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Sailor · 2017–2026

Kevin Gates

california state university channel islands College fleet racing

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Events
31

557 races · 7 race wins

Win rate
0%

0% win rate · 0 of 31

Podium rate
3%

1 top-three finishes

Typically beats
16%

of boats faced (90%: 14%–19%, 613 boats)

Best class ranking
#7252

Crew in College fleet racing · rating -66

Biggest lift
Sterling Maggard

+21 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Vaughn Russell

Mar 2024 – Apr 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Drake Hayes

11–135 head to head in 146 races

Rival
Erik Hallback

41–61 in 103 races

Best day
9 Mar 2024

2-4-1-3-7-4-6-2-5-4-4-1-3-1-3-1 · St. Francis Invite · about 1 in 127 by chance

Signature result
2nd of 9

St. Francis Invite · College fleet racing · 9 Mar 2024

Partnerships · 37 sailors

  • Olivia Feito · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 1 of 201 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 12th · Jan 2019 – Mar 2020
  • Andrew Clements · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 9events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 181 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 13th · Nov 2017 – Apr 2019
  • Laura Jones · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 152 races won Beat 20% of the fleet together(+5 vs. without) · best 14th · Nov 2017 – Mar 2019
  • Kurt Richards · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 110 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together(−13 vs. without) · best 13th · Mar 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Cynthia Kerby · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 8events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 168 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 13th · Jan 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Brent Lin · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 90 races won Beat 12% of the fleet together(−6 vs. without) · best 10th · Mar 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Vaughn Russell · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 6events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 84 races won Beat 10% of the fleet together(−8 vs. without) · best 13th · Mar 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Jowelle Long · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 2 of 101 races won Beat 16% of the fleet together(±0 vs. without) · best 15th · Nov 2017 – Mar 2018
  • Michael Schmitz · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1), California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 106 races won Beat 17% of the fleet together(+1 vs. without) · best 14th · Mar 2019 – Nov 2019
  • Sterling Maggard · California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins) · College fleet racing 5events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 0% win rate · 4 of 98 races won Beat 34% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Mar 2024 – Apr 2026

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

Rating history

-286-172-5920182020202220242026Helm rating, all classesCrew rating, all classes

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

Event history · 31

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
25 Apr 2026Anteater JVCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-4)26th / 29
18 Apr 2026PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew (13-14)17th / 17
15 Nov 2025Fall PCC JVCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper29th / 29
11 Oct 2025UCSD OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew (1-6)18th / 24
19 Apr 2025PCCSC Mark Healy Open Fleet Race ChampionshipCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew (5-6)14th / 16
22 Mar 2025PCCSC South Designate 2025California State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew10th / 17
1 Mar 2025Cactus CupCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2)College fleet racingA Crew19th / 21
22 Feb 2025Mustang Open JVCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew (1-2,6-8)27th / 27
16 Nov 2024Fall PCC JVCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew24th / 29
12 Oct 2024UCSD OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2)College fleet racingB Crew (1-4)22nd / 22
6 Apr 2024Anteater JVCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1)College fleet racingA Skipper (1)17th / 17
23 Mar 2024PCCSC South Designate SemisCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2)College fleet racingB Crew22nd / 23
9 Mar 2024St. Francis InviteCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Crew (2)2nd / 9
2 Mar 2024Cactus CupCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 2)College fleet racingA Crew (1)13th / 14
7 Mar 2020Anteater OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper12th / 17
29 Feb 2020Mustang OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper13th / 15
18 Jan 2020Peter Wenner Rainbow InviteCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper16th / 17
16 Nov 2019Fall Pacific Coast ChampionshipCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper19th / 21
19 Oct 2019UCSD OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper22nd / 27
12 Oct 2019Stoney Burke VarsityCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingA Skipper19th / 24
27 Apr 2019PCCSC Coed Dinghy Conference ChampionshipsCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingB Skipper13th / 13
30 Mar 2019St. Francis InterconferenceCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingB Skipper (3-4)18th / 22
23 Mar 2019PCCSC Southern Area DesignateCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1)College fleet racingB Skipper18th / 23
9 Mar 2019Anteater OpenCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins 1)College fleet racingB Skipper14th / 16
2 Mar 2019Mustang Open VarsityCalifornia State University Channel Islands (Dolphins)College fleet racingB Skipper (1-2,5-6)14th / 21

Helm rating across all classes: -164 (±163), #75,539.Crew rating across all classes: -59 (±206), #51,776. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.