / 16
27 May 2023College Sailing Team Race National ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper8th / 16
22 Apr 202385th Boston Dinghy Club Challenge CupU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 19
8 Apr 2023NEISA Open Team Race Championship/FowleU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 12
1 Apr 2023The 40th Grey Lynne Marchiando Team RacesU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper7th / 8
25 Mar 2023Jan Friis Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 9
11 Mar 2023Bob Bavier Open Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper1st / 9
7 Jan 20232023 Rose Bowl Regatta - CollegeU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-2)8th / 18
29 Oct 2022Schell TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (9-10)5th / 18
15 Oct 2022NEISA Match Race ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College match racingA Crew3rd / 8
24 Sep 2022Sherman Hoyt TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper10th / 18
17 Sep 2022The Hatch Brown TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingC Skipper10th / 18
10 Sep 2022Harry Anderson Jr. TrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (10-12)3rd / 18
21 May 2022College Sailing Dinghy National ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingB Skipper (9-10)16th / 18
19 May 2022College Sailing Open Western SemifinalU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (11)4th / 18
30 Apr 2022New England Dinghy Champs for the CG Alumni BowlU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-7)10th / 18
16 Apr 2022Thompson ThrophyU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College fleet racingA Skipper5th / 15
9 Apr 20222022 NEISA Team Race ChampionshipU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper7th / 12
2 Apr 2022The 39th Lynne Marchiando RegattaU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper8th / 16
26 Mar 2022Admiral Moore Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper3rd / 9
19 Mar 2022Southern New England Team RaceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper4th / 10
12 Mar 2022St. Mary's Team Race InterConferenceU. S. Coast Guard Academy (Bears)College team racingSkipper5th / 9

Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 470, #2,980.Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 261, #10,274. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.