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Sailor · 2021–2026

Kennedy Utz

pewaukee yacht club X BoatHandicapOptimist

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Events
34

169 races · 10 race wins

Win rate
6%

6% win rate · 2 of 34

Podium rate
15%

5 top-three finishes

Typically beats
56%

of boats faced (range 53%–58%, 1,300 boats)

Best class ranking
#7426

Helm in Optimist · rating 50

Longest win streak
6

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
John Lieber

1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
John Lieber

+40 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Mairead Bruss

Dec 2023 – Jul 2025 · 10 events

Nemesis
Stuart Niedziela

20–77 head to head in 97 races

Rival
Will Beres

46–39 in 85 races

Best day
31 Dec 2022

1-1-1-1-1-7-2-2-1-9-2-12 · 2023 X Boat Championship Series

Signature result
1st of 47

2023 ILYA No Tears Optimist Regatta · Handicap · 23 Jul 2023

Partnerships · 6 sailors

Most successful partnership: John Lieber — 1 wins · 2 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Mairead Bruss · Gremlin · Handicap, X Boat 10events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 51 races won Beat 45% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 7th · Dec 2023 – Jul 2025
  • John Lieber · Frick · Handicap, X Boat 6events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 17% win rate · 10 of 33 races won Beat 90% of the fleet together(+40 vs. without) · best 1st · Dec 2022 – Jul 2023
  • Elsie Niedziela · Kennedy Utz, Sparkles · X Boat 5events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 0% win rate · 0 of 23 races won Beat 42% of the fleet together(−18 vs. without) · best 15th · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
  • Elizabeth Allen · Catch Up · X Boat 4events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 26 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(−5 vs. without) · best 9th · Dec 2021 – Jul 2022
  • Belle Barry · Belleybutton · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 7% of the fleet together · best 57th · Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
  • Quinn O'Dell · Unsinkable II · X Boat 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 5 races won Beat 50% of the fleet together · best 16th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024

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

Rating history

-2013629220222023202420252026Helm rating, full-size sailingCrew rating, full-size sailing

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

Event history · 34

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
26 Jul 20262026 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaSparklesX BoatSkipper16th / 45
18 Jul 2026WYA 2026SparklesX BoatSkipper26th / 47
13 Jul 202622nd Annual Xtreme Regatta July 13 and 14, 2026SparklesX BoatSkipper35th / 50
6 Jul 20262026 GLSS DinghyfestSparklesX BoatSkipper63rd / 70
23 Jun 2026TRAP 2026SparklesX BoatSkipper22nd / 42
8 Jan 20262026 X Fleet Championship SeriesKennedy UtzX BoatSkipper15th / 24
8 Jan 20262026 X Fleet Twilight SeriesKennedy UtzX BoatSkipper8th / 24
18 Jul 2025X WYA 2025GremlinX BoatCrew21st / 47
25 Jun 2025TRAP 2025GremlinX BoatCrew18th / 50
19 Jun 20252025 Quint (X Boat)GremlinX BoatCrew11th / 29
1 Jan 20252025 X Boat Championship SeriesGremlinX BoatCrew15th / 21
1 Jan 20252025 X Boat Twilight SeriesGremlinX BoatCrew7th / 18
8 Aug 20242024 X Blue ChipUnsinkable IIX BoatCrew16th / 31
23 Jul 20242024 ILYA X Boat Championship RegattaGremlinX BoatCrew27th / 49
19 Jul 20242024 Wisconsin Yachting Association X championshipGremlinX BoatCrew37th / 46
7 Jul 20242024 GLSS DinghyfestBelleybuttonX BoatCrew57th / 61
17 Jun 2024TRAP 2024GremlinHandicapCrew15th / 32
31 Dec 20232024 Optimist Championship SeriesKennedy UtzOptimistSkipper16th / 24
31 Dec 20232024 X Boat Championship SeriesGremlinX BoatCrew15th / 20
31 Dec 20232024 X Boat Twilight SeriesGremlinX BoatCrew18th / 22
8 Sep 20232023 Optimist Midwest ChampionshipSuper SparklesHandicapSkipper3rd / 19
29 Jul 20232023 ILYA X Boat ChampionshipFrickX BoatCrew6th / 44
26 Jul 20232023 ILYA Optimist ChampionshipSuper SparklesOptimistSkipper2nd / 34
23 Jul 20232023 ILYA No Tears Optimist RegattaSuper SparklesHandicapSkipper1st / 47
21 Jul 20232023 WYA X Boat ChampionshipFrickX BoatCrew8th / 62

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: 80, #30,819.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: 9, #51,400. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.